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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
It's not that I've got anything against PDFs, but that I don't expect publishers to bother offering good ones. I don't expect them to use ePub to its fullest ability, either, and I'd be frightened if they tried--I've been to some of their websites, and I don't want their HTML attempts in my ebooks.
However, mediocre ePub is a hell of a lot better than mediocre PDF, for almost everyone who reads ebooks.
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I agree, but that's another part of why this discussion has gone on so long. Most of the PDF advocates feel very strongly about the need to raise the standards for ebooks the future, and many of the ePub advocates aren't too concerned about what MIGHT happen in the future, but rather on the pragmatics of now.
I still prefer paper books over anything with e-ink due to general quality issues and responsiveness. However, when the technology is better, I'll be much more happy making more PDFs for myself. Right now, it almost seems futile. Polishing a turd, as they say.