"The Kindle format has features like Whispersync that are important to our customers and so far it's working well." We already support iPhone, iPod Touch and the PC, and will have many more in the future, such as Blackberry and Mac," an spokeswoman said via e-mail. "Our approach is to make sure you can read your Kindle books on any device. "That's in direct opposition to closed approaches like the Kindle, where you don't have alternatives."Ī took exception to Adobe's characterization while hitting back. "Customers want to decide which devices they read their e-books on," said Adobe's Bogaty, former executive director of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). That is technically also possible via the new Kindle DX's support for PDFs, but it's more of a hassle, especially since has declined to adopt ePub or, more crucially to Adobe's bottom line, its Content Server software. In this analogy, is like Apple: successful, but secretive, with a reliance on proprietary formats like the Kindle's native AZW that creates customer hassle and lock-in.įor instance, Nook users will be able to buy e-books from stores other than Barnes & Noble they will also be able to transfer e-books back and forth to a computer or other e-book reader, such as a Sony Reader, without fear of hiccups.
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