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Originally Posted by jrabbit12
Hello,
I am a library graduate student beginning research for an Archives and Media course. I wanted to jump into ebooks but didn't anticipate all the file formats in addition to devices! I'm wondering what the discussion in the community is about the preservation of straight-to-epublised works and how migration between devices and file formats is being anticipated.
Anything information or personal opinions will be helpful/appreciated.
Thanks!
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RE: about the preservation of straight-to-epublised works
Not long ago, there was a discussion within one of the
MobileRead Forums > E-Book General > General Discussions > threads about which ebook format would last longest. I think the consensus was: format doesn't matter. What
does matter is that one backs up his/her files, redundantly, and maintains the software/apps/devices necessary to read or convert files that eventually become obsolete. Also discussed was file size: some files are more compact than others. Tour through the threads I've indicated above, and I think you'll find the one I'm talking about fairly easily.
RE: about [...] how migration between devices and file formats is being anticipated.
The above-mentioned discussion addresses means of sharing files among different platforms, cites ebook conversion tools such as calibre, and alludes to DRM-stripping methods. I suggest you look for the threads on Mobileread that discuss calibre as well as find discussions, at other sites, that discuss DRM-stripping (the specifics of which may not be discussed at Mobileread).