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Old 06-22-2014, 08:46 PM   #97
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe View Post
Yes you do. But do you not need an AZW3 or mobi compatible reader to read those formats?

And while you need an ADE compatible reader/software to read books with Adobe DRM I don't think this is an integral part of the epub standard open or not?

Not that it makes it more open or less open, but how many different readers are compatible with epub and how many with AZW3 or kepub as a couple of examples current used formats?

Helen
It doesn't matter. All books can be read on any device via Alf, unless it is a library book and thus arguably immoral and outside the purview of Fair Use. In that case, you are limited to an ADE reader, since non-US libraries are not offering EPUBs, they are offering ADE EPUBs.

The EPUB "open standard" itself is inherently meaningless since AZW3/MOBI is just as "open".
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