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Old 10-23-2011, 09:22 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by avantman42 View Post
It's true that old readers won't display the shiny new features of the new format, but old readers will still be able to get the same books that brand-new readers can. As I understand it, a new version of ePub is in the works. Presumably old ePub readers won't be able to display the shiny new features of the new ePub format, either.
Kindle hasn't been clear on that, and I don't think it's safe to assume that given their history.

It has, however, been quite blatantly stated that Epub3 readers will be backwards compatible, and that making the main content of Epub3 viewable in Epub2 readers is a simple software update.

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