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Old 01-28-2009, 12:44 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by gwynevans View Post
The way I read the article is that he's complaining that you can only buy Kindle-format eBooks from Amazon, but you should be able to purchase other formats from them. If that's his point, then I'd agree with him...

...and the other side of the coin - there are various titles which are only available in Mobi, or first available in that format, so that Amazon can have the first and longest bite of the cherry. Amazon's purchase-power with the publishers is squeezing the ebook market for those with other devices.
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