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Originally Posted by ATDrake
But I really do prefer the neat way that ePubs are laid out in zip packages and can be edited a chapter at a time if I need to fix some really bad typos (assuming the maker didn't dump the entire book into a single text file) or add a table of contents with flickable chapter marks
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Yes assuming they are in not in one big file. But then again, I seen epubs that split chapters into seperate files (as in more than one file per chapter). As for TOC (clickable), that is another weak point of epub, as it does not require your to have it, but mobi does. So you would not have to worry about having to ADD a TOC when editing a mobi.
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Originally Posted by emellaich
amazon has already abandoned one ebook format . They used to be in the market with a format before Mobi. Then they closed down their ebook store, and took a hiatus for a while.
Anyone who bought one of these original Amazon ebooks, would have to rebuy it in Kindle format today.
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And where is that any different than Sony and their LRF format?
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Originally Posted by Katsunami
1. Is it safe to buy ebooks from Amazon? They are very big, but they're alone, and not the standard. It's them against all others.
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Where do you get the idea that they are not the standard? Based on number of ebooks sold? Certainly not. Based on number of dedicated ereader/epaper devices that support mobi vs. epub? NO. Ok argueably, there is more
different devices out there from different companies, but they don't make up in number what the Kindles out there have. Based on total number of devices that can read mobi vs. epub? NO. With Kindle for: android, PC, Mac, iPad there is not a whole lot non-dedicated reading devices out there that support epub and not mobi.
Or even that they are alone? NO, see this quote:
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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash
And it's worth noting that while Amazon is the only seller of drmed mobi (azw) files, they are not the only source of mobi files - ARE, Smashwords, and several others offer drm-free .prc or .mobi files for purchase. It's the DRM that's the issue here, not the format.
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Yeah, I used to believe that going non-Kindle is the way to go as to not limit yourself. In reality it is (at least today, who knows what tomorrow brings) limiting to NOT go Kindle. I am not looking to convert to Kindle-only, but I certainly are looking to add a Kindle to my collection.