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Originally Posted by cancelx
Back on Topic for my post (grin)---
Can some one tell me EXACTLY WHAT ASTAK SUPPORTS ? in the way of PDB ?
Honestly, I, like the original poster, bought PP specifically because of eReader PDB support.... In fact, I took back another eBook Reader I had recently gone through efforts to buy because of no PDB support.
It really is confusing as everything/where says PDB support.
I know the old Palm devices used PDB books (which I have a ton)
So, am I screwed (as far as this topic goes people....haha)
James
*ps- dont get me wrong, i like my replacement choice, just it would suck if pdb is not native supported... will look intot he link that was posted for explanation, thanks all....
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Dear Cancelx:
PDB stands for Palm Doc Book.
Ereader is a format developed by Fictionwise (and is a derivative of PDB and often mistaken as the same)
Brief history:
1. 1.5 years ago we sold the first Astak EZ Reader. That first order came with Mobipocket as the DRM format.
2. Kindle (within a few weeks) said "no you cannot" after the fact and we were left with NO DRM support at all.
3. At the time, two wonderful brothers owned Fictionwise and said: Yes, Astak, you can have our eReader format on your device; but we need to develop a Linux SDK.
4. Weeks became months and no SDK. They worked hard and so did we checking almost every day.
5. Adobe comes out with Adobe Digital Editions and accepts us. We finally have a DRM.
5. After about 7-9 months, Fictionwise said SDK almost finished. With this coming SDK you can port it to your device.
6. Just before they send SDK, B&N buys Fictionwise. That meant they own eReader too. Worst possible timing!
7. Cost now goes up and B&N demands
exclusivity (meaning we cannot have both formats on our device. We paid a ton to get Adobe and people loved it.
8. Tried to negotiate out the exclusivity... but no luck. Fee was acceptable but we could not go with no Adobe.
So, we still want eReader but cannot get it due to exclusivity demand. Yes,you are confused and so are we. Please try to understand that things change when giant companies get involved.