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Originally Posted by =X=
I don't think this is a fair statement you made on HTML+CSS. The reason web does not look as good as PDF is because they are serving different purposes. HTML pages are designed for the lowest common denominator and are designed with content shifting in mind. So they cannot be optimized for typesetting. PDF are made specifically for typesetting.
However without these constrains, I have seen some graphic designers design one-off web pages that would knock the socks off of you. Printed out the pages would look near identical to a PDF.
HTML is quite capable just not utilized properly. Where the difference lies is that PDF will not change it's layout if that same document is viewed on a smaller device, and the HTML will reflow and change altering the typesetting.
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Quite capable is still worlds away from being able to match print quality. Not to mention that HTMLs reflowing is of a generally less demanding nature than that necessary on eBook devices.
Try enlarging the font on pretty much any website. At best the website won't break horribly... even then the overall quality of the page's presentation will get noticeably poorer due to the font resizing, not to mention jarring lack of resizing (or, alternatively, jarring pixelation/blurring) of images that really cannot be "correctly" resized.
Also, =X=, maybe I didn't communicate it well, but in part my message that you responded to meant to allude to the generally acknowledged fact that websites are typographically poor. This is common wisdom among web developers/designers who at least dabble in typography.