Quote:
Originally Posted by DVC
There certainly is no need for some special re-formating for the tiny screen function since any PDF iPhone reader can already do that. Likewise, I confess I see no reason to CONVERT news stories to EPUB when Safari on the iPhone can read them directly.
|
If you do all your ebook reading where you have wireless access, of course. Many of us like to read in times & places where we don't have that. Also, some of us like longer than a few hours' battery life.
Quote:
|
I'm beginning to think EPUB, LIT, etc. were designed when readers were dumb.
|
Lit is an older format. EPub is relatively new. Both are based on HTML markup to allow them to be read on many devices. IPhone/iPad's ability to parse PDFs is limited, like any other PDF reader--plenty of zoom-and-scroll options, but the effectiveness of reflow for optimum reading is based on how the PDF was created.
Quote:
|
But, with the iPhone and iPad that's no longer true. The iPhone and iPad are true computers
|
Can I run FineReader on them? Can I run Acrobat Pro on them, and use them for ebook creation? IPhone & iPad are application platforms, not computers.
Quote:
|
the existing hardware like the Kindle were jokes! Can you imagine reading books on technical subjects with tables, photos, and diagrams without color?
|
No, but I don't read tech books with color tables much. I do read novels. Lots of them. Because I do a lot of linear reading, I want a reader with good typographical options and long battery life; color screen isn't important to me. However, "works in train tunnels" is, and so a news reader dependent on web access isn't a good option for me.
Quote:
So, thank you for showing that beginning April 3rd there's no need to convert. Problem solved. 
|
Glad the iPhone works as a PDF reader for you. It's not sufficient for a lot of people, and we try to be accepting of everyone's reading preferences.