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Originally Posted by kyteflyer
I think its more a matter of won't, rather than can't. Also there may be some issues with regard to Amazon now owning it, and perhaps some of the features, if turning up in other apps, may draw lawsuits? Amazon would not give a rats a$$ that we want the features, or that they arent providing them. If they got wind that someone was producing something which is essentially a Stanza clone (and I wish someone would, just to test the waters) they would likely take them to the cleaners. Too much of a risk, I suspect.
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Tried searching for patents that Lexcycle owns and couldn't find any. Found 3 patents that reference Lexcycle, LLC but none that are owned by Lexcycle themselves. Alas, Amazon has way too many patents to search through. OPDS and EPUB are open standards. Stanza isn't the first reader to allow background and layout customization. Trying hard to think of a reason for lawsuits but I'm really not finding any (unless an app is an outright clone).
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Originally Posted by kyteflyer
Stanza spoilt me. Totally. The only other apps I find even remotely acceptable (apart from ibooks and apabi) are on android.
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This. Mantano Reader (for Android) comes close and in some areas, even works better than Stanza. Unfortunately, the finding the device part has been difficult. Why the heck are the LCDs on most Android smartphones so darned bright?
