Thread: NYT: Kindle books for everyone (not just Kindles)!
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Old 02-10-2009, 01:05 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea View Post
Considering MobiPocket is owned by Amazon... Why two formats who are virtually the same?

And it still doesn't explain why I shouldn't be able to buy Kindle books, just because I don't have a Kindle. Yes, I'm miffed because there are plenty of books on Amazon, in Kindle format, that aren't available anywhere else...
I'd always thought it was because Mobipocket has an agreement with the vendors that license the format not to undercut them on price. If you buy books at mobipocket.com you will pay the highest price for them. It seems like Amazon could be in violation of this agreement if they sold their books as .mobi and offered reasonable discounts.
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