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Old 04-14-2010, 12:32 AM   #79
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Originally Posted by scottjl View Post
7. customization (ability to change fonts, page colors, etc.): the 600 has a few font sizes and only one built in font. you can not change the page color. you can embed fonts into epub files. current ipad applications can not read embedded fonts, but you can change font faces, font colors, page colors, font sizes, screen brightness and more. ipad wins.
Why is that an iPad win? Apart from color, you can do the same customizations, and many more with font embedding, for the 600 so long as you do them before you load the ePub on your device.

On the other hand, there are ePubs (I'm working on one now) that simply will not display properly at all without embedded fonts.

Out of curiousity, does the iPad ebook software support SVGs?
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