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Originally Posted by nrapallo
I view .epub as an ultimate ebook source format and cringe when I see the resulting .html (xhtml) included therein as output by Calibre (no offense intended) in accordance to the ADE limitation.
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Hi Nick, now it's my turn to rant
For me this is only proof of how poor the ePUB spec is. Here is a committee that
knows that the majority of their eBooks market are viewed on embedded devices, yet they make no provision for them. Either include them or exclude them but make it clear in the specification. I'm not saying "X" plaftorm can/can't run ePUB. But address the issue by stating what kind of memory is required. And have provisions in the spec for devices that have limited hardware constrains.
Another huge gaping hole in the ePUB standard is no one solution for DRM. Maybe that is wishful thinking on ePUB side that DRM will go way but it's here and real. This means more vendors aside from Adobe can spring up with their own DRM solution. Which means buying a book from one vendor will most likely not work with another. How open is that?
So now as ePUB consumers we now have to worry about what hardware we buy in addition worry about what DRM the book is using. Arh what a headache.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I cannot get exited over ePUB it is a GREAT idea that was poorly executed. Right now where ePUB stands today is not a valid open solution but yet another tower. So with that said
... I'll stick to MOBI and LIT where I know the eBooks I buy will work on any platform they support.
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