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Originally Posted by RWJ
FW for instance is selling a book that I would love, only in mobi format (I'm computer illiterate, hubby is working on figuring it out) and I'm not buying an ebook that I can only read on the laptop; for that, I didn't need to buy the Sony. Is there any way to give feedback on this to FW, and if so, would they care?
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I'm in the same boat, RWJ, seeing a book I really want that's not available in a "shiftable" format.
I've heard a few rumors that Mobi (Amazon) has been signing exclusivity contracts with some publishers on some books, to keep them solely in Mobi format for a period. I'm guessing that the only reason that Pubs are going for it is that Amazon is making it a condition of using their pet format.
In any case, I'm hoping that the book will be available in other formats. Of course in my case it's a Tor book, so it could just be that they're complete num-nums about e-books. Then I'll be trying to figure out how to break the Mobi DRM myself.
