Thread: Future-proofing my ebook collection given the churn in ebook formats
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Old 11-02-2015, 10:57 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
I've been thinking about this issue for some time now, and have mostly come to the same conclusions as you have. I also think EPUB (version 2) is the most future-proof format, having the best chance of still being able to be be read and written many years down the line.

What I do is the following:
- Import books into Calibre, removing DRM in the process.
- Export the book (Save to Disk), and stash the DeDRM-ed original somewhere else.
- If not EPUB: convert/unpack (in case of azw3) to EPUB.
- Use the Calibre tools to remove errors and/or change the book as I see fit.
- Convert the book to AZW3 (as I have a Kindle).

So yes, my main format is EPUB, even if the original book is an AZW3 that would be usable on my Kindle without any changes.
Well, that's different.

You've modified the EPUB manually, it is now your primary, master, source format.
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