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Originally Posted by murraypaul
What are the libraries paying for when they subscribe to OverDrive?
Is it x simultaneous licensed copies of an ePub file?
Of it is x simultaneous licensed copies of the work, in whatever format?
If the latter, then the libraries see no change, it is just that the OverDrive backend supplies a different file to the end user.
It is probably a reasonable assumption that Amazon already have Kindle version of (nearly?) all the books that are available through OverDrive already.
Your edit beat me to it  |
What would be a good idea is to change the system so when you borrow and eBook, you get a choice of all the available formats be they Mobipocket, ePub, AZW, or PDF. That way, the library won't have to buy separate ePub & PDF and it can have Mobipocket support back. That would actually increase the number of titles the libraries can afford.