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Originally Posted by jocampo
@Kitabi,
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Yeah well, I was about to say the same to you but you beat me to it.
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You are trying to impose or think that the alternatives Kindle users have for buying their books is a Niche, that is 100% your opinion, that is what you feel and not the opinion of other Kindle users.
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I posted a very valid test for you. Take the top 20 bestseller test and see for yourself.
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You were questioning and said, we can't read from other stores, that's simply untrue. We can, I can, all Kindle users can read and download from other stores without breaking any DRM protection.
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I DID NOT say that and I wouldn't. I KNOW Kindle users can download MOBI formatted books from other stores. Unfortunately, these are niche stores and so Amazon has no real competition. Again, refer to the top 20 test.
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You want to make people think that if your book is not ePub format you are stuck.
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As things stand now, that happens to be the truth unless you are willing and able to convert formats. Not everyone is.
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The main issue here is about the DRM protection. Even if I was a B&N user and buy a book from Amazon, without DRM I could convert to ePub.
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Only partly. As a consumer I should not have to convert formats. If publishers sold a time and format guarantee (i.e. they sell me a book which is guaranteed to be readable on any device for a particular time) I would be very happy.
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So your argument is basically based on the preference and likeness for ePub format, B&N store and public libraries. That is what you like.
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Other than the library borrowing, the answer is no. I am not beholden to a format or a store. I have said on multiple threads including this one that I would buy a Kindle if Amazon forms a consortium to license and develop AZW.
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There are other folks like me, who don't need anything from those stores. I actually sold my Nook because I was not able to download or get computer content from any place but Amazon; O' Reilly is the other good place and they sell their books in MOBI format. I have tons of books on my Kindle DXG from O'Reilly.
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And I have no problems with such users. As long as you make an informed choice, I respect it. However, if you try to point to workarounds and say Amazon and Kindle are not restrictive, I would point out it is not so.