Amazon buys ebook developer behind Stanza iPhone app
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I saw this last week but was slow to post it, so I'm late to the discussion. Still, I wanted to mention it because it's an interesting item. Last week, Amazon acquired Lexcycle, the company that makes the ebook reader Stanza for the iPhone. Amazon says they have no plans to shut down Stanza or roll it into their own (some say less functional) Kindle iPhone app.
In a similar vein, they've left Mobipocket running as an independent company alongside their Kindle ecosystem, and in fact the format they use for Kindle books is really just a slightly modified version ...