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Originally Posted by notimp
Also, as this possibly is a first vector into understanding Amazons new proprietary file format - there even is heightened interest from a societal perspective.
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Hadn't thought of that. One poster on the thread dedicated to the KFX format has suggested that the format will only be cracked via reverse-engineering the Kindle reader software. So this development is a double effect, and may lead to the cracking of the format. This may ultimately be the crack's greatest consequence.
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Originally Posted by notimp
You all missed another important discussion here already - perhaps, because you are looking so intently at the "service" part - when you are discussing what this community provides -
That amazon now controls
- the format (proprietary nature of kfx (format))
- the distribution (only Amazon can distribute kfx)
and
- production (only Amazon can produce kfx)
really warrants a discussion, that did not take place in here at all. In Germany we have media science professors at the largest political/industry/media summits of the year talking about the new concept of "the industrialisation of distribution formats" - where all cultural aspects are stripped away from what we in the past called media (in this case an eBook).
This hasnt been the topic of discussion on the international level at all.
This is me saying - think about the issues, take your time - but eventually, be productive - because, our societies need this group of people.
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And yes, it is a discussion that no one seems to be having (outside of German universities, it seems), and is a subject even being actively suppressed by some when raised.