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Originally Posted by JSWolf
if the layout can be done using XML + CSS then ePub can be used. And the good thing is that it should work fine on a 6" screen or a 9.7" screen. PDF is a fixed size and a letter sized PDF doesn't work so well on small screens. I've attached a sample ePub that will show you that you can do complex layouts.
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Thanks, JSWolf. I just looked at the file in Calibre, and it looks good. But am I wrong to assume, that everything your EPUB file does, can be done just as well, with the new version of Adobe?
Just like the web, e-publishing will evolve from mostly text-based, limited design pages, to richer, more print-like look - see for instance the image attached.
A page like this should not reflow, because it will lose its visual effect. And while I know a PDF file will have no problem with it, I am not sure, EPUB can do it (please correct me if I am wrong.)
My point is, why not just use one format, from desktop to ereader, for complex layout pages which should not reflow, as well as for simple text pages which should reflow? The only format I know, which can do all this, is PDF.