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1) Many of the PDF books they've experienced in the past were not generated into a proper eBook format
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Correct. But I will add to your statement that many of the PDFs still are not created in the correct format. It makes no difference if PDF
can work if the PDF you want to read
doesn't work.
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2) They don't have the tools to capitalize on the features that make the PDF format a viable ebook format
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Tagged PDFs will be viable only when a free tool exists that creates tagged PDFs that aren't 8 times larger than the competing formats.
Remember, you still have not told us what features PDF has over competing formats.
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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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Since the
purpose of PDF was to create a non-changable document, this will always be a problem.
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No matter that the PDF format can reflow to accommodate just about every screen size.
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At the cost of processor speed and storage space.
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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.
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Since it offers absolutely no benefits over smaller, more open formats, why deal with PDF's problems?
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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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Hmmm.... Let's see...
1) It's horribly bloated compared to other formats.
2) It requires proprietary tools (that only run on proprietary operating systems) to create properly.
3) It's immutable.
4) It offers no benefits over lighter competing formats.