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Originally Posted by WFT
As an author, you touch upon my own concern and an important reason why I posted to this thread. I don't own any e-readers, but I see scores of formats listed on this site's e-book wiki page. How can I possibly know which formats I need in order to make my novel compatible with every reader? Do I need all of the available formats listed on that wiki page?
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Which formats you use is up to you. You should research your market, determine which formats they prefer, and which are the most popular; then you have to decide how much of your target market you're going to try to reach... all of them... the most of them that is practical to you... etc.
Then check out the conversion software for the different formats, and decide which ones you want to work with. Some are incredibly easy. Some will make you tear your hair out. Pick which ones (and how many of them) you are willing to deal with, to create quality e-books.
I did that research, and decided 6 formats (including "roll your own" RTF) effectively covered my market, and were within my scope of practicality. Your scope may only include 2 or 3 formats. But as long as they are well-done, even 2 or 3 formats may be plenty.