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Old 09-09-2013, 11:20 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by Joykins View Post
PDFs are fine for computer screens or larger tablets. Maybe.

They are horrible for e-readers.

[...snip...]

Don't do it. Or if you must, make the pdf IN ADDITION to the epub offering so those of us who aren't reading on laptop screens can avoid it; then your client can analyze what sells/moves better.
This.

I preferentially buy PDF when it's formatted like the printed book (or, at least not 8.5"x11" that looks like it was formatted with a browser). I recognize, however, that I'm in a tiny minority as I'm down to one store (ebooks.com) that sells a reasonable number of them and the publishers aren't even offering the option on most new books. Additionally, I switched from a reader to a tablet specifically because PDFs were tough to read on the reader.
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