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Old 11-14-2017, 12:39 PM   #68
j.p.s
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
From memory, it started as an easier way to get books onto his Sony using Linux.

Here's the Wikipedia entry.

I think Calibre is responsible for whatever success Kobo currently has in the US.
The README in the first commit on 2006-10-31 begins:

"Library implementing a reverse engineered protocol to communicate with the Sony Reader PRS-500."
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