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Originally Posted by MGlitch
Compare that with Amazon, who clings to their own format, though supports epub I am not sure how well that support is actually implemented. Constantly works against users jailbreaking their devices. And continues to invest in new DRM schemes.
One of these companies wants to keep you in the walled garden. The other wants you to enjoy reading.
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I don't see that much difference in Amazon's modified mobi format (KFX, AZW3) and Kobo's modified ePub format (KePub). Both are based on an open format, both have modified the open formats for their own devices and neither will work on other devices until the the DRM protection is removed. I guess most (but not all) Kobo books come in ePub as well KePub, but that still requires ADE to load on to a non-Kobo reader. So long as Calibre and Apprentice Alf's deDRM plugins are operational, there really is no "walled garden" for either Kindles or Kobos.