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Friend? Maybe not. But at least I know Amazon won't ever want to sleep on my couch for a month while looking for a job and eating all my food.
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As an example, Amazon may decide to release the next Kindle with support for ePub but not Mobi, and to stop selling ebooks in Mobi format. If they did that, then everyone that currently owns a Kindle would be unable to buy more ebooks from Amazon unless they bought a new e-reader*. That wouldn't be good for those consumers. *Technically, those people could strip the DRM from ePubs and convert them to Mobi, or install Duokan, but it still wouldn't be a friendly thing for Amazon to do. |
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I think if Amazon thought my scenario was in their best interests, they'd do it in a heartbeat, but I don't think they'll decide it is in their best interests, and so I don't think they'll do it. |
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It is not so much the format that is the problem with Amazon's azw or nearly everyone else's epub, but rather what controls the digital-rights encryption. Amazon owns and controls both the "azw" format used on Kindle and the method of digital-rights management (DRM) used to encrypt it. The epub format is an open standard, free to use, established by the International Digital Publishing Forum. There are two or three different (and proprietary) methods of digital-rights encryption used on epub books, though Adobe Content Server (through the free software Adobe Digital Editions) is probably the main one at the moment. Theoretically an epub DRMed with Adobe can be read legally on any device or software that uses the same encryption method, thought it's not quite as simple as copying files from one place to another. An encrypted Amazon file, though, can only be read (again, legally) with a device or software either owned or licensed by Amazon. Apple uses epub, but its own DRm, so reading an ebook bought from Apple essentially comes with the same type of restriction as an ebook bought from Amazon. |
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Oddly, there are quite a few people on this site who berate Amazon for not immediately moving to ePub (one guy in particular). Those people seem to have no idea of the disruption that such a move would cause(nor apparently, any sympathy for Amazon customers). |
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In terms of buying up other companies, etc., Amazon isn't doing anything that other companies (such as Google and Apple) aren't also doing.
I have been a customer of Amazon for years. Among other things, I like the selection (I buy all sorts of things, not just books), fast shipping (via Amazon Prime), easy returns, and yes, prices. Not everything I buy online is from Amazon, but I always check the site. Of course, Amazon is not "my friend" at least not in the sense that the writer of the article person apparently thinks it should be. It's a business. Do I like everything they do? Of course not. But what big company is perfect? That being said, the article was interesting even if I don't necessarily have the same point of view and I look forward to reading part two. And yes, the placement of the Amazon ad at the top of the page is a bit, well, unfortunate. |
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It certainly seems ironic. Maybe he'll address his dependence on Amazon in Part2. The issue, really, is whether his criticisms are well-founded. |
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If you, Frahse, believe that Amazon is your friend...I have a couple of bridges that I can sell you. The prices will be very reasonable and the insurance is cheap! |
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Agreed. Certainly he has facts, but does all of this make Amazon anymore of an "evil" company than other companies who engage in similar practices? I am waiting to see what is said in part 2.
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