Thread: Format or eReader?
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Old 12-07-2009, 06:48 AM   #50
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Originally Posted by Book Depository View Post
  • When buying/searching for eBooks do you search by format or by eReader?
    I browse by subject/genre, when I find a title I want I'll accept any format my Sony 505 liseuse can handle
  • Do you know what format/s your eReader can read when searching or do you expect all eBooks to be read by your eReader?
    I do know what formats can be read, but I take the view that epub is the preferred format. I'm willing to download free/cheap alternative formats (usually pdf), but will then convert them to epub. Anything I have to pay real money for has to be epub (and I'll then strip off the DRM so I can make corrections and/or guarantee I'll always be able to access these titles. I will NOT re-distribute).
  • Before you bought your eReader did you know about software to convert a format to your eReaders format? If you didn't would you have liked to have been informed by the retailer?
    I knew virtually nothing until I came across MobileRead. The Sony Store where I bought my 505 liseuse knew very little about formats.
More generally, I consider proprietary formats, whether for eBooks or anything else, to be deadends. So an open standard such as epub automatically gets my vote and my money.
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