Thread: I'm picky, but I know what I want
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Old 01-14-2011, 03:08 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by Andrew H. View Post
This is nonsense.

EPUB is an open standard. But EPUB books you buy from Sony, B&N, Kobo, or Apple are all DRM'd. EPUB+DRM = proprietary standard. EPUB books with different DRMs aren't necessarily compatible with other EPUB books, for that matter.

So DRM's EPUBs are about the same as Amazon's format, which has the advantage of 75-80% of the US market.
AFAIK only B&N has a proprietary DRM for epub. Maybe Apple? I automatically stay away from iThings so I'm not familiar with their stuff at all. My Sony is happily displaying epubs from Kobo, Borders, Baen and other sites that are not Amazon, B&N or Apple. I will also point out that not having access to these bookstores doesn't worry me at all, since outside of the US, they are not nearly as dominant.
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