Quote:
Originally Posted by FizzyWater
eReader format? I'm still waiting...  |
Dear FizzyWater:
Let me try to clarify what is happening on eReader format.
We talked with Fictionwise and they promised to grandfather us in with no problem. Price acceptable. Just waiting for the SDK to port it.
8 months later... no SDK yet but hope soon.
Barnes and Noble buys Fictionwise. Promise to Grandfather in but must get contract from B&N.
3 months later... B&N contract. But, it demands exclusivity. Cannot put both ADE and eReader on same device. Try to bargain this out but no success.
What would you do? It costs a ton of money to get ADE ported into the devices and then more to buy the rights to port it. If I went with eReader I would have to dump ADE... irritating the hell out of everybody who had purchased the device, asking the factories to report eReader and pay for eReader, and changing our entire eBook Store.
Can you see that it is not Astak? We tried and were all set. We just cannot sign an exclusivity agreement. Would we like eReader? Definitely. Will B&N change their contract? I doubt it ever.