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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Oh, those authors care about a lot of things.
You ought to try talking to them.
Thing is, they care a lot about making a living and they don't give a darn about what may or not happen to the magical format called epub.
As for helping Amazon?
Well Amazon helps them make money which, as they point out, Apple, Kobo, and Nook don't. So it really doesn't matter if Kobo makes fine hardware or not if their website doesn't help them sell ebooks. And if they don't help them sell, why bother listing with them?
Not everybody shares your priorities.
Nor are they going to sacrifice their own interests in service of yours.
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Exactly so! The eReader/eBook industry must either become competitive or it will die. That is the way of the universe. to remain competitive, it needs to
- Attract authors, and be willing to pay them.
- Attract readers who are willing to buy the books authors write.
It is the nature of the eReader/eBook industry to serve TWO masters. companies that can't or won't do that successfully, will simply die.