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Originally Posted by JohannesM
The printed book itself exists and will exist in the future as well obviously. And epub is not limited to iPads, I see it more like an opportunity to sell digitized textbooks to students (parents) who have the means to use any device they like.
It's diversifying means not replacing oldschool books. That's why I'm dealing with indesign - the printed book has already been designed and laid out, now I'm just customising it to another readable format. I doubt the publisher (client) would've made the decision to digitize the textbook if the demand wasn't there.
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I meant, are you designing/converting this for ePUB format, only? No MOBI version?
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Originally Posted by HarryT
But how many devices and apps support FXL?
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And therein lies the rub. FXL specs are pretty much device-specific. The FXL that INDD outputs is pretty much Apple-centric, although it also works on Kobo, because Kobo simply took Apple's standards and made them work therefor. It was a smart move on their part to snag distribution.
But I have no idea if the fxl that works on an iPad will work on the millions of other ePUB-reading devices that are out there. That's not been my understanding, but it's not something I've delved into.
Hitch