[WORK IN PROGRESS]
[EDIT 170225 - will be moved to the wiki TestFiles
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/TestFiles page]
This thread was started to satisfy a wish to compare the reading experience on different devices pre-purchase.
The aim is to list a couple of examples for each desired format that are freely available online and exemplify common practice or special variations on the format.
In cases where the end format began life as another type--e.g., after PDF to epub conversion--I made a subcategory.
Obviously, people will need a file/format types not yet here. Provide copy/pasteable content for now, and I'll add to this post as I can.
I wish this were a wiki so anyone could edit and improve. In lieu of that, I'll do what I can and encourage migration of this post to a more suitable home. (I hope there is a home at MobileRead, since it is such a good source of information.)
EPUB2: General
EPUB2: Conversion from PDF
sa: Thread on MobileRead https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=160755
EPUB2: Math or Formula Heavy
https://github.com/Minitex/OpenTextb...-Volume-1.epub
EPUB3
sa: idpf EPUB 3 Samples page http://idpf.github.io/epub3-samples/samples.html
sa: Accessible EPUB 3 https://drive.google.com/uc?export=d...mFKRTNIam93RTQ
in Arabic, fonts not embedded https://drive.google.com/uc?export=d...Ukxa2VYbURqVjA
EPUB3: Math or Formula Heavy
sample: A First Course in Linear Algebra https://drive.google.com/uc?export=d...3VXeUs2dU02RXc
PDF: Math or Formula Heavy
http://www.anselm.edu/internet/physi...hysicsIa18.pdf
math paper w/many internal links https://arxiv.org/pdf/1106.2090.pdf
PDF: Typical Scientific publication
http://www.umassmed.edu/contentasset...l-nri-2014.pdf
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1606/1606.05690.pdf
some diagrams https://www.researchgate.net/profile...3c5fe40229.pdf
PDF: Processed for better e-reader experience
sa: Discussion and links by Willus http://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/pdf_conversion.shtml
(example expertly converted by k2pdfopt author) http://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/examp...k2opt_v127.pdf
comment: use MS Word as helper https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...56&postcount=7