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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump
@derangedhermit -- I will whomp up a few samples to post tomorrow. I like your thinking about large image dimensions, but after reading so many posts about shaving 5 kb off an image, or reducing an epub by 350 kb, it feels like there are lots of folks out there who are still very much concerned about file-size. I even remember a post from a member that their reader is not strong enough to handle images at all, so must only download unillustrated books.
I also need to see how my Sony reader handles scaling for very large resolutions. I know that Sony Reader app for PC does not do very well, and ADE looks pretty poor as well. But ADE doesn't handle images well in my opinion, they always look pixilated even when they are displayed at native resolution.
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I think it is more common to find good non-illustrated versions of a work than illustrated ones. If there's an illustrated one, there's probably a text-only version beside it, for those who prioritize a book that takes a minimum amount of storage.
I would encourage you to make the best book you can without limiting yourself to the typical e-ink reader display (or emulation software), and publish that. Making nice images is too hard and too time consuming to do otherwise.
Then, if you want to make a version with smaller file size or resolution images for whatever reason, use an automated tool, and move on.