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Old 02-24-2009, 07:18 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety View Post
Since other formats can be read on the Kindle .... other than "Kindle" formats, I mean ....
As I understand it, the only formats it handles without conversion are Kindle (AZW), TXT, Audible, MP3, and unprotected MOBI/PRC.

TXT is marginal for anything complicated, Audible and MP3 aren't, strictly speaking, book formats, and Kindle/Mobi are effectively the same thing. Oh, and other than TXT and MP3, Amazon owns all of those formats.

All the other formats it "handles" have to be converted by Amazon's service to the AZW/Mobi format (and I've heard it doesn't really do all that elegant a job on the conversion ).

I know others will see it differently, but considering all of that, the platform seems pretty thoroughly "closed" to my way of thinking.

If I'm mistaken somewhere in there, somebody please set me straight.


Please note: I'm not commenting on the desirability of these things, merely attempting to observe the facts of the situation.
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