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Old 04-18-2008, 12:39 PM   #86
ProfJulie
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It seems that those who believe the PDF format is not a viable ebook format hold fast to their beliefs because:

1) Many of the PDF books they've experienced in the past were not generated into a proper eBook format

2) They don't have the tools to capitalize on the features that make the PDF format a viable ebook format

3) They don't know how or are unable to hack existing PDF files to make them work with their electronic reader devices

No matter that the PDF format can reflow to accommodate just about every screen size. Because hardware developers and eBook publishers don't know about or use these features, let's just reject the format, call it junk and be done with it.

I don't think anyone here is stating that the PDF format is the BEST format to use for eBooks, but so far I have not seen any alternate view here that rules it out as a viable eBook format
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