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Old 06-24-2019, 04:20 PM   #167
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
Yes, I think we agree.



The music industry didn't like what Apple was doing and in a desperate attempt, they went to Amazon with a novel solution.

Unfortunately, the publishers didn't like what Amazon was doing and rather than look for a competitor or a novel solution, we got agency. Which means the publishers gain nothing by offering to sell DRM-free books via a competitor.

It would be nice if suddenly both Google Books and Apple Books sold DRM-free books in Kindle format that could easily be transferred by the common user. But I don't see that happening.

In the end, Amazon's Kindle ecosystem seems to be a publisher's best friend when it comes to ebooks.
True enough, and as long as Amazon doesn't try to squeeze the publishers, they will remain best buddies.
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