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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.