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Originally Posted by crumpy0118
What a pointless exercise, no help here for the computer semi-literate, can anyone point to a forum where help is give in an understandable way?
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Not everybody gets what he wants the first time. Looking at your post count, I gather you are new here. I suggest you stay around some time before reaching conclusions like that.
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The point I was seeking to make was don't get too sophisticated when using the Sony PRS505, if PDF's work then why bother with E-Pub?
I don't appreciate the diatribe about blaming hardware over software, isn't it the software on the hardware that makes some E-pubs readable on the Sony but others not?
Life's too short to explore every possible cause for this problem when it's not needed, I've solved it with PDF's.
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If pdf is ok for you, then use it. I prefer ePub for several reasons:
- It is reflowable (meaning you can change font-size, or move the book to a device with a different screen size, and you will still be able to read it confortably).
- With pdf you need to keep a backup of the file in an editable format (for example, doc), just in case you need to make changes, while an ePub file can be edited.
- ePub files can be easily converted to other formats using calibre while pdf's don't usually convert well to other formats.
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Bye folks I'll certainly think twice before using this forum again,
PS no one bothered to answer my questions, what is a "text chunk" what is "em"? but I've lost interest.
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Just in case you change your mind, here are my answers:
Text chunk: the text of an ePub book is contained in one or more html or xhtml files. The text in each file is what some people call a "text chunk". The PRS-505 has a limit of around 300k on the size of these files, otherwise, the book will not open. A work around is to split the text in two or more files (a file per chapter is a possibility). You do this with your ePub generation software.
em: a relative measurement unit for font sizes. 1 em is the base font-size of your device or reading software. 2 em is double that size an so on.