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Originally Posted by murraypaul
Do you really think they would accept it if Apple did? 
Or B&N, or Kobo? |
They (Amazon) might have to, on pretty much the same terms as Apple is requiring, if they were offered such.
But my guess is that all of these providers want to keep a tight leash on what device their ebooks can be read on - i.e., on their proprietary device, or on a device which they do not regard as being in competition with their proprietary device.
It's one thing to put your App on the iPhone & iPad - the net effect of that will probably not be to undercut sales of your own EBR, and probably to expand sales of your own ebooks, at least to some extent. Plus it takes away a marketing point from Kindle.
It's entirely another thing to let a competitive EBR - same size, same screen, same price range - have the same functionality as your own EBR.