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jonathanp · 01-20-2009, 04:25 AM

Hi,

I'm working on a school project where people can upload books/documents for storage and indexing and then download either to pc or ebook reader.

What I'd like to know is, is there a standard or universal format I should use for the documents? I've read on here that epub seems to be becoming a great format but do all the readers support it? I've been the the manufacturer's websites and they claim to support lots but often I find people on the web complaining that PDFs don't reflow, or that format x doesn't display properly.

Should I be looking at ebook formats or should I just stick to A4 PDF?

Thanks in advance.

01-20-2009, 04:25 AM	#1
jonathanp Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony Reader 505S	Is there a universally supported format? Hi, I'm working on a school project where people can upload books/documents for storage and indexing and then download either to pc or ebook reader. What I'd like to know is, is there a standard or universal format I should use for the documents? I've read on here that epub seems to be becoming a great format but do all the readers support it? I've been the the manufacturer's websites and they claim to support lots but often I find people on the web complaining that PDFs don't reflow, or that format x doesn't display properly. Should I be looking at ebook formats or should I just stick to A4 PDF? Thanks in advance.