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Originally Posted by tomsem
Assuming Amazon releases ever tools for creating these, the file size issue is a deal killer. KDP charges 10 cents per MB for 'delivery'. So 200MB -> $20. They need to adjust the rates, or nobody will use these features. I imagine the current rates are out of step with Amazon's actual costs, which should be going steadily down as competition with AWS ramps up.
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$0.15 (Fifteen cents) per megabyte, not $0.10, unless that's changed in the last 48 hours.
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But I think the reason for this is mainly to show 'we can do it too': iBooks format has had this stuff for awhile (e.g. the Harry Potter books), and those are also pretty big.
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Yes, but nobody pretends that an iPad or even an iPhone is a dedicated eReading device. They are, by teir nature, design, marketing, etc., platforms created for folks to consume content. Music, movies, games and other high-bandwidth consumption.
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I'd like to see support for animated SVG, as those could be considerably smaller than video or animated GIF. SVG 2 spec just released, as SVG on the web is seeing a renaissance with the demise of Flash.
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Oh, lord. Can't wait. I fully expect to have requests for this by the end of the bloody week.
Hitch