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Old 08-09-2011, 09:54 PM   #125
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Originally Posted by TimW View Post
Yes, I read what you wrote, JS. Now, read my response again. "...As for Mobipocket, I'm quite aware that Amazon purchased it to cannibalize for their own platform. Amazon chose not to support Mobipocket as it was..." If Amazon wasn't going to support Mobipocket, why would they license it to Sony? My initial statement that "Adobe has a virtual monopoly on library books" is still the case. It will not be the case once Amazon's library program begins...possibly in less than a month.
It's not a monopoly. It's what the market demands. The market shifted from Mobipocket to ePub thanks to Amazon. So really, we do have Amazon to thank for ePub being the #1 format.
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