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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Sure... but that's a long way from monopoly, considering the advancement of ePub, the many other formats, the wealth of open-source conversion apps, and the already-established internet-based distribution channels.
The most this could accomplish is to create two global markets: The United States; and Everybody Else. And as long as there are other formats out there, the U.S. market won't be Amazon's monopoly for quite some time.
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I'm not saying they'll succeed, indeed I believe they wont, and I'm doing my level best to ensure they don't
But that, IMO, is the motivation behind the takeover.