Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

actually a LOT of pdf ebooks are available, and it's often the only format available when you're getting it directly from the author (who may not realise it's not a good ebook format) or from a publisher who's not yet caught up with ebooks. and then there is the huge quantity of personal and professional content which is often available as a pdf.

look at the innumerable threads on this forum asking "but will i be able to read pdfs on it ???" pdf has been around for so long and so many people know what it is before they even hear about ebooks that it could easily be argued that despite its flaws it has been the "de facto" ebook standard for years. i won't argue that it's a good ebook format though. just because it's widespread doesn't make it good.