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Originally Posted by Katsunami
You should not be putting words into my mouth. I never said this. I don't dislike mobi. I don't dislike Amazon. Still I think that it's bad that such a big player feels the need to maintain a format all on their own, while all the rest of the world is using something different.
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Then you should not leave too many possible interpretations open. You never said you disliked Amazon (in general), but you do not like certain business practices. They own mobi, they maintain it and want complete control over it. They like epub3 features, but possibly not all of them, and they want a enforceable spec for them. The only way they can do that is to modify it, make it their spec, and enforce it themselves since they have full control over it as there is no open spec for it.
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Also, I didn't say that I don't like Adobe, [..] their programs are the default in most graphics related work; like it or not.
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True. So keep the current version you have now and keep it safe.
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Adobe presents the service as a feature and an advantage, but one year on that service costs the same as all the programs I now own. Then the cost continues, where it doesn't with my normally bought software. I buy it, and that's it.
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As long as Adobe has enough paying customers, they will get away with murder (not literally, but metaphorically). IF you happen to be out, they won't be one bit sorry. IF they would loose 90% of their customers, they might reconsider.
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What if Amazon, or Adobe, decides to stop Whispernet, [..]
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Whatif? That is your paranoia speaking. Whispernet is a free service, no subscription, nothing. You get something for free, and you think it should stay free forever. Look at cell phone companies here in the US. It used to be (just last year) that you could get flat-rate unlimited internet access from about everybody. Today you have download/upload limits and very expensive overrage charges if you do go over your limit.
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And I *never* said I wanted anything for free either. I gladly pay, but after that, I don't want to have to do anything with the seller of the product, except when it beaks within warranty (which doesn't happen with books, of course).
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Your coin rules. Buy from Amazon as long as the tools exist to remove the drm, and to convert to a different format. Once you cannot do that any more, go elsewhere. Same with ePub. The ePub format itself won't (likely) be a problem, but the DRM. So once you cannot strip the DRM any more, stop buying from that shop. You already won't buy from the iBooks store, correct?