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Old 12-04-2009, 01:55 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Connallmac View Post
I am not swayed by the the argument that the Sony or B&N have more open formats... Frankly, I find the supposition that the ePub format is somehow "more open" is silly, considering most ePub files for sale are DRMed. Mobi files are quite open too, when they don't have any DRM. Until the publishing industry rids itself of the shadow of DRM I think that the whole question of openness is a moot point.
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