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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
The fact that it requires a Kindle, though...
The Kobo store just lets you straight-up download the files (DRM-free ePubs or ACSMs) without any of that B.S. or locking to specific devices.
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Well, from a logical viewpoint, Kobo sells epubs, which can be read on a number of different devices, DRM or not. So it makes sense to let people download them. Amazon sells books in their proprietary formats, which can't be read on any device or app except for Amazon's, so they see no reason to provide file downloads.
I'm not saying I agree with Amazon or that I wouldn't want them to allow downloads. Just that from their viewpoint it doesn't make sense to provide them.
No bookstore who sells DRMed ebooks cares about their customers' wish to remove said DRM or make backups. Some are just indifferent (Kobo), others actively take steps to prevent it (B&N, Amazon).