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Originally Posted by dmikov
PDF is not an e-book format, it's typesetting prowess does nothing for the plethora of different screen sizes and screen types. I am not going to theoritise on it, just look how many bad pdf viewer implementation are in the current e-books. You think it's coincidence?....
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Oh. right..., silly me, just didn't realize that all computer monitors are all the same size..., 'cause somehow some look different to me. I guess that's why PDF is the most popular format for distributing all kinds of publications, to be viewed on screen.
The fact that current implementation in many ereaders sucks (DR1000 excepted,) doesn't mean the format is bad. As bigger screen come in, and as processing power increases, and color comes in, PDFs will look just fine on even cheap ereaders.
But even before color, there is a crop of large screens coming up, and presumably most will sport decent PDF support. And that will be the beginning of the end for the alternate formats, IMO.
I personally can't wait to be able to read a nicely typeset book on a large e-ink screen.