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Originally Posted by ApK
In what way? Do you have any specifics?
I see a lot of people saying this, but I can't seem to find any specific justification. I don't feel like making the effort of reading and comparing both specs, I'm just hoping to find someone who knows.
I do know that ePub can encapsulate larger images, but other than that?
From a practical standpoint, I've converted dozens of books from ePub to Mobi and can't seem to find any difference.
ApK
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ePub is a much "richer" format than Mobipocket. A few things you can do in ePub but not Mobipocket are:
- Use multiple fonts within a book, and embed your own fonts. Mobi books must all be in a single font.
- Scaleable vector graphics allow you to have images that scale nicely with the page size.
- Text can wrap around images.
- The table of contents can be multi-level.
- Drop-caps are supported.
There's lot more, but that'll do for a start.
Publishers, however, tend to go for the "lowest common denominator", so in practice, most books look the same in Mobi and ePub. ePub certainly has the potential for much more attractive typography, though, if fully utilized.