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Originally Posted by SBT
What advantages are there in making a fixed-layout ebook with epub3/kf8 rather than pdf? I mean, PDF is ubiquitous, rock solid, and supports the basic necessities like hyperlinks etc.
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IMHO, FXL books are only useful for books with lots of images in them. For example, children's books, graphic novels etc. However, AFAIK, of the major players only Amazon, Apple, B&N, and Kobo readers/apps actually support them. (ADE4/RMSDK11 based readers and apps
will support ePub3 FXL books, but you'll have to wait for the next generation of eInk readers.)
Also most manufacturers/software developers added proprietary FXL extensions that standard ePub3 readers don't support. In particular Amazon's weird FXL flavor is a major PITA to implement. (For examples, see the official
Amazon KF8 website and this
website.)
Pretty much the only advantage that FXL books have over .pdf files with the same content is that book designers can add interactive content, for example, popup panels, lightboxes, animations etc.