The big problem now as a publisher is dealing with authors who want no part of unsecure files on the market. Other than that, I'm a Mac-based company and have had actually problems designing other files types. Mobi in particular. Can't release what you aren't able to read, produce and fine-tune.
And I refuse to own a PC. Which means I'd have to outsource file conversion which isn't optimal when you're running a small business with extremely small profit margins in the digital area.
The Kindle editions we produce are HTML-based core files. Which is easy, as I'm a webmaster, so have the skills needed to produce these.
The Amazon prices are higher due to Amazon taking 65% of the cover price. :-(
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