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Originally Posted by j.p.s
I thought I've read multiple times that amazon "print replica" books a made from PDF.
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Yes, that's exactly right. And yes, he could do that, but he was very clear that he wants the widest-possible distribution, which rules out PR.
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Originally Posted by j.p.s
But nothing else available will do any better with a book that is nothing but full screen images.
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Well...that's a matter of opinion, for the various reasons stated, by me and some others throughout the thread. I don't personally feel that the rigidity of PDF is better, for digital reading on devices, than a reflowable ebook. BUT, yes, that's my opinion.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
But how do you make the PDF so the aspect is correct when you have different ratio screens? Two of the most popular being 16:9 and 4:3.
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And therein lies the rub for PDF. You just...there's no
One Size To Rule Them All, because every bloody device is different. Whether it's the 3:4 aspect ratio of iPads or the 1:1.6, 1:1.7 for Kindles or, or or...
Hitch