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Old 06-15-2010, 03:35 PM   #29
Mikewolf
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon View Post
So why should people bother with it? What advantage does it give them over ePub, a standard? Heck, even the Kindle app is avaliable for iPad's, and they're working on an Android one. It's providing less functionality for the same price.
HTML is a standard too. In fact, HTML is the most widely used standard on the web. The app-to-browser path is just one option for Google - they're not mutually exclusive.

Google will likely offer apps as an option, but try to get people to use browsers and enable offline access. Alot more folks will have access instantly to books through a browser than an ePub book app, and that will be Google's preferred method. The only gating factor is capabilities of browser on non-PC devices, and that's where the app strategy might come into play for Google.
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