Thread: Only 53% of publishers have ebook plans
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Old 04-25-2009, 05:57 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by wallcraft View Post
They can even sell for the Kindle and have it delivered via Whispernet, all they need to do is offer DRM-free MOBI. Both FictionWise and Baen are doing this. There is still the problem of how to get Kindle owners to your web site, but I think OpenPub (Adobe Teams Up With Stanza to Create Open EBook Catalog Standard), and search engines based around it, may turn out to provide the solution.
Isn't there a provision in the email to whispernet that it is for personal use only, no automated systems, etc? I don't remember the verbage, but I seem to remember thinking "Oh, cool... companies can email me things" and then seeing something that made me think that isn't the case.
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