Thread: John Scalzi Lock-In not downloadable in epub format
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Old 09-25-2014, 07:18 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Eric Carroll View Post
It seems to me Kobo may be starting to try to link format and rendering with the store/distribution methodology/DRM strategy.

Assuming you can read the epub version header and invoke the right render engine, why would you need a special semi-proprietary format?

Just to avoid licensing Adobe DRM technology?
That was the original reason that Kobo avoided using Adobe DRM internally, yes. But I don't know why that would have to extend to having a couple different rendering engines.
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