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Old 05-25-2009, 11:43 AM   #67
gerraldo
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Originally Posted by Snuffi View Post
I think you two are talking about different things:

One side is that the format works and is well supported by the device

The other side is that the outlook on the future of a format is not good when it is not open, not liberally licensed and not even well documented...

...You probably don't "hate" drm with a vengeance but you have excellent reasons to argue that drm is bad (with which I agree, btw) and that you would not want to use it - even if it works (for the time being).
Agreed, but:

- ePUB looks promising, but is not really finished yet... (both on the CyBook and as a format)

- From a readers point of view everything's fine with Mobi. All the books work, there's lots of features (adjustable fonts/sizes/etc., justification, dictionary support) + there's a tool to convert most other formats and even one to create books yourself. All other things have some kind of academical nature - I enjoy drinking Coke without exactly knowing what's inside...

- DRM has never and will never "work", it's the disease...
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