Thread: Kindle to utilize epub format in late 2022
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Old 05-09-2022, 08:13 AM   #103
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Originally Posted by hleo12 View Post
Wouldn't it be better for them if they just converted those books to the newer formats?
Less cost to them and less chance of introducing new problems by just continuing to use the already developed renderers for the older formats. I only see that happening if the old rendering software becomes unmaintainable.

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As for newer Kindles possibly not having usb sideload option, that would truly be the end of me and Kindles
You and many others here on MobileRead, though I doubt that it would bother the vast majority of Kindle users. I wonder what percentage of Kindle problems (and support costs) are caused by customers messing things up over USB.
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