This poll has grown out of a discussion in another poll I
posted recently.
In that poll I was focusing on the question of what dedicated e-book formats folks still want to use. The side question that sprang up was whether PDF qualifies as an e-book format or not. Clearly it's not a
dedicated format, but several good points have been made in favor of it being considered a legitimate e-book format.
Not meaning to leave anyone out, nor to put AnemicOak on the spot, but here's one example of such an case (look at this way, AnemicOak, I've saved you from having to re-post it
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
PDF (the DRM'd sort) may not be a good dedicated ebook format, but the fact remains that it is one which many folks have purchased & used and probably outsells some of the other DRM formats just because folks who don't know any better are at least slightly familiar with it. Seems to me Secure PDF should have been an option. I'm sure folks that have bought this format (thank goodness I only have one book in it) would like to be able to continue using them & be able to use them on newer readers just like folks that own eReader books would. Just an opinion of course
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So, what I'd like to do is have a discussion on the matter of whether PDF should be considered a legitimate e-book format, and why.
In entering this discussion, let's please keep in mind that the entire topic is completely in the realm of pure opinion, I don't see how there can be any definitive, unassailable answer to the question. I'm just hoping to see some new perspectives (to me) on the matter, just for the purpose of broadening my own understanding of things. Hopefully others will share that aim. Otherwise, this'll be a
very short discussion.
I'll start the ball rolling with my own view that it should
not be so considered primarily because its focus on preserving the
layout of pages is often (usually) directly opposed to the primary purpose of an e-book format, namely to read the contents of the file.
Okay, folks, what do y'all think?