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Making the Kindle app available on a multitude of devices (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, etc.) was a very smart move by Amazon. If someone has a kindle now, it i

by YooLi 16y ago

Making the Kindle app available on a multitude of devices (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, etc.) was a very smart move by Amazon. If someone has a kindle now, it is absolutely no problem for them to get an iPad or other device and continue reading/purchasing books.

RexRollman 16y ago
Yep, you can read it anywhere Amazon allows you to read it.
- sliverstorm 16y ago
  "Disallows" and "hasn't finished writing software for yet" are two different beasts. Amazon wants you to be able to read your books wherever you want; the more places you can read them, and the happier you are, the more ebooks they sell.
  - wmf 16y ago
    I suspect RexRollman's point was about DRM. If Amazon doesn't support your platform, then it isn't supported. You can't even write your own software to read Kindle books because of the DRM.
  - ahk 16y ago
    How about on a Sony eReader touch? You're saying they have plans for that as well?
    - sliverstorm 16y ago
      No more than they could possibly be having plans for the iTouch (and by extension iPhone), which is billed as the answer to the Kindle. Well, that's not true really. There's not a snowball's chance in hell Sony would ever LET them distribute a reader app, no matter how much Amazon wanted to.
      - ahk 16y ago
        Amazon doesn't need to distribute an app for the Sony reader touch. Just the books themselves in epub format instead of their current kindle/mobipocket format.
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Goosey 16y ago
Agreed. As much as I hate it Kindle is quickly becoming the default e-book platform/format. It reminds me of the earlier days of DRM-encumbered iTunes which was 'opened' up to be usable on other devices. The question in my mind is who will be the white knight of DRM-free e-book distribution that Amazon arguably was for music? My best guess would be Google, but they have seemed determined to prove their complete inability to enter any direct-sales industry. So I will place my hope on some yet-to-be-birthed scrappy young startup. Assuming that even happens, of course. As draconian and dinosaur as the recording industry was in the DRM-iTunes era.. The publishing industry is simply notorious about taking a hard-line approach to copyright infringement. I guess it makes sense; they predate the recording industry by several hundred years. To make matters worse there was always a huge amount of music piracy. Recording companies were anxious to generate huge heaps of bad PR. Apple's forced use of the iTunes software was restrictive enough to chafe not only the tech crowd, but many mainstream consumers. There was a public outcry for DRM-free legal digital music stores. With e-books.. No one seems too concerned.

by YooLi 16y ago

RexRollman 16y ago

Yep, you can read it anywhere Amazon allows you to read it.

sliverstorm 16y ago
"Disallows" and "hasn't finished writing software for yet" are two different beasts. Amazon wants you to be able to read your books wherever you want; the more places you can read them, and the happier you are, the more ebooks they sell.
- wmf 16y ago
  I suspect RexRollman's point was about DRM. If Amazon doesn't support your platform, then it isn't supported. You can't even write your own software to read Kindle books because of the DRM.
- ahk 16y ago
  How about on a Sony eReader touch? You're saying they have plans for that as well?
  - sliverstorm 16y ago
    No more than they could possibly be having plans for the iTouch (and by extension iPhone), which is billed as the answer to the Kindle. Well, that's not true really. There's not a snowball's chance in hell Sony would ever LET them distribute a reader app, no matter how much Amazon wanted to.
    - ahk 16y ago
      Amazon doesn't need to distribute an app for the Sony reader touch. Just the books themselves in epub format instead of their current kindle/mobipocket format.

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Goosey 16y ago

Agreed. As much as I hate it Kindle is quickly becoming the default e-book platform/format. It reminds me of the earlier days of DRM-encumbered iTunes which was 'opened' up to be usable on other devices. The question in my mind is who will be the white knight of DRM-free e-book distribution that Amazon arguably was for music? My best guess would be Google, but they have seemed determined to prove their complete inability to enter any direct-sales industry. So I will place my hope on some yet-to-be-birthed scrappy young startup. Assuming that even happens, of course. As draconian and dinosaur as the recording industry was in the DRM-iTunes era.. The publishing industry is simply notorious about taking a hard-line approach to copyright infringement. I guess it makes sense; they predate the recording industry by several hundred years. To make matters worse there was always a huge amount of music piracy. Recording companies were anxious to generate huge heaps of bad PR. Apple's forced use of the iTunes software was restrictive enough to chafe not only the tech crowd, but many mainstream consumers. There was a public outcry for DRM-free legal digital music stores. With e-books.. No one seems too concerned.