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Old 08-13-2015, 10:44 AM   #247
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I can think of all sorts of reasons. One might be that, given the fact that images appear to be stored in a separate "sidecar" file in the new format, they're now delivering books with image resolutions tailored to the capabilities of the specific device the file is being sent to. That would be a very smart move.
I can think of at least one case where this would be bad for users if not handled well. I read books that occasionally have maps or diagrams that are hard to read on my kindle even when they take up the full screen. It is nice to tap and hold in order to magnify those in order to see the details. If they limit the resolution of images to full screen then that will no longer work for me.

ETA: On the other hand it makes sense to drop color info in images sent to monochrome devices.

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