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Saying the Kindle does not support ePubs is simply a literal statement. Interestingly, the Kindle will support ePubs soon, and thus libraries that lend ePubs, b
by merryandrew 15y ago
Saying the Kindle does not support ePubs is simply a literal statement. Interestingly, the Kindle will support ePubs soon, and thus libraries that lend ePubs, but the paper was written last year, before Amazon even hinted at supporting ePubs.
- mikecane 15y agoIt is unlikely Amazon will switch to ePub. What's happening with library loans is that Amazon will mirror in Kindle format the ePub catalogs each library has.
- merryandrew 15y agoInteresting. I imagined Amazon would update the Kindle firmware to support ePubs in addition to the Amazon content. We'll see I guess.
- Legion 15y agoI thought that too but apparently Amazon is telling publishers they can start submitting books to the Amazon Store "to be listed in the Amazon store in ePub format": http://www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-accept-epub-files.html http://www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-accept-epub-files.h... I hope this does in fact mean ePub support is coming in a Kindle update.
- sliverstorm 15y agoFingers crossed they backport the update to the v1 and v2
- mikecane 15y agoThe Bookseller is quoting a blog run by known pirates. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2011/05/02/the-goodereader-com-pirates-are-at-it-again/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2011/05/02/the-goodereader... People who know their rep have not been taken in.
- RexRollman 15y agoSupporting ePub doesn't mean that Amazon is switching to it.