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bumblesby · 04-23-2011, 01:40 PM

One of the competitive features of a Sony is the ability to read books via Overdrive from a public library. Now that the Kindle will be able to do this by year-end will the Sony eReaders suffer? Yes, we love the Sony touch-screen and small footprint.

I do not know the specifics of what Amazon is going to "enable" on the Kindle, if anything. What this may mean is that Overdrive would now have the rights to the Amazon format. If that happens, could it be the end of ePub on Overdrive? Would libraries have to buy a license for both the Amazon format and ePub? It would be a market-monopoly move for Amazon to do that.

I am not against Kindles or any other e-reader; I may even try one someday, but the story is an interesting one.

04-23-2011, 01:40 PM	#1
bumblesby Member Posts: 17 Karma: 462 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Sony PRS-350	Sony's competitive future with Kindle One of the competitive features of a Sony is the ability to read books via Overdrive from a public library. Now that the Kindle will be able to do this by year-end will the Sony eReaders suffer? Yes, we love the Sony touch-screen and small footprint. I do not know the specifics of what Amazon is going to "enable" on the Kindle, if anything. What this may mean is that Overdrive would now have the rights to the Amazon format. If that happens, could it be the end of ePub on Overdrive? Would libraries have to buy a license for both the Amazon format and ePub? It would be a market-monopoly move for Amazon to do that. I am not against Kindles or any other e-reader; I may even try one someday, but the story is an interesting one.