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Originally Posted by neilmarr
I reckon this process is down to publishers themselves rather than their retailers, Steve. One thing we immediately found, by the way, is that the source material for PDF can't be converted to other formats as easily as we thought. There are occult formatting flaws that show up in formats other than PDF.
The conversion process is a bit nit-picky, and to do the job properly, each title should be thoroughly proof read in each new format. Pain in the neck, eh?
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Agreed: Publishers should be willing to do this; after all, it's their product, why wouldn't they want it to look its best? OTOH, if vendors want to volunteer to do that for publishers, and can demonstrate a good product (
ala Smashwords), I see no reason for a publisher not to go for that if it works for them.
And yes, I know the rigors of doc creation... I produce 7 versions of every book I sell, too. I look forward to the day I start whittling them down to 1 or 2, but I don't think we're nearly there yet. But I may knock off a format next year, after I check my sales and see what's not moving.