Hi all
I've had a recent exchange with Taylor&Francis about getting their books converted to Mobi format. In particular, I'm interested in their language books as I'm learning Spanish and German. The range of books that they available in Mobi format is relatively small compared to the total number of e-books in other formats.
http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk
I have sent them an email asking (urging) them to offer more books in Mobi format. This is the response I got:
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Regarding the titles not available in Mobi format, there is little we can do I'm afraid. For various technical reasons, it is not always feasible to convert all our ebooks into Mobi format. That particular fomat has limitations in terms of display and layout which prevent some books from being rendered poroperly. If this means the customer experience is degraded, we prefer not to sell the title in quesiton (as opposed to charging full price for something which is less than satisfactory to the customer).
This is why 20,000+ titles are available in DX format (online access), but only a subset is available for all other formats.
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I'm not sure what DX format is, but if I can't read it on my Cybook, I'm not interested. In fact I can't even read it on my computer as I run Linux, not Windows.
Is Mobi format really that deficient? How does it compare to Microsoft Reader? What can I say to Taylor&Francis to convince them that it's worth publishing in Mobi format? I've already mentioned the Kindle market.
Right now I'm feeling a bit despondent about my investments in ereader hardware and in ebooks, as it seems that I can only find about a third of the books I want in the format that I use.
-Wayne