MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Choice between epub and LRF, which do you use?

pepak · 06-04-2009, 04:04 AM

Well, I think you are needlessly mixing two things:

1) Long-term storage
2) Right-now usability

Neither of the formats is suitable for both of these goals - LRF is much more usable (for me: it is far more stable, has full justification, has fast intra-document links) while EPUB is a lot more future-proof (though not perfect).

Personally, I store all my books in (X)HTML (long-term storage) and convert them to LRF as needed (usability right now) using a single short command (I can get a book converted faster than the operating system recognizes a plugged-in reader).

It might be more difficult if you intend to buy books, but luckily that's not an issue for me - most of the stores don't sell to my country and those that do don't carry books I want.

06-04-2009, 04:04 AM	#3
pepak Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 4150 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T3, Kobo Libra H2O	Well, I think you are needlessly mixing two things: 1) Long-term storage 2) Right-now usability Neither of the formats is suitable for both of these goals - LRF is much more usable (for me: it is far more stable, has full justification, has fast intra-document links) while EPUB is a lot more future-proof (though not perfect). Personally, I store all my books in (X)HTML (long-term storage) and convert them to LRF as needed (usability right now) using a single short command (I can get a book converted faster than the operating system recognizes a plugged-in reader). It might be more difficult if you intend to buy books, but luckily that's not an issue for me - most of the stores don't sell to my country and those that do don't carry books I want.