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orwell2k · 12-22-2008, 06:10 AM

How about FB2 (FictionBook 2) format - so many great readers are able to handle this format, either intrinsically (e.g. BeBook) or with easy add-in software (e.g. iLiad/DR1000).

FB2 is a great XML-based format that allows some nice formatting, handles images (so good for tecxt books), and the reader implementations tend to have very nice formatting and font choice/sizing options, making it easy for everyone to tailor their display to suit personal preferences (something which even the best Mobi implementations (e.g. iLiad) really do not offer).

And FB2 is a great choice with the improvements and wider acceptance of open source eReader firmware alternatives such as OpenInkpot.

And as a Mac user I would like a great Mac OS X tool for creating good FB2 format eBooks (I like BookDesigner4 at the moment, but have to run it under Windows using VMWare Fusion).

But I'm guessing there'll only be a few of us hardcore FB2 fanatics, so my second choice would be MOBI - great format for releasing the DRM and for wide selection of titles, crap format for reader implementations - even good reader implementations (e.g. on DR1000S) are pretty lame compared to what many other readers can do.

12-22-2008, 06:10 AM	#39
orwell2k Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 1112 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Euroland Device: PocketBook 360°, BeBook (Hanlin V3), iRex DR1000S, iPad	FB2 format for Calibre - please! How about FB2 (FictionBook 2) format - so many great readers are able to handle this format, either intrinsically (e.g. BeBook) or with easy add-in software (e.g. iLiad/DR1000). FB2 is a great XML-based format that allows some nice formatting, handles images (so good for tecxt books), and the reader implementations tend to have very nice formatting and font choice/sizing options, making it easy for everyone to tailor their display to suit personal preferences (something which even the best Mobi implementations (e.g. iLiad) really do not offer). And FB2 is a great choice with the improvements and wider acceptance of open source eReader firmware alternatives such as OpenInkpot. And as a Mac user I would like a great Mac OS X tool for creating good FB2 format eBooks (I like BookDesigner4 at the moment, but have to run it under Windows using VMWare Fusion). But I'm guessing there'll only be a few of us hardcore FB2 fanatics, so my second choice would be MOBI - great format for releasing the DRM and for wide selection of titles, crap format for reader implementations - even good reader implementations (e.g. on DR1000S) are pretty lame compared to what many other readers can do. Last edited by orwell2k; 12-22-2008 at 06:19 AM.