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Originally Posted by JSWolf
If we had ePub as the format, it would not be such an issue if say Amazon did not have a specific eBook you were looking for as you'd be able to got o say BooksOnBoard and buy it in ePub and use it in your Kindle. Amazon's exclusive deals would not be so bad for eBooks.
1. You should get to choose what reader you want without fear of losing your library.
2. Making it easier on the publisher might make it better for us. I'm hoping that instead of having to make Mobipocket copies, they can devote that effot to making better proofed eBooks.
3. This is different. ePub is the best format we currently have for eBooks. Mobipocket is not it. So not having Mobipocket would not be an issue. We don't need it. ePub can do everything Mobipocket can do to display eBooks on a screen. in fact, ePub can do more.
If someone said, we'll can offer you ta Ford Focus or a Lexus at the same price, would you really buy the Ford? Sure the Ford will get you from point a to point b and back, but the Lexus will do it in more comfort and style. That's what this argument is about. We have two formats. One better then the other and both are the same price. Why would you choose the lesser of the two on purpose? Sure Mobipocket can display the text of an eBook mostly OK. But there are cases where it falls down flat. ePub doesn't fall flat in those cases. Take a simple graphic. In Mobipocket, it has to be on it's own. No text on either side. But ePub can have text around the graphic and it can look nicer. A blockquote in Mobipocket only has a left margin. In ePub it has left and right margins. Face it, Mobipocket has issues that ePub has solved. So why hang onto it when a better solution exists?
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Again (and again), your definition of "better" is subjective. It's better for you? Fantastic, I'm glad you're happy with it. Jon, you preach ePub like it's the true religion. I'm agnostic...so you can just save someone else's "soul," okay?
