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MerLock · 08-12-2009, 11:56 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/te...er=rss&emc=rss

"On Thursday, Sony Electronics, which sells e-book devices under the Reader brand, plans to announce that by the end of the year it will sell digital books only in the ePub format, an open standard created by a group including publishers like Random House and HarperCollins.

Sony will also scrap its proprietary anticopying software in favor of technology from the software maker Adobe that restricts how often e-books can be shared or copied."

Wonder if they are going to offer the books that people previously bought in LRX format in ePub. That would be great! But I guess this could be bad news for those who actually purchase from the Sony store and enjoy the LRX format.

Oops, just saw this posted https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53450

Please delete/close.

08-12-2009, 11:56 PM	#1
MerLock Evangelist Posts: 411 Karma: 1034889 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Sony to start selling epub? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/te...er=rss&emc=rss "On Thursday, Sony Electronics, which sells e-book devices under the Reader brand, plans to announce that by the end of the year it will sell digital books only in the ePub format, an open standard created by a group including publishers like Random House and HarperCollins. Sony will also scrap its proprietary anticopying software in favor of technology from the software maker Adobe that restricts how often e-books can be shared or copied." Wonder if they are going to offer the books that people previously bought in LRX format in ePub. That would be great! But I guess this could be bad news for those who actually purchase from the Sony store and enjoy the LRX format. Oops, just saw this posted https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53450 Please delete/close. Last edited by MerLock; 08-13-2009 at 12:04 AM.