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Originally Posted by crovakiet
Ebooks need a standard format. None of this dual, or multi format crap. Betamax vs VHS, HD DVD vs Bluray, it always comes down to a standard and one format has to 'win' otherwise I dont think ebooks will become 'mainstream' (and I am pretty sure all of us want it to go mainstream as it means more advances in the display technology, uniform formatting etc)as it just becomes confusing to the consumers. For Sony as well as others to put support behind epub vs basically amazon is a form of leveraging the format(s) such that it becomes just EPUB vs AZW, and I hope epub wins out so that publishers can finally have a clue and be able to concentrate on using the format to its full potential rather than these half-assed jobs taht so many of us are already complaining about.
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We had a solution to the problem. The solution was ePub. Now along comes B&N and they've taken away the solution and muddied the waters big time. So what needs to happen is everyone who just bought a nook need return it. And everyone who has a nook on order needs to cancel the order. And all these people need to tell B&N that the reason for this is because of the new DRM on ePub and that if B&N dumps it and uses the proper ePub DRM, then they will buy a nook. That is how we can get this sorted out. Do so by voting with your wallet. And also even if you are never planning on getting a nook, let B&N know that you wanted one, but you won't get one that handles the new ePub DRM. And you won't get one if the B&N eBook store sells ePub with this new DRM. If the nook was to be a failure because of this new DRM, I do think B&N would drop it right away.