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Originally Posted by porkupan
Just so I understand, are you saying that to convert an Adept-encrypted EPUB file I purchased at one of the hundreds EPUB vendors into mobi/azw3 format, all I need to do is run it through the Kindlegen? Or do I at least need to remove the DRM first? Which, BTW, may be illegal in some parts of the world.
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Of course we're talking about DRM free. The statement was about conversion. No mention was made about removal of DRM. You can build your strawman, but the fact is that conversion works just fine.
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Not sure why it's "laughable" to make a statement that the open format such as EPUB, in which the majority of ebook vendors supply their product, may be preferable to the format, proprietary to Amazon's highly efficient walled garden? I understand that for most people it doesn't matter where they buy their ebooks, so long as they only own one type of devices, and a single purchase covers all of their family's reading needs. But for some of us it really does matter.
I absolutely understand that Amazon's more efficient business model is eventually going to drive the brick-and-mortar book store out of business. It already killed Borders, and at this time it is killing B&N, who was a bit quicker to adapt to the "new" conditions.
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Borders killed Borders and B&N is doing a great job of killing itself. The *fact* that all the major players offer DRM *make* them proprietary. B&N is just as much of walled garden to the majority of their users. And *some* of us how to deal with problem.