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Originally Posted by DVC
As I stated above you should really try and educate yourself on ebook formats. Your ignorance of ereaders/ebooks and how the document flows is apparent throughout your post.
I've sold eBooks for years -- many -- and they were PDF's that display on a computer screen -- any screen -- including my iPhone -- just as they were written. And, I can use any number of PDF readers and they all work alike. (So much for the "gee it's hard to decode, argument." And, they print just as they were written.
I agree I know nothing about ereaders -- as far as I can tell they are nothing more than readers with a page-turning rather than a scrolling function. Plus, the ability to bookmark.
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.
I'm beginning to think EPUB, LIT, etc. were designed when readers were dumb. But, with the iPhone and iPad that's no longer true. The iPhone and iPad are true computers -- and all I really need is a PDF reader that looks like what an ereader looks like. (I have no idea because until the iPad and iPhone, the existing hardware like the Kindle were jokes! Can you imagine reading books on technical subjects with tables, photos, and diagrams without color?
So you have educated me that with current technology -- I have no need of an "HTML" like experience. My books don't need to be converted. In fact, with the iPad there's no need to reformat them to a tiny screen. Note: I just "read" my latest book on my iPhone and by double-tapping, the PDF automatically perfectly fits the screen including photos. (I just haven't figured out how to advance by screen rather than scrolling.)
So, thank you for showing that beginning April 3rd there's no need to convert. Problem solved.  |
Thank you. I've been in need of a really good laugh all day.