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Originally Posted by murraypaul
Umm, it sort of does sound like you are saying that.
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I believe that Amazon has a greater share of the U.S. market, and is the only bookseller (I know of) that is keeping a standard other than epub alive, and has the clout to do so, such that there is no worldwide standard format yet. Maybe I'm using the wrong wording, maybe I should be saying format. Regardless, I'm sorry, but I don't see what's so contentious about me saying that if Amazon were to go with epub (like Barnes and noble, Kobo, Sony, Google, etc.) that we would have one format-epub- that is readable on all devices.
I *get* that formatting varies by application/software. But my point isn't that. Yes, I would like better-formatted ebooks in general. but I'm talking about mobi vs epub, not epub displays dropscaps in Nook and doesn't in Kobo, or whatever it is that people think my post should be about.
ETA: and i started with all due respect mainly to mimic the post that quoted my original post. In general I find it a somewhat condescending way to respond to someone, especially when you are missing their point and trying to make the discussion about something else entirely.