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Originally Posted by Nate the great
There is a "from mobi" converter. It's called calibre. And no, they can't change the format; it would cut off all the users who have older devices.
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Nate, do you really think cutting off users with older devices is so far fetched as to be not within Amazon's sights? I'm not saying Amazon will do it, but it certainly could. How about this:
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Because of technical advancements that better enable us to more faithfully reproduce the look and feel of books and in a more secure DRMed format, Amazon is sad to announce that as of May 15 the .mobi format for ebooks will no longer be viable. However, Amazon is proud to announce a rare opportunity for all owners of older ebook-reading devices: The chance to upgrade, at a 5% discount, to the the new Kindle 3 and free conversion of your old .mobi ebooks to the new, enhanced, and more hack-proof .mzw format.
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Just think of all the non-Kindlers Amazon could force into its fold.