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Originally Posted by JSWolf
But if it works as ePub2, then get rid of the ePub3.
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It was the case of the author not understanding the difference being a graphic artist. The story included inline illustrations at specific points and he was concerned that changing to a flowable format would break the relationship between story and illustration.
The main issue for me was that the fixed layout also involved word-specific formatting which turned a large file in epub 2 into something more like a PDF file and wouldn't transfer to my then ereader because of space constraints. There must have been something like a 10:1 ratio between the html and the text.
I ended up reading the initial download on my iPad using iBooks which worked. Apparently he'd checked the output in iBooks and assumed it would be fine elsewhere. I suggested downloading Calibre as another check.