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Old 01-15-2011, 03:23 PM   #31
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... the nook reads epub. so what. that doesn't mean nook owners can buy ebooks from kobo or from the sony store...
NOOKs can read these epubs as long as the device has been authorized with an Adobe ID.
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Old 01-15-2011, 05:02 PM   #32
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EPub is easier to edit so that's why I prefer it. I have no idea how to edit a mobi book.

Also ePub is more powerful as far as what formatting is possible. I think we would get better formatted books if the publishers did not have to target the lowest common denominator, meaning mobi. By better fomatting, i mean formatting that is closer to the printed books. Amazon would do everybody a favor if they switched to ePub. Of course they could still use their proprietary DRM if they want to.

(people seem to be conflating drm scheme with format, they are different and separate)
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Old 01-15-2011, 06:18 PM   #33
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I haven't really stayed up on nook use -- my sister has one, but doesn't do a lot of exploriing. She could really buy books from Kobo instead of B & N?

I guess I also wonder who owns .mobi. It seems to me that since epub is proprietary there'd be some extortionate fee due to Adobe. I'm not a writer, I'm a reader, and I don't own a single Adobe application except the free Adobe Digital Editions (which I have not yet moved from my old computer to my new computer -- wish me luck with *that*), and the Acrobat Reader. I still don't care what format I'm reading, as long as I can underline and/or annotate.
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Old 01-15-2011, 06:42 PM   #34
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I haven't really stayed up on nook use -- my sister has one, but doesn't do a lot of exploriing. She could really buy books from Kobo instead of B & N?
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Yes, she would use Adobe Digital Editions to transfer her book(s) to the NOOK. The first time she connects her device, she'll be prompted to authorize it using her Adobe ID. She can obtain one if she doesn't have one already. She'd then drag her book(s) to the NOOK icon in ADE. The books will be in a Digital Editions folder.
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Old 01-15-2011, 08:15 PM   #35
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I don't really care one way or another. Even if Amazon stopped using the mobi format tomorrow, I'd need to become a vampire (now there's a thought!!!) before I could hope to run out of reading material on my Kindle.

Besides, one of the things I like so much about Amazon is their fantastic customer service. Google or whoever would have to go a long way to even match it. Loyalty works both ways for me and I'm kind of old fashioned about who I give my custom to.

Last, but not least...with the wonderful Calibre, it's a moot point as to which format books are in.
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Ha - just stumbled on this old thread and had a good laugh about Google knocking Amazon out of the ebook/ereader business...
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Well, it's not about knocking Amazon out of business so much as it is that Amazon "should" build EPUB support into Kindles.

And the funny thing is, there are still people who believe that.
Despite all the evidence to the contrary, that they don't need to care.

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I admit that the thread being sparked by Google's ebook adventures is rather hilarious considering where Google is now.

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I can see your point when it comes to other ebook sellers such as B & N, but Google is a BIG player.

I think this could be a battle like VHS vs Beta where there can be only one winner.
People really thought that???
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Well, it's not about knocking Amazon out of business so much as it is that Amazon "should" build EPUB support into Kindles.

And the funny thing is, there are still people who believe that.
Despite all the evidence to the contrary, that they don't need to care.

...

I admit that the thread being sparked by Google's ebook adventures is rather hilarious considering where Google is now.
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I think this could be a battle like VHS vs Beta where there can be only one winner.

People really thought that???
What is a VHS?
I think that has been replaced at least 3 times.
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If Amazon did add ADE, they may sell more outsde the US.
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If Amazon did add ADE, they may sell more outsde the US.
Ain't gonna happen Jon... Amazon is making as much money as they need to make with their "proprietary" format.
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What did I say?
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Ain't gonna happen Jon... Amazon is making as much money as they need to make with their "proprietary" format.
Outside the US, libraries that have Overdrive do not serve Kindle format eBooks, just ePub and some PDF. So people who would use Overdrive would buy an ADE ePub capable Reader instead of a Kindle.
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I honestly can't see why. They have the world's largest ebook store and they own their own format and DRM mechanism. There's no reason at all for them to adopt ePub. They want people to buy from their store, not from other people's.
Exactly.
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I should probably apologize for stirring up a dormant debate from 2010. As someone who who didn't even have ebooks and readers on my radar until last year, I just thought it was an interesting glimpse into how the industry has shaken out in the last 5+ years...
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