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Old 01-16-2011, 11:27 AM   #34
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Originally Posted by OtterBooks View Post
I'm not sure why they're larger. I don't think there's difference in detail. There's some technical differences but doubtful any you would be concerned with.
It's simply the compression. ePub files use ZIP compression, which is pretty efficient (in fact ePub are simply renamed ZIP files). Mobi files use a much simpler compression algorithm, which is less effective.
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