Thread: Sony Reader Lives on with Rowling!
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Old 06-27-2011, 10:35 PM   #182
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Originally Posted by Hellmark View Post
Amazon is fully able to add epub support to kindle, and not drop mobi support. Hell, Amazon actually made it more difficult for other companies to add mobi support (You're not allowed to have mobi DRM and support for any other DRM platform, due to Mobipocket's license terms). Really, the problem is more for people who want to move away from Amazon, which that number may increase this fall.
Indeed, they would add ePUB, not replace mobi. It's easy to keep mobi support, just like Sony did with LRF.

I think you're pointing out one of Amazon's greatest motivations to keep mobi. It locks users in, and keeps them in. Even if you crack DRM, there's still only one eReader that can handle mobi. And with every book you buy, you're that much more locked in to Amazon.

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