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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Amazon has prevented Sony from using Mobipocket. So in that case, there is no reason at all for Sony to sell Mobipocket format eBooks.
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No, Amazon prevented Sony from supporting DRM'd mobi and epub on the same device. Smashwords provides both epub and mobi formats. So does Fictionwise, for the books I buy. So does feedbooks for its freebies.
Amazon's not preventing Sony from selling mobi ebooks--they're refusing to share their DRM method. Remove the DRM requirement, and Amazon loses their market lock-in.
Sony's (and other bookstores') unwillingness to offer non-DRM'd ebooks is not Amazon's fault.