Thread: Ebook reader survey on preferred format(s)
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Old 05-22-2009, 12:16 PM   #126
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Originally Posted by ahi View Post
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?
Right now I have a 6" screen on my 505. Larger screen devices are going to be coming out eventually. If I decide to get one, the ePub I have now will look good on the larger screen. But that hand crafted eBook targeted at my 6" screen will look silly on a larger screen (say 9.7") as it will have a lot of blank space and look smaller based on the new devices higher resolution. So this hand crafted PDF is fixed to one screen size. It's not nice on a larger screen. ePub I can read on my 505 and then move to a larger screen and it'll be fine.

And why do you think someone else knows my needs/wants better then I do? What if I don't like the way this person handcrafts this PDF? I have no choice but to live with it. ePub I can fix it should it not be suitable. I know you say I should not need to fix it up. But what if I released an eBook with say a sans-serif font, 2% margins, paragraph spaces and no indents because I decided I like that? You think that looks bad. With ePub, I can fix that. With PDF, I'm stuck with an awful reading experience.

What if this hand crafted PDF is using a font I find hard to read with? I'm again screwed. With ePub, I can fix that so I can have an enjoyable reading experience. Face it, the way a PDF looks is based upon the creator and ePub can be changed if need be.
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