Thread: Amazon "Digital Book" vs "Kindle Book"?
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Old 06-23-2017, 01:48 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Dazrin View Post
Am I remembering wrong that Amazon used to have listings for "Kindle Books" or maybe "Kindle Edition"?

When I went to one of the Kindle First books for June today, since time is running out to choose one, I see listings for a "Digital Book", "Paperback", "Audible Book", and "Audio CD". The only mention of Kindle is that you can read this on one (the ad at the top) and a different book lists a Kindle edition in the ads between this book and the reviews. Even the Kindle App is not referred to as the Kindle App, just as "Our Free App". I could swear the listing for "Digital Book" used to be "Kindle Book" or "Kindle Edition" instead of this.

Am I losing it or is this a change on Amazon's site? And, if it is a change, how long ago did this occur? I don't check too often so it may have been there for a while. Also, does this mean anything? It seems odd that they are not calling them Kindle books now given the branding over the last few years. How much of a game changer would it be if they decided to offer ePubs in addition to Kindle versions? That is the first reason I can think of to use a generic "Digital Book" name instead of Kindle specific.
Hmmm...I'm still seeing it listed as "Kindle eBook"

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