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Originally Posted by andrew73249
Thanks for clarifying this. If the pdfs at Smashwords are just conversions from epub or some other format that isn't intended to retain information about page layout, then you're right, this is not what I was looking for.
So I guess it looks like the only options for purchase of fixed layout, "print replica" ebooks as of January, 2019 are - the original publishers (who rarely make them available)
- Google Play "original pages" (which frequently have issues)
- Amazon "print replicas" (which are rarely available)
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Correct.
As far as narrative text books go, pdf is generally contra-indicated as it negates most of the benefits of doing an ebook in the first place.
PDF originated as an archival format for print with the idea that it would be transmitted digitally but printed before reading. It was not designed from the ground up for screen reading like the reflowable formats.