MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - do you try to optimize for different devices?

sarah_pnix · 02-14-2011, 07:10 PM

I work for a small publisher and we want to publish nice ebooks. It's frustrating and overwhelming how different devices display things differently. I try to keep my files pretty basic, but still struggle with image size, etc. You've got different screen sizes, different zoom capabilities, different automatic re-sizing by the device. My question: is it even possible to have one epub file that will work on all devices? Or do you try to optimize for Apple (in particular) and then have a separate file for other readers? And, I won't even get into Kindle/mobi, another whole separate deal. Is anyone else spinning their wheels on this stuff? In particular, I'm wondering what image size (pixels) you use. I've got images that are split on two pages on the iPad and just get cropped off on the Nook.

Anyway, I appreciate any feedback or suggestions on workflow.

Thanks!
Sarah

02-14-2011, 07:10 PM	#1
sarah_pnix Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	do you try to optimize for different devices? I work for a small publisher and we want to publish nice ebooks. It's frustrating and overwhelming how different devices display things differently. I try to keep my files pretty basic, but still struggle with image size, etc. You've got different screen sizes, different zoom capabilities, different automatic re-sizing by the device. My question: is it even possible to have one epub file that will work on all devices? Or do you try to optimize for Apple (in particular) and then have a separate file for other readers? And, I won't even get into Kindle/mobi, another whole separate deal. Is anyone else spinning their wheels on this stuff? In particular, I'm wondering what image size (pixels) you use. I've got images that are split on two pages on the iPad and just get cropped off on the Nook. Anyway, I appreciate any feedback or suggestions on workflow. Thanks! Sarah