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Old 08-24-2009, 05:42 PM   #64
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Originally Posted by WFT View Post
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?
To be compatible with every reader, you would need four formats.
1. ePub
2. Mobipocket
3. BBeB (LRF)
4. eReader

If you start off with a well made HTML file, you can use Calibre to convert into all three formats.
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