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Originally Posted by HarryT
Amazon do actually use MobiPocket - but with their own private DRM server (which is why no other device can use Kindle books). The Kindle supports another book format called "Topaz", but the overwhelming majority of their books use MobiPocket format.
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One problem is that unless you own a Kindle, you cannot purchase Kindle format eBooks. And what I think is a major flaw enough so that buying a Kindle is a really really bad idea is that you cannot read Kindle eBooks on any computer. So if your Kindle has to go in for repair or you loan it to someone, you cannot read any of your eBooks. Not having the ability to read on a computer makes the Kindle $400 worth of nothing.