Thread: Borders to partner with Kobo to deliver ebooks
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Old 12-15-2009, 10:44 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by hybernation View Post
It's more then simplistic, it's misleading. Most of the people jumping on the Epub bandwagon are doing so using Adobe's DRM for Epub. YUK. Have you ever used their software? VERY restrictive. Everyone is getting locked into ONE DRM VENDOR and this is very bad. So what if you can buy the same Adobe DRM'ed vendor from more than one bookstore? You are still a victim of "vendor lock-in"!
But if you can buy the same ebook in the same format from multiple retailers, then at some point they will all have to start competing for your money. Competition will drive the price down.
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