Thread: Kobo's proprietary Kepub DRM defeated?
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Old 09-16-2013, 10:22 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by diefalkter View Post
Besides it's my understanding that Kepub is an extension on top of Epub, and publishers would obviously make a normal Epub first because they're not selling only at Kobo. Only after that would either they themselves or the Kobo guys convert it into a Kepub. So realistically the situation where the Epub isn't there to make available right away never happens, is just a lame excuse they've made up.
I really don't have time right now to search the forum for that but if memory serves the epub files could be delayed because of external agreements or compliance whether just had to be approved by Kobo. But on those technicalities my memory and my understanding are not the surest things.
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