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Originally Posted by JSWolf
When larger screens do hit the market, I think ePub will be even more important. So even if your current format of choice is not ePub, vote for ePub anyway. It will help get possibly better formatted eBooks then is possible with Mobipocket.
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If it was just books, I'd say, maybe.
But when large screens hit, with color, it will be also magazines, as well as other more complex publications, which will be viewed on these screens as well.
And I am not sure EPUB will cut it.
I personally am starting to think, that if there is a screen size standardization, which is very likely, it's all over. Not just because of magazines, but also stuff like Google book scans allowing PDF downloads. On a larger, color screen, these will be readable. Publishers can use the same tools they use for print, and output PDFs with very little effort.
With PDF, you can do a nicely designed magazine, with embedded video interviews (and ads:-), live links, etc..
People do not deal well with multiple standards, and I think a standard-size larger screen removes whatever advantages something like EPUB may currently have.