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Originally Posted by Terangan
I don't see the need to introduce ePub in Amazon store. There are no problems in converting .mobi to .epub or the other way round.
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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
There are, actually, for DRM'ed content.
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Originally Posted by Terangan
It's the dumbest argument I've ever heard  Never heard of the DRM in ePub? Well - there is an option like that so it has nothing to do with the file format. |
I guess I'm a
dumb wall too, because I can't follow your logic. Here's mine.
- I want (actually "we want", but I'll speak for myself) Amazon to sell ebooks in the EPUB format so I can continue to enjoy shopping at Amazon.com and read my purchased ebooks on my purchased eReader.
- Many EPUB ebooks sold elsewhere are corrupted with Adept DRM, and Amazon would likely have to do likewise.
- Corrupted EPUBs can't be converted to any other format until they are saved uncorrupted. That's a problem. Even though it has a possible solution, it still easily classifies as a problem.
- Even if one buys in Amazon format, uncorrupts, and converts to EPUB--that's a hassle!
We all know that you can
strip the DRM (uncorrupt). But there are two problems with that.
- It's fragile. The corrupting authority could change the corrupting algorithm to make DRM stripping impossible (at least for a while).
- Though unquestionably ethical if done for your own reading, some claim that it is of untested legality--something about fair use vs. DMCA.