Thread: Publishers need to push ebook reader adoption
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Old 10-18-2007, 09:32 AM   #54
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Originally Posted by Goshzilla View Post
Also the formats are a problem too. If this is going to be a textbook replacement, I'd like for these ebook readers to be able to read LaTeX DVI and PostScript files without any file conversions. There have been several courses I have taken over the years when teachers gave out lecture notes written in PS files, it would be nice if they were readable on a portable reader without any scaling done.
Really? Your instructors give out raw PS files? I haven't seen those in years. Everyone I know converts them to PDF to save space. I strongly agree with you on the .dvi file, though.
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