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hacker · 04-29-2007, 08:37 PM

I'm not sure what you call "open", but for me, that means:

Fully documented (API, SDK, conversion tools)
Available (optionally with source code)

None of the formats you've linked to in this article meet those criteria. You also missed the top two, most-popular eBook formats out there (in terms of number of readers and number of items available in that format):

Plucker (with some samples over here)
iSilo

For non-open, non-free formats though, your blog post is quite informative.

04-29-2007, 08:37 PM	#9
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	But not a single mention of any Free formats... I'm not sure what you call "open", but for me, that means: Fully documented (API, SDK, conversion tools) Available (optionally with source code) None of the formats you've linked to in this article meet those criteria. You also missed the top two, most-popular eBook formats out there (in terms of number of readers and number of items available in that format): Plucker (with some samples over here) iSilo For non-open, non-free formats though, your blog post is quite informative. Last edited by hacker; 09-13-2007 at 12:15 PM.