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atsoat · 12-19-2008, 12:28 PM

I have been buying Microsoft Reader or mobipocket files from fictionwise/booksonboard/cyberread and then converting them to .lrf files to load onto my Sony PRS-505. I have not bought an eReader format book yet, despite their additional discount at fictionwise.

I'm curious as to whether there is any significant difference in the capabilities of these different formats - i.e. are there any features that are available in one format that are not available in others?

If there are significantly different capabilities, then do publishers actually make use of any of these features, or generally speaking will the same book look and behave similarly regardless of the purchased format?

I suppose what I'm really asking is, should I be preferring one format over another when purchasing books from a technical perspective?

12-19-2008, 12:28 PM	#1
atsoat Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: prs-505	Capabilities of different formats I have been buying Microsoft Reader or mobipocket files from fictionwise/booksonboard/cyberread and then converting them to .lrf files to load onto my Sony PRS-505. I have not bought an eReader format book yet, despite their additional discount at fictionwise. I'm curious as to whether there is any significant difference in the capabilities of these different formats - i.e. are there any features that are available in one format that are not available in others? If there are significantly different capabilities, then do publishers actually make use of any of these features, or generally speaking will the same book look and behave similarly regardless of the purchased format? I suppose what I'm really asking is, should I be preferring one format over another when purchasing books from a technical perspective?