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Originally Posted by TimW
I have never spouted "Epub should go away!" I think both formats are adequate and there is no compelling need for a single book format. I think you're suffering from projection bias, Jon.  |
When the day comes that DRM for eBook has gone away, it would be rather nice to have one eBook format. It would mean that the only thing one has to do is choose which reader to use. It would mean that if someone with a nook wanted to switch to a Kindle, it could be done as the already owned library would still work. Vendor lock-in is why Amazon isn't in a hurry to drop Mobipocket. They know that once they get a Kindle user, they get vendor lock-in.
What is wrong with ePub being the only format as long as there is currently nothing better? It would be a lot easier on the publishers and when DRM goes away, a lot easier on the users.