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Originally Posted by ahi
So, the real question, JSWolf, is:
Why is the ability to make nitpicky adjustment of the font or the margin better than having somebody that knows far more about bookmaking than you creating a finely crafted eBook targeted at your reader device?
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I think at the individual level, it's not much of a question. For a tech savy person that is picky about fonts, layout etc. being able to customize is a clear advantage.
But it's a useless feature for most folks who just want to buy a book, have it look good and readable without having to waste any time in their busy life to learn how to re-format it themselves.
They key is to get to a point where all books, magazines etc. can look good on all or most readers so no customization is needed for all but the most anal like Jon. And I really don't see how that can happen with out some standardization of screen sizes. Or at least aspect ratios of screens. Then people would just have to know that if they buy a smaller screen some larger format media like magazines are going to be hard to read, or have to be reflowed with the problems incumbent to doing so.