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Originally Posted by Anke Wehner
Calibre doesn't include a "What you see is what you got" editor. In Sigil you can add images, but...
You do realise that ebooks will be read on devices ranging from smartphone to PC screens, and that the dedicated ebook readers like Kindle generally have a greyscale display (which can be used either in landscape or portrait orientation), and that one of the really popular features is the ability to change font sizes? So as a result there isn't really a set layout for a page, the way any illustrated paper book has.
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Thanx Anke. So, to really cover the variety of formats, the book needs to be rewritten to fit each proprietary format, right? In other words, I need to create several versions of the same book. For instance, one version might not be able to accommodate photos/graphics at all, so the book needs to be strictly text.
I just started reading ebooks on my computer so I'm not acquainted yet with what is available, particularly in non-fiction. Fiction obviously requires no photos/graphics (even though allegedly there are visual presentations like Vook).
I find what you're saying disconcerting, in that certainly there are many ebooks that, in fact, must include graphics/photos, such as web design books, business books with charts and graphs, books on photography, etc.
This needs to be clarified.
I'm not going to scrap my strategies just because a book can't be read on a smartphone. I can't imagine reading a book on such a small screen anyway. But then, people are watching movies and TV shows and playing games.
Anyway, smartphone formats are not a top priority here.
What about PDF? I've seen 100s of beautifully designed PDF "books" filled with photos, graphics and all kinds of formatting.
You can sell PDF's right? So, maybe the Kindle and other formats are limited in terms of the kinds of books you can read on them.
Does Kindle read only Kindle format? Or can Kindle read other formats, like PDF, for instance?