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Old 06-30-2007, 09:43 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
... once DE is finished for LInux, there should be no reason academic papers to be produced in PDF format. If these papers are meant to be read more then printed, then DE will be the way to publish them in the future ...
Currently, the majority of academic papers are meant to be printed. The PDF version is essentially an electronic way to deliver a "re-print" copy of the paper, exactly as it appears in the journal. Publishers are comfortable with this approach, and put a lot of effort into getting a consistent look for their journals. A reflowable format makes layout less controllable. Another problem is back issues. It has taken a long time to get old journals into electronic form, and there presumably would be no extra revenue for an EPUB version over a PDF version. So EPUB would only be viable for current and future papers, unless "good enough" automatic PDF to EPUB conversion is available at low cost.
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