Thread: What are we missing? The difference in reader appps
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Old 04-08-2011, 08:48 PM   #1
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What are we missing? The difference in reader appps
I've been converting some pdf's into ePubs lately. These eBooks will be sold so I've been viewing them with as many reader apps as possible to see how they display. I was shocked at the difference between readers.....

The same ePub file produces such different results...

Some reader apps show Chapter sub-heads, some do not. Some don't show the book cover page (first page) some do, for some reason one wouldn't display an inline pic if it came before a Chapter head. One app shows chapter heads centered even if specified flush left, others don't...... etc, etc, etc,

I used to do web sites and was always frustrated that browsers show the same html code differently. Design a beautiful page and it looks awful in a different browser... Now eBook apps do the same thing!

How in the world does a "designer" (formatter) take into account the differences in all the readers???

Just pondering...... Comments?
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