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Originally Posted by HarryT
ePub certainly has the potential for much more attractive typography, though, if fully utilized.
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Would existing readers support those features? That is, would all the nooks and sonys and kobos render the vector graphics and imbedded fonts correctly right now?
That is, I wonder if they are using "lowest common denominator" only in terms of keeping their mobi and epub editions similar (like, presumably, O'Reily does) or if they are using "lowest common denominator" in terms of reader capabilities.
If it's the latter, that somewhat negates most of ePubs potential advantages, even if a publisher wanted to exploit them.
If it's only the former, you'd think powerful epub sellers like B&N would demand their books feature the enhanced capabilities to show some superiority over Amazon.