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Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan
Hi,
I've listened so wonderful words about words that I would like to know which is the real advantage for a common reader person. I'm not talking about standard (I know html history and other standard, and I work with theoretical standards, so please, don't go there). No DRM is not a real reason, because it doesn't depend on format. So, which is its advantage over other formats? For a reader, remember, not a techie.
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With LIT
You can have TTS
HTML 4.0 formating standards
Annotations
BookMarks
Portable reader.
Reliable standard
Book will can be read on any device that supports LIT.
Margin Control
Dictionary Support
MOBI
Annotations
Bookmarks
Synchronization with any mobipocket device
Large library
MobiCreator/MobiReader - Awesome tools for creating eBooks and reading eBooks
A mobi eBook will work on any Mobipocket device.
Justify,
Margin control
Dictionary Support
TTS ( if you have an kindle)
Great images support on Mobipocket clients can zoom/pan images.
HTML 3.0 format
ePUB
Poorly spec out file format (for interpreters). Possibility than a perfectly valid ePUB will not work on anther ePUB device.
DRM is not standardized so you can have so DRM X won't work with DRM Y
No Dictionary support
No Annotation
Bookmarks
No Margin control
HTML 4.0 format standard. Same as LIT
Page counter on side, overlaps with text
While people have hailed ePUB superior format, I'll be honest I can't tell the difference. The format looks the same. Walcarft even did a study with the HOBBIT and I think he too came to the same conclusion. I think the only format that was bad was eReader.
Also most folks who tout the suppirior formating of ePUB also say they only read chapter books
go figure.
I tend to read lots of books with pictures, charts, tables, and graphs. Mobipocket and PDF tend to be far better than the rest.
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