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This is a surprising decision. I think most people were expecting Amazon to move away from Mobi but they probably expected Amazon to adopt EPUB especially as EP
by evanjacobs 15y ago
This is a surprising decision. I think most people were expecting Amazon to move away from Mobi but they probably expected Amazon to adopt EPUB especially as EPUB 3.0 is near release.
- dutom 15y agoEpub would've been nice for us, but this makes more business sense. The Kindle devices are cheap & low margin; Amazon's profit is from the content. They've got a customer mindshare majority (What's an ereader? Oh, you mean a Kindle), and a large author base. Why would they open up their devices to competing publishers?
- troymc 15y agoAs I mentioned in another comment here, on October 11, the IDPF membership unanimously voted to elevate EPUB 3.0 to a final IDPF Recommended Specification. Apple's iBooks (e.g. on the iPad) already supports some parts of EPUB 3.0 [1], and Kobo says they'll have an e-reader device that supports EPUP 3.0 in the next 3-6 months [2]. [1] http://www.robotmedia.net/2011/08/using-javascript-in-ibooks-enhanced-epub/ http://www.robotmedia.net/2011/08/using-javascript-in-ibooks... [2] http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2011/five-tablet-trends-signaled-by-the-new-kobo-vox/ http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2011/five-tablet-trends-sign...
- mikecane 15y agoReally, only those engaging in magical thinking and unfamiliar with the way Amazon works expected Amazon to adopt ePub. I never did and said so repeatedly.