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eschwartz · 01-03-2014, 05:40 PM

Generally speaking, many/most textbooks depend on a complex format that ePUB just can't handle, which is why PDF's are used. Amazon for instance, always sells them as the Print Replica (.azw4) format, which is PDF in a wrapper.

For textbooks, I would suggest getting them as a PDF and reading on a tablet/computer, you will probably get a much better experience than with ePUB.

01-03-2014, 05:40 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Generally speaking, many/most textbooks depend on a complex format that ePUB just can't handle, which is why PDF's are used. Amazon for instance, always sells them as the Print Replica (.azw4) format, which is PDF in a wrapper. For textbooks, I would suggest getting them as a PDF and reading on a tablet/computer, you will probably get a much better experience than with ePUB.