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Old 01-12-2011, 03:58 PM   #106
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Originally Posted by Angst View Post
It would cost Amazon their monopoly on Kindle ebook sales. If you own a Kindle, the only, (at least primary 99%+), source for ebooks is Amazon. If Amazon supported ePub they would have to compete with other book sellers. I don't think they'll risk it.
But Amazon could make it so ePub only worked on a K3 if it had the time limited DRM. That way they could support library eBooks easily without sacrificing the hold they have on customers.
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