07-23-2012, 02:12 PM | #1 |
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Amazon no longer sells ePubs in favour of Kindle eBooks
I have just had a heated conversation with Amazon.co.uk (23 July 2012) - they actually telephoned me after I made a complaint - and they were quite clear that they only sell Kindle eBooks - so no more ePubs or similar.
AND, the Kindle eBooks they sell can only be read on a Kindle device or using a Kindle eReader app. So you can't copy them into Calibre (eg) and convert to ePub (etc). Apparently, they don't care about alienating a whole section of the internet buying public. |
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That's crazy! Bit small minded?
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07-23-2012, 02:27 PM | #4 |
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Glad you put the record straight Brian.
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Are you referring to The Book Depository? They recently ceased selling ePub.
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Amazon is now selling Kindle ebooks you say? Nice I'm glad they started doing that.
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07-23-2012, 07:08 PM | #9 |
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Wow, talk about being confused!
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08-02-2012, 06:25 PM | #10 |
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I don't mean to laugh at your expense, but I would love to have heard that conversation
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Good thing it was a phone conversation with a person far far away. I wouldn't want to come across this person I argued with as I walk the mall or something. haha.
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08-14-2012, 12:42 PM | #13 |
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My guess is that Wyndham is too embarrassed to come back to this thread to admit his mistake.
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08-16-2012, 02:36 PM | #14 |
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that is quite possible. Let's cut him some slack. Everyone makes mistakes.
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08-17-2012, 01:01 AM | #15 |
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Hi guys.
I'm not embarrassed at all. I had assumed Amazon had previously sold ePubs which was wrong - obviously, in retrospect - but the problem with Amazon's attitude remains unfortunately true. I never went away and was just enjoying watching the conversation |
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