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Old 11-11-2009, 05:24 AM   #121
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Originally Posted by zacheryjensen View Post
Clearly Amazon is not about supporting an open eco-system with its ebook sales.
The only good reason I can see is that there is pressure from publishers. Amazon already has better prices and more mindshare than the competition. If they offered the EPUB format, most of their competition would be crushed. It doesn't make sense to shut out customers.

The Kindle can continue to compete based on quality and features. Even if it dies, Amazon will still make more money than they would with a closed system. The Kindle will have served its purpose by creating the initial market and following.
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