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Originally Posted by Piper_
For me, the reason was that I'd much prefer maintaining a library of epub books than mobi or both. They are much better/safer for long-term archives, and I like the ability to unzip and edit .epub, and I like the ability to use better formatting with css, etc.
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Technical speaking, ePUb is better than mobi, you are correct, but for a regular pure text book, the average end user won't notice that difference anyway.
Regarding ePub being better/safer for long term archives I think that no electronic format is totally safe for long time archiving purposes. Because standards and technology changes so much and so frequent, it is difficult to say what the new standard is going to be in 5 or maybe 10 years from now. But if the ebook is DRM free, we will be able to convert regardless of the format.
Most large companies, for example, archive documents or databases using csv or text format; they are not tied up to proprietary devices and had proved being resilient enough over the years. Even paper, when not perfect, is better for archiving purposes.