Thread: Signs of a further shift toward KFX
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Old 04-04-2021, 02:41 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Amazon is trying to make the lock-in all that much stronger.

But this means less sales. If we cannot get a KF8 copy, then the eBook is not going to be purchased by those that remove the DRM. The ePub version will be purchased or the eBook won't be purchased if there is no ePub version.



Amazon should have dumped Mobi years ago. Then the only support issue they would have had would have been with KF8. Then with KFX, there would be even less active devices that don't or can't support KFX.
Yes, but most people just buy the book and read it on their Kindle or phone or tablet. They know nothing about DRM and they don't care. Forum members are nowhere near similar to the average ebook user. So I don't think these Amazon behaviors will make them sell less ebooks.
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