[mtravellerh]

I sincerely doubt that the technical limitations of the Mobi pocket really are at the base of Taylor & Francis's problem.

The real problem, in my eyes, is the somewhat strange perception editors do have of e-books and e-book formats.

Don't get me wrong, also I don't understand even half of llasram's technospeak, I concur with him in that mobi is a fairly limited and not very up-to-date format.

But editors think that an e-book version, regardless what format of e-book, has to be just like the pbook. Of course, that is a complete and utter misunderstanding of the concept of e-books as they represent pretty much a new form of media and paper books cannot be transferred to e-books one to one, Basta.

E-book formats are still in evolution and some offer more layout possibilities than others, some are more flexible regarding its software platforms while others are more rigid. Rule of thumb: The more a format is rigid concerning hard- and software, the better the layout possibilities.

If T&F is clinging to its layout or features a lot of technical books with tables, formulas and the like, their decision may be understandable but shows that the concept of interchangeable hard- and software platforms hasn't reached them yet.