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Originally Posted by jhowell
I agree that it would have been possible for Amazon to add features to their existing formats instead of creating a new one.
They get both a performance improvement and additional lock-in by switching to a compiled format. It is likely that both were factors in the decision to create KFX. I doubt that Amazon will ever announce the reasoning behind their decision.
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My guess is lock-in. You want these new features, you HAVE to buy from Amazon to get them. You cannot buy an ePub and convert. You cannot buy direct from BAEN, you have to by BAEN eBooks through us. It's just Amazon's way to make sure people buy from Amazon. That is how I see it.