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Originally Posted by Barcey
Yes we need ePub from end to end without DRM. Unfortunately some see it as a common format they can use to convert into their proprietary format and not something that those nasty consumers should use.
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That may actually be the best use for it in the intermediate term.
Many publishers are using Adobe InDesign to generate the files used by printers to make plates. (The ones not using InDesign are using Quark Express.) ePub is an InDesign output format. It shouldn't be a big deal for publishers to create ePub files as well as the files provided to the printer to make plates, and the ePub file contains all of the elements necessary to convert to other formats.
Before the nasty consumer can use an ePub file, they need a device with software that can display one. What's out there right now that does, aside from the sony PRS-505 with the firmware update, and a PC with Adobe Digital Editions installed?
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Dennis