Thread: epub or mobi?
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Old 10-15-2009, 05:31 PM   #2
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For a simple ePub creator, look no further than Sigil.

the ePub format allows ebook creators to do a lot more with graphics and the layout of the book than Mobipocket.

At the moment, the ePub reading software is less than optimal, and isn't as good a the Mobipocket reading software IMO.

Hopefully that will change with time.

ePub is also a documented open standard, unlike Mobipocket which is owned and held secret by Amazon.


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Originally Posted by bobcdy View Post
Why are so many choosing epub with it complexities over mobi with its simple to use creator? I fail to see any advantages of epub over mobi - is it because the Adobe in the ebook format wars is considered unbeatable so that epub is the only way to go or are there real advantages to epub?
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