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Originally Posted by hleo12
Unless Amazon is planning to make their future generations of Kindles drop mobi and azw, I also don't see why they needed to stop accepting mobi/azw files for conversion.
They still plan to support mobi/azw if you already have those books/documents in your library, so I don't see why it would be a cost cutting issue.
I'm more inclined to believe newer generations of Kindles won't read mobi/azw.
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Amazon has a lot to lose if they drop MOBI. Many books that they have for sale are only available in MOBI format and would become unusable. The customer backlash would be terrible. Continuing to support MOBI keeps those books accessible and costs them practically nothing.
I think the change to no longer accept MOBI from outside sources is motivated by a different concern. It is about keeping control of their ecosystem by not allowing others to create and sell their proprietary formats.
Added: If I am right about this then I think it is possible that Amazon will disable side loading via USB in future Kindles. That would give them more control of the books read on their devices.