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Old 07-19-2007, 08:09 AM   #30
Hadrien
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan View Post
Well, I didn't specify that it had to be the major bookstores... you never know where people's tastes lie. True, the smaller e-book stores are going to respond to that a lot sooner than the big stores.

But if the Sony Reader proves to be that popular with consumers, LRX sales could become standard. And after this year's music industry attitude adjustment about DRM, that situation might not last forever, and LRX could become LRF in time.

Either way, now's the time to start lobbying for Sony support with all local e-booksellers. Let the LRF come afterward.
Don't expect LRF to become a standard at all. Right now the format that would suit this title the best would be Mobipocket. With the support from Adobe, Sony and Mobipocket/Amazon, the most likely standard will be Epub. Support from these 3 majors players in the industry mean that Epub support will be available on multiple devices (dedicated readers, PDA, Smartphone, Tablet PC...), as an output for the publishers (Adobe InDesign), and on many different online stores (including Amazon).

LRF isn't even trying to become a standard.
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