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texasnightowl · 08-10-2010, 05:31 PM

So I have a couple of titles on my list of "books to buy" that are author direct books that are available from Smashwords and thru Amazon and/or B&N. So the first thing I was wondering is: are the files direct from Smashwords generally identical to Amazon/B&N? In other words, is the .mobi from Smashwords identical to the .azw from Amazon and is the epub identical to B&N?

Second, for those who buy direct from Smashwords...which is your preferred format to purchase and/or convert? Is it better to buy rtf or html and convert on your own or are the epub and mobi files pretty good?

08-10-2010, 05:31 PM	#1
texasnightowl Guru Posts: 797 Karma: 2873645 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: PW5, Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	Smashwords - question about buying and formats So I have a couple of titles on my list of "books to buy" that are author direct books that are available from Smashwords and thru Amazon and/or B&N. So the first thing I was wondering is: are the files direct from Smashwords generally identical to Amazon/B&N? In other words, is the .mobi from Smashwords identical to the .azw from Amazon and is the epub identical to B&N? Second, for those who buy direct from Smashwords...which is your preferred format to purchase and/or convert? Is it better to buy rtf or html and convert on your own or are the epub and mobi files pretty good?