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Originally Posted by sanders
Why thank you. After all, the careful layouting, the mathematical formulas, the illustrations - these are all nonsense, right?
I'd say the only viable format for e-publishing of technical material is PDF.
Of course, I understand your reasoning: if you insist on a tiny ebook reader with 600x800 resolution or even less, you like the "reflow" which is possible with other formats.
It would be entirely possible to have a few "editions" of a technical ebook, each specifically tailored to a particular screen size of an ebook reader. I would go as far as spending time to properly layout a 768x1024 pixel version of my book (for iLiads), leaving away the margins and making sure everything properly fits, that the index and TOC are correct, etc.
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I'm going to have to agree with you on this one. For non-fiction texts with lots of graphics and formulas, PDF works okay.
I'd love to see you have a success with your non-fiction work as I know what a thrill it can be to see something you've created make it into print.
However, as soon as it hits the PDF files, don't be surprised if it gets pirated. That's just what happens with expensive textbooks. And to be honest, MOST of the people who'll pirate it are probably not the people who'd have bought it - many may not even have a compelling reason beyond 'wanting' it.
Derek