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BillSmithBooks · 10-04-2010, 10:02 PM

I would suggest the following formats:

RTF (word processor), HTML, txt (plain txt), PDF, Mobi (Kindle) and Epub.

That covers about 95%+ of the ebook market and the benefit of HTML is that it is a "universal solvent" that can be easily converted to just about any other format.

Plus, it's all fairly easy to do...

Personally, I use Puppy Linux (runs off a live CD, so no install need; it just boots into Puppy when you start your PC); I've been dabbling and found the conversion process extremely easy:

I write in AbiWord and save to RTF.

From within AbiWord, I can save to HTML and plain txt and also "Print" to PDF.

For conversion to Epub and Mobi, just go to online-convert.com and upload the RTF or HTML files.

The whole process takes only a few seconds per format. Books are not flashy or fancy, but they are certainly very readable.

I downloaded the FBReader Pet for Puppy and test drive the books on that program.

-- just my 2 cents.

10-04-2010, 10:02 PM	#18
BillSmithBooks Padawan Learner Posts: 243 Karma: 1085815 Join Date: May 2009 Location: www.OutlawGalaxy.com, Foothills of NY's Adirondack mountains Device: My PC...using Puppy Linux (FBReader, Calibre, Kindle Cloud Reader,	Suggested formats I would suggest the following formats: RTF (word processor), HTML, txt (plain txt), PDF, Mobi (Kindle) and Epub. That covers about 95%+ of the ebook market and the benefit of HTML is that it is a "universal solvent" that can be easily converted to just about any other format. Plus, it's all fairly easy to do... Personally, I use Puppy Linux (runs off a live CD, so no install need; it just boots into Puppy when you start your PC); I've been dabbling and found the conversion process extremely easy: I write in AbiWord and save to RTF. From within AbiWord, I can save to HTML and plain txt and also "Print" to PDF. For conversion to Epub and Mobi, just go to online-convert.com and upload the RTF or HTML files. The whole process takes only a few seconds per format. Books are not flashy or fancy, but they are certainly very readable. I downloaded the FBReader Pet for Puppy and test drive the books on that program. -- just my 2 cents.