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Originally Posted by Quoth
Not a true ebook if it doesn't reflow.
People need to accept that's not viable on ebooks that might be read on small screens.
Most ebooks are read on apps on phones.
They need to either write an app, or a sensible size PDF for large tablets, unless you are designing postage stamps.
It's also really annoying to read the fine print of a supposed "Kindle" title by an author you know and discover it's a comic book derived from it and it's essentially garbage on eink or a phone. Usually also no D&T. Sometimes not available for real Kindles at all. Amazon have messed up Kindle branding. It should be for real reflowable ebooks only. Print replica and Comics should use two other brands.
They are not the only idiots messing up the concept of an ebook.
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This brings forth a question: What is the definition of an ebook? I've thought it was an electronic version of a book, and the specific device that you read it on was irrelevant as long as the ebook is formatted for the device or can be reflowed on the device. Whether it is an EPUB, PDF, text, Palm Format (.pdb), .mobi, or .rtf (among the many formats) makes no difference as long as your ereader can display it. Although I could read ebooks on my smartphone I wouldn't try it because the screen is too small. Likewise, I wouldn't try it on a table (say 9 inch) because it is too large to easily carry around. However, that is just me.