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Originally Posted by Ankh
Well, if there is a publishing house, then things get complicated. DRMed ePub has its content purposely locked in, and choice of PDF there would not surprise me. I don't like it, but it would not surprise me. I am hoping that DRM-free delivery will prove its worth as a better business model for publishers, but the jury is still out. |
No DRM on anything, period. Pax Librorum is in the business of selling dead-tree books. The eBooks are considered a tool for promotion.
The 5x8 inch (paperback book's original size) PDF was downloaded more than 3000 times since February. Once all the different formats for eBook readers are up there, I expect those will receive reasonable interest too.
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Originally Posted by Ankh
However, for any work on the copyright and DRM free content, a strong case can be made for use of one of the re-flowable formats. Flexibility to use tools to add soft-hyphens in the future, for example, or to adjust format for new devices is essential as our reading platforms continue to evolve.
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A strong case based on the abandonment of said eBooks. A publisher that is interested in having their eBooks read, will take the effort to update their formats as needed.
I suppose I make the distinction between "free range" eBooks that have no real guardian, and "published" eBooks that somebody is responsible for.
Reflow formats, I will grant you, are probably best for the free range ones. Published ones though, I strongly feel that the publisher should put in the effort required to ensure their eBooks are both amicably readable and well worth reading. (And yeah, I know we are a bit of ways from there still, but a man can dream!)