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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Well said, I agree with your analysis. Although what I don't understand is why buy Mobipocket and then turn around and create a close system that uses a different file format and delivery model? That just didn't make sense to me... unless they plan to shut down Mobipocket.
BOb
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Just a quick note that they HAVEN'T used a different file format - at least not for the overwhelming majority of Kindle books. It's just Mobi format with a "hidden" Mobi PID. That's why it's so easy to use Igorsk's Python script to "tweak" the header of any DRM-protected Mobi file so it'll run on the Kindle. They bought Mobi presumably so that they would have access to their DRM technology to use on the Kindle, and that's exactly what they've done.
There is a new file format called TOPAZ for the Kindle, but very, very few books use it. It supports font embedding, which Mobi books don't.