«We need those metrics to justify what we are doing,» he said, adding that he had discussions
with other ebook vendors during PLA about the prototype.
Apple's demands hurt Amazon's true rivals —
other ebook vendors — much more that they hurt Amazon.
If that means one of
the other ebook vendors, go for it!
This is - particularly - true so long as Amazon maintains an exclusuvity policy in tandem with KU — that is, a writer's ebook can not participate at all in KU unless it is - completely unavalable - at
all other ebook vendors / outlets besides Amazon.
Neonode Z - Force technology is currently being phased out by many of
the other eBook vendors in the world.
I think you are saying they are allies because they have a common enemy —
other ebook vendors — and by inference Apple is happy to ride on the coat tails of Amazon's mind share.
Just like Amazon and
any other ebook vendor, Apple's goal is to capture share of this rapidly growing segment.
If the tool's feature set is compelling enough I'd like to think
the other ebook vendors (e.g., Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Kobo, etc.) will have to come up with something at least as powerful for their own platforms.
So fix the technology, Amazon (and
other ebook vendors), or you're just giving this book publicist an excuse to sit on the sidelines of the emerging technology for an even longer period of time.
Sony, Barnes & Noble, Overdrive, and
other eBook vendors have chosen a shared DRM solution.
Many people viewed this program as a cynical power - grab by Amazon when it was launched in 2011 to shut down
other eBook vendors.
epub) that is used by just about
every other eBook vendor.