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Old 07-20-2011, 12:44 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by petrucci View Post
Not all books solely consist of words. There are picture books, music books, etc. I am in the process of publishing some music, and thus html is of no use to me. Mathematicians and chemists have the same problem with html.

Even something like MusicXML does not have the functionality that I need, as I do not always use standard modern notation. TeX and Metafont give me the flexibility that I need.
Aren't there any fonts that are composed of musical notes and similar symbols? You can embed fonts in epub, but not in mobi.
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