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Old 09-17-2013, 04:30 PM   #102
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
The fact that e-books look like crap isn't because EPUB has to be redesigned or be reprogrammed or enhanced; it's because (some) publishers are (still) treating e-books as second rank products, and are not using the capabilities of the standard to its fullest.

Which is why the development of enhancement technology has nothing to do with it. "Sloppy work" is just that: a result of design/editing decisions made during the creation of individual ebooks. There isn't an option to say "we're gonna stop R&D for the entire medium until Bill in cubicle six over at Harpers gets his chapter headings formatted nicely." If anything, sloppy work like you mentioned may cause problems for content enhancement, putting a spotlight on such work and making it less tolerable. Either way, it's two separate issues. edit: but indeed, they do seem to treat ebooks like second rank products. I'm optimistic about that changing with time.

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