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Originally Posted by Steve_Haley
I did indeed write a reader app on Android for another project, which opened 'fixed layout' ePubs. These are slightly different to normal ePubs, and behave much more like a PDF than an ePub. Essentially in a fixed-layout ePub, the file specifies where the page-breaks are, and where every word and image goes on the page. Changing the size of the window doesn't change the layout of the text, unlike on a normal ePub where the text would reflow to simply have more words per line. (Fixed-layout is useful when the text in question has many images, diagrams, coloured backgrounds etc which need to all line up correctly, regardless of the screen size.)
I also did the original project for a client who now owns the source code. I'd have to rewrite it to be able to use it.
Making it handle normal ePubs, and redoing enough of the work to avoid IP infringement, would take a few weeks. We'd need to sell a few thousand copies of this add-on to make it worth the effort.
Would that many people be willing to pay extra? I really don't know.  |
It would depend on how well it respects the css and also allows you to override things like font selection and size, justification, and colors. I have been unsuccessful in my search for a good reading app and so have a lot of others here. I use Moon+ because I like it's features, but it is well known for ignoring css. A lot of people have paid for Mantano, but it can no longer override font type or justification. A separate paid reading app that can also be hooked into CC might be worth it.