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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
{snip} They need to concentrate on hardware, and now that the device is out, and LRF is a format to reckon with, they can get busy spreading LRF to Amazon, Borders, etc... they should be interested in Sony's hardware base, especially if the readers are selling well.
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I think that's a pretty likely outcome. I've emailed the people at most online book sellers and asked them why they don't sell LRF books, particularly when they sell many other DRM formats. The answer, from the half that answers, is "Sony doesn't license their format to other ebook retailers" not "We don't need Reader users as customers."
I suspect CONNECT is still around for ebooks only as long as it takes to get 3-4 DRM ebook retailers to license the format. That way Sony can be supportive of us, in hopes of selling more hardware, without having to put any real energy into content.