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Old 12-23-2009, 02:45 PM   #199
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As to why Amazon chose to keep one extension is because extensions don't matter. Extensions are just a name/classifications. I can see them choosing one format to reduce customer getting confused about PRC, AMZ, TPZ, AMZ1 they chose to use one extension and let the reading software determine how to handle the different formats.

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Not true. In Windows that doesn't make much sense because it's the extension that drives what application opens the file.

as long as it's unique that's fine, but if it's .epub there could be any number of apps that might handle it.

That is likely WHY amazon chose to make them unique.
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