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Old 07-11-2012, 02:25 PM   #148
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Originally Posted by clsdclsd View Post
I know those are not the same (the kepub structure seems more restricted), the question was why? The touch can handle epub, why they "developed" a similar file type with no advantages?
Because Kobo wanted more control, or more predicability, on the rendering of books they sold? Or maybe add a mechanism to protect the included intellectual property? In any case, what we know is that the formats are somewhat different and the FW uses a separate renderer for each.

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