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Old 09-29-2009, 09:02 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by Jack Tingle View Post
It's all well and good to tell the reader you know better than he what he _wants_, but don't expect that attitude to be welcomed. You may (mind you _may_) know what he needs, but only the reader knows what he wants. Everyone has different wants, even if they have the same need. Ebooks offer the flexibility to give each reader what he wants whether the author/typographer/publisher likes it or not.
Which is fine for leisure reading, or any books that are just plain text.

Not so much for text books, academic books, scholarly articles etc. where figures and tables need to display a certain way to make sense, be on the same page as the text that relates to them etc.
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