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Originally Posted by ProfJulie
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
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As the OP of this thread I would say that 1 and 2 are true. 3 is non-sequiter since the average consumer doesn't want to or know how to "hack" a PDF... they just want to load the thing on their ebook reader (whatever that is) and go.
So if:
1. PDF files that are meant to be "eBooks" rather than a way to send a document from one person to another are all "tagged".
2. eBook readers are able to display PDF files allowing for the text to flow propertly and font size to be changed.
Then I would say that PDF could be considered an eBook format.
However I would think anyone in this thread on any side would have to admit that for a common text only fiction book there is alot of unneeded markup in a PDF file. Basic .txt or .html with a few font tags and anchor tags for toc is all that is needed.
BOb - Didn't expect anywhere near the hail storm in this thread that has occured.