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Old 12-11-2018, 06:48 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by rcentros View Post
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.
If you are calling the use of Adobe DRM a walled garden, then it's a pretty big garden. There are a lot of devices and reading apps that support it. And of course, other stores sell books using Adobe DRM and they can be read on Kobo devices. That includes Overdrive books.

If Kobo is a walled garden, then it has a pretty big gate in the wall that they have left wide open.
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