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Old 01-26-2021, 03:40 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by j.p.s View Post
I thought I've read multiple times that amazon "print replica" books a made from PDF.
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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But nothing else available will do any better with a book that is nothing but full screen images.
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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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.
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...

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