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JSWolf · 09-26-2008, 09:02 AM

The problem is that the public is daft. They think PDF is a better format to read then Mobipocket and thus download library eBook in PDF more so then Mobipocket. So the libraries purchase more PDF then Mobipocket. This is why there is more PDF then Mobipocket when the eBook is available in both PDF and Mobipocket. It's not good I know. I wish there was some way to let the libraries know we want Mobipocket when possible and PDF is very much not preferred.

Are there others here from the Boston area so we can get together and try to let the Boston Public Library know we want Mobipocket instead?

Another issue I've noticed is that there is WAY WAY too much romance being ordered for the libraries. How do we stop bored, tired, lonely housewives from downloading romance in PDF? It's a sad world when PDF and bad romance rule the libraries.

09-26-2008, 09:02 AM	#54
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The problem is that the public is daft. They think PDF is a better format to read then Mobipocket and thus download library eBook in PDF more so then Mobipocket. So the libraries purchase more PDF then Mobipocket. This is why there is more PDF then Mobipocket when the eBook is available in both PDF and Mobipocket. It's not good I know. I wish there was some way to let the libraries know we want Mobipocket when possible and PDF is very much not preferred. Are there others here from the Boston area so we can get together and try to let the Boston Public Library know we want Mobipocket instead? Another issue I've noticed is that there is WAY WAY too much romance being ordered for the libraries. How do we stop bored, tired, lonely housewives from downloading romance in PDF? It's a sad world when PDF and bad romance rule the libraries. Last edited by JSWolf; 09-26-2008 at 09:07 AM.