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Originally Posted by KevinH
Kindle/Mobi is really the only holdout lacking audio/video support.
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Not true because most ebooks are simply electronic versions of paper titles. That is the biggest market.
Multimedia is well served via apps, and 15 years ago to nearly 30 years ago, by PC/Mac programs. Such apps are easy to build for companies publishing multimedia and far better than devoting resources to epub3, where you don't know if the customer has a compatible ereader app, so you'd have to distribute a suitable app too.
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Originally Posted by KevinH
Does anybody still use dedicated e-readers when phones and tablets are everywhere? My old Sony e-reader has been sitting in a drawer for over 5 years since reading on a tablet was simply a better and handier solution.
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It's true that the majority ebooks are read on Apps. The majority of those used may implement some epub3, but not full multimedia.
Almost all ebooks sold have no multimedia, because the only reliable way to deliver that is an app.
Eink is still popular, still new models recently and a large market.