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Originally Posted by DNSB
Kobo selected the ACCESS NetFront™ BookReader v1.0 EPUB Edition (in future, referred to as ACCESS) as an epub3 renderer. To quote part of a press release from 2012: "preparing to launch the Kobo eReading solution in Japan by implementing the NetFront BookReader v1.0 EPUB Edition, as a standard viewer engine for EPUB 3-compatible services, which can accurately reproduce complex Japanese characters and page layouts."
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KePub existed a long time before that. I've always taken them as for Kobo not to give money to Adobe. Books downloaded through Kobo devices and apps shouldn't suffer the license fees. Plus, I think it is a way for them to keep control and offer more features. There seems to be more limitations involved with the RMSDK than ACCESS.