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Originally Posted by KenJackson
I am actually shocked, seriously, and very frustrated at how frequently people mix up these two very different possible actions as if they are connected in some way. They are not. These are the two actions of which I speak: - Start also selling in EPUB format (using adept if necessary) --- I advocate
- Enable the Kindle to read encrypted EPUB --- not needed, don't care
Selling EPUBs would hurt, not help, B&N.
As it stands, I can buy from B&N but I can't buy from Amazon (assuming I don't go through the hassle of stripping off their stinking encryption). |
The two issues are more related than you're seeing.
Selling encrypted EPUB that the Kindle can't read makes the Kindle less attractive. Keeping the store exclusively Kindle format makes the Kindle more valuable (and thus makes it easier to sell Amazon's books). If Amazon sells encrypted books that some other reader can read (other than Kindle) taht makes the other device more attractive, and binds the customer more closely to the store that supports that device.
Amazon wants the Kindle to be a kiosk to deliver Amazon books, and the Kindle store to be the interface to that kiosk. Letting other kiosks into the party isn't in their interest.