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Originally Posted by dawnybros
Okay, I'm not at home at the moment to check the file headers, but why would a brand new just published book be in topaz format? It's unlikely. I'll check it out when I'm home.
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Topaz actually provides a publisher that started with a print book a faster avenue to market than Mobi. I see lots of 'new' ebooks on Amazon start as Topaz. I've seen a number of users report that they get converted to a proper mobi ebook months after the initial publishing, but you won't get the newer format unless you complain to Amazon.
If anything Topaz has been getting more popular as Amazon's success increases.
edit: It probably also doesn't bother Amazon or the publisher that attempts to strip the DRM result in a sub-par user experience - e.g. this thread...