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Madam Broshkina · 08-12-2009, 05:48 PM

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- If Jeff Bezos isn't careful, his beloved Kindle could end up as the Betamax of the e-book business.
Amazon's competitors, after fumbling about like the Washington Nationals for the past couple of years, are starting to get their act together. They're moving toward a shared e-book format, called ePub, that's different from the one on the Kindle.

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08-12-2009, 05:48 PM	#1
Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	Kindle in danger of becoming e-books' Betamax NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- If Jeff Bezos isn't careful, his beloved Kindle could end up as the Betamax of the e-book business. Amazon's competitors, after fumbling about like the Washington Nationals for the past couple of years, are starting to get their act together. They're moving toward a shared e-book format, called ePub, that's different from the one on the Kindle. Read the rest at: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kin...max-2009-08-10