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Originally Posted by Impixi
The absence of file compression and 'packaging' can also be a nuisance.
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Formats like Plucker and iSilo are just compressed, packaged, somewhat re-formatted HTML. Plucker, for example, can be unpackaged into the HTML that the Palm/PPC device renders with a viewer.
I don't see why people really want to put DRM on books of all things. I mean, does enough of the population seriously read enough to warrant that?
Personally I think HTML is the best current format for ebooks. Very compatible, common enough to be usable for the foreseeable future, and plain text enough to be permanently readable. Next to this, plain text is good, but lacks some formatting needed for some books. (Italics for thinking, pictures/diagrams in technical books, images in illustrated books, etc. - HTML doesn't have these limitations, which is why I put it first.)