View Single Post
Old 10-22-2011, 12:02 PM   #12
Barty
doofus
Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Barty ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Barty's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,552
Karma: 13089041
Join Date: Sep 2010
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage
Quote:
Originally Posted by elemenoP View Post
I like the theory that the bigger the screen, the more formatting you would like. But here's the problem: let's say there are bigger screens that you (the publisher) could design for. Are you going to create one version for a 10" screen, one version for a 9" screen, one version for a 7" screen, and one version for a 6" screen? Or are you going to create one reflowable version with the minimum formatting in it, to look "ok" at all sizes?

eP
This is a problem that web designers have had to deal with for a long time. They also have to deal with thr nightmare of cross browser compatibikity. They're getting better all the time and the briwsers and standards are evolving to help them. Remember the bad old days when people used spacer gifs? Uggh. Ebook designers have the advantage of building on all this work.

At this stage though, putting out ebooks not ridden with typos and formatting errors is the first hurdle. I bought a newly published book that has random line breaks in middle of paragraphs throughout.
Barty is offline   Reply With Quote