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Originally Posted by Lemurion
... Right now a large proportion of the e-book buying public refuse to buy PDFs. As long as this holds true it does not matter if the publishers love PDF.
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Heh, PC geeks kicked and screamed against GUI at first, and extolled the virtues of DOS. This is where e-books and e-readers are today.
I purchase mobi/azw, too, instead of PDFs. For now. Even though mobi looks like I am reading someone's manuscript, or a Word document, rather than a book.
I purchase mobi, not because I like it, but because PDF support on my Kindle 2 is non-existent. And because I can use the dictionary and search functions with it.
But, the first large-screen device with good PDF support will get my money. I like reading hardcovers, and I like to read well-designed publications.
IMO, it is the current hardware limitations, and lack of decent PDF implementation, which stalls PDF purchases.
The moment these are removed, this may well change. PDF is a well recognized format by most consumers, and as far as I can tell, it is more robust than any of the competition. Plus, when color comes in, PDF will still allow you to read magazines, the way they are intended to be read.
So, give me a larger screen, and Search and Dictionary ability, and PDF is the only format I would buy, provided I can strip the DRM. And the new mobile SDK does do reflow, for those who like to read microeditions.