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Godzil · 07-07-2009, 08:10 AM

But until now they where able to only read Mobi file, and the Mobi SDK is able to read DRMed and unDRMed Mobi file, so why bother to add another Mobi reader that will be usefull for nothing more than duplicate the code and possibly have bug on one version and bug on the other.

That the same for ePub, now they have access to the Adobe SDK that provide well made ePub reader, why did they need to bother to make another ePub reader that will introduce bugs that the other may not have?

Making a eBook format reader is not like cliking a checkbox... I don't know how much code Mobi or ePub parser need to be functional, but it surely need a lot month of man work to do them...

07-07-2009, 08:10 AM	#118
Godzil a pthread?? where? where? Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in EU Device: Newton MessagePad 2100, and only this	But until now they where able to only read Mobi file, and the Mobi SDK is able to read DRMed and unDRMed Mobi file, so why bother to add another Mobi reader that will be usefull for nothing more than duplicate the code and possibly have bug on one version and bug on the other. That the same for ePub, now they have access to the Adobe SDK that provide well made ePub reader, why did they need to bother to make another ePub reader that will introduce bugs that the other may not have? Making a eBook format reader is not like cliking a checkbox... I don't know how much code Mobi or ePub parser need to be functional, but it surely need a lot month of man work to do them... Last edited by Godzil; 07-07-2009 at 08:12 AM.