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Old 03-05-2009, 02:17 PM   #119
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
The problem might be that Amazon's Mobi format might become the standard just by sheer volume of use. MP3 doesn't have the advantages of OGG or even AAC, but MP3 is the de-facto standard. I'd hate to see ePub ignored because Amazon got there first and made their Mobi format more popular.
I think there are significant differences between mp3's dominance of audio formats as compared to mobi's dominance of ebook formats. Part of the reason that mp3 became so popular was because of the easily available software that made it easy for people to convert their existing CD's into mp3 files. Pretty much by definition, nothing like that exists for books. Therefore, to a large extent, the Publishers still can have a major say in the actual format in which ebooks are distributed.

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