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Old 08-04-2009, 10:16 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea View Post
I think it not only means the easy to buy books, but also, the fact that you can only buy books at one source (Amazon) unless you can find DRM-less books. The key phrase is, "multiple sources". And the less tech-savvy people won't remove the DRM from books.
Less tech savvy people don;t know about DRM and don't care. There are thousands of Kindle and Sony owners blissfully downloading books from their respective stores and reading happily.

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Also, it is starting to look that ePub is going to take over from Mobipocket. And as far as I know, the Kindle doesn't read ePub. And lastly, I saw a map of Whispernet availability. And a lot of the US is still white.
Those white areas are more likely lower population areas. I have found the map is not that accurate. My mother lives in the country in Texas where the map says there is no Whispernet coverage but I have been able to download at her house. The front of the house has a stronger signal than the back but it does work. Of course the opposite could be true as well, the map says you should have a signal but it's weak or non existent.

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So, if Amazon doesn't want to lose its edge (it does have one, the idea of Whispernet is still good and the fact that you can buy a lot of books from Amazon), it will have to adopt ePub as well. And allow non-kindle users to buy ebooks from their site. They are now missing out on income because of that.
They may well adopt ePub in the future... who knows. This could end up being a 2 format world. I agree that they should open the Kindle store to more devices. If they did it before B&N opens would really open their lead.
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