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Originally Posted by AJ Starr
Thanks for replying. 
But let me reiterate---I am very familiar with the capabilities of the formats, and the programmer aspects of what is done to present the book.
I am interested in WHY a person PREFERS one format over another, end-user-wise. |
I am sorry that I misunderstood your question.
For me, it is not so much that I prefer a particular format as it is that I prefer a particular set of reader capabilities. I have two readers, the 5" PocketPRO (Hanlin V5) and the 6" EZReader (Hanlin V3). On the Hanlin V3 with OpenInkpot, I almost always used EPUB, but on the Hanlin V5, I almost always use FB2. That is mainly because I do not like the default EPUB reading software on the Hanlin V5 (PocketPRO). My Hanlin V5 has very poor contrast compared to my Hanlin V3, and the ability to pick a good contrasty font became more important because of that difference. I also like the ability to have a book status bar at the top of the page if I want it. The FB2 format gives me a much better reading experience on My Hanlin V5. All of the other book format possibilities on my two readers have some drawbacks as compared to FB2 or EPUB.
I sometimes use RTF as an intermediate format when converting between formats, but I have never tried actually reading a novel in that format since it is not really an end use format. For now, I keep all of my books in the FB2 format because it is the most compact when ZIPed, and can be easily converted to another format in the future if necessary.