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Randy11 · 05-09-2009, 07:57 AM

I've a question about "open-source". It's something like Wikipedia or it's about the format : EPUB for example ? An open format solve the problem to know what reader to buy. A free reader is some money no spent.

If its an open format, the "experts" could write the books and the editors win their money.

An "open-source" book could be read with many devices. I read some PDF files with XPDF for free. The "ereader" is a way to read, you can use a computer and have two or more pages on the screen or print some pages - all pages aren't always needed when you study for an exam.

May be there is some interests : economical for the Gov., pratical for the students and the scholl, and also for the nature - less printed book, less cutted trees ... ?

05-09-2009, 07:57 AM	#24
Randy11 Wizard Posts: 1,138 Karma: 1577094 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Samsung EB60, Onyx M92, Onyx Max2	I've a question about "open-source". It's something like Wikipedia or it's about the format : EPUB for example ? An open format solve the problem to know what reader to buy. A free reader is some money no spent. If its an open format, the "experts" could write the books and the editors win their money. An "open-source" book could be read with many devices. I read some PDF files with XPDF for free. The "ereader" is a way to read, you can use a computer and have two or more pages on the screen or print some pages - all pages aren't always needed when you study for an exam. May be there is some interests : economical for the Gov., pratical for the students and the scholl, and also for the nature - less printed book, less cutted trees ... ? Last edited by Randy11; 05-09-2009 at 08:09 AM.