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Old 09-12-2007, 12:11 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan View Post
I note that the standardized formats of HTML, DOC, TXT, RTF and PDF are making a good showing.

Query: Since ePub is built upon HTML, should we consider the positive showing of HTML equal to a positive sign for ePub in the future?
I think that is a stretch. We could also look at PDF's poor showing as an indicator for Digital Editions.

When ePub is released for the devices such as the Sony and the iRex, and people have a chance to evaluate the performance vs the current BBeB/LRF and Mobi/PRC readers then we can start to consider them.

For me it is a matter of what tools are available. I don't need all of the features of the current InDesign suite so I will be looking for conversion tools that will take such base formats as DOC, HTML, RTF, or TXT as input. Hopefully there will be something as easy to use as the libprs500 collection or BookDesigner available. Once an easy to use tool is available I will start to convert all of the books I have posted in the download section so more will be able to read them.

One of the goals of the current poll is to discover if there is interest in the MobileRead community for any existing formats beyond the two main formats that we have sections for (BBeB/LRF and Mobi/PRC.) There have been only a few posts in the "Other" section and none of them as far as I can tell have generated that much interest in downloading.

I want to post what you might call "load-and-go" formats such as the current two formats or perhaps MS LIT. I am not looking to post files that you have to load into a converter (as opposed to a loader like Sony's Connect software) before you can load it to your reader. As a policy I won't post books in PDF or HTML. Some do, I don't.

I know SteveJordanBooks supports multiple formats and and many of our members have older dedicated readers that may not be able to read what we have posted.

I thank everyone that has already voted and if you have yet to vote, please vote now.
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