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Originally Posted by GeoffR
Something to keep in mind is that the kepub version of the book might not have been created from the epub version at all.
In some cases the pulisher's original might be say a Word document, and both the kepub and epub get created directly from the Word document. In other cases the kepub might get created from the Word document, but the publisher supplies a seperate epub that was created via a different process (such as a Calibre conversion of a mobi that was created from the original Word document, in which case the kepub version might be closer to the publisher's original than the epub is).
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It is impossible to automatically generate proper, high quality ebooks form Word documents without manually post processing them.
There are too many unpredicable factors for a reliable and automatic conversion. As every publisher (group) has their own methods/ways/implementations, etc. Too exepensive and unreliable outcome.
Therefore, books are always derived from the 'original' epub/mobi provided by the publisher.
It usually goes like this:
Publisher grants Kobo access to or provide Kobo with a source epub ('the originial', no DRM scheme) which Kobo converts to (1) its propritary kepub format, and/or (2) creates a epub with a Adobe DRM (ADEPT) scheme.
Both created book formats (versions) are stored on Kobo servers and directly served by Kobo to itscustomers.
Smaller ebook sellers usually don't store books on their own servers but use a distribution platform (middle man, in the Netherlands/Belgium: CB) to deliver the ebooks to their customers. Publishers deliver a 'final epub' (including a DRM scheme, like Adobe DRM [ADEPT] or watermark) to CB.
Offcourse publishers can also choose not to add DRM.
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Best publishers,
In order to be able to sell more e-books/loan, we have added two new customers to the CB system, which with private apps work for various platforms (Apple, Android). This concern Amazon.co.uk and Yindo.
Because this specialist Apps, which work differently than standard, these customers (not the apps themselves) through the CB thus gained access to the source files of all our eBooks. That means that customers, as with other buyers, not per sale a protected (with watermark or DRM) file, but that they have access to the original files, which they per sales make a copy and which itself secure. The buyers also maintain itself at the sell and the reckoning takes place once a month via the eBoekhuis (and us), just as it now also at iBooks and Kobo happens.
We realize that the access to the source files might not be everyone's preference. However, it is not possible to enable or disable this option per title; This is only possible for all titles at the free Publishers at the same time. Because we already had a partnership with Yindo walk and Bruna a reliable name, we have the extra outlet labeled as more important than any objections by a few. Eventually we all want our ebooks sell ...
We hope to have many additional sales of your e-books!
Best regards,
Roemer Lievaart
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(Google translated, I added italics for emphasis)
Source (Dutch):
Nieuwe eBoekafnemers: Bruna.nl en Yindo
Kobo works the same way. Here is Kobo an 'external bookstore' (like Amazon, Apple) and where CB is the 'internal' or default bookstore.