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View Poll Results: What format or formats do you read ebooks in?
Sony BBeB/LRF 44 49.44%
MobiPocket/PRC 39 43.82%
Microsoft LIT 16 17.98%
Plucker 4 4.49%
eReader (Palm Reader) 11 12.36%
IMP (GEB, REB, EB1150) 7 7.87%
Hiebook 0 0%
RocketBook2 2 2.25%
HTML 26 29.21%
DOC 14 15.73%
Text 22 24.72%
RTF 32 35.96%
PDF 26 29.21%
Psion 0 0%
CHM 5 5.62%
iSilo 4 4.49%
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Old 09-12-2007, 10:10 AM   #16
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But many of us buy in many formats, depending on which one supports the books we buy. I might prefer format X, but if a book I want is in format Y, I buy that.

Turns out, I've already skewed the poll... I should have added a vote for PDF, because I have been known to read a few classics that way...
I purchase in MS Reader format and now can purchase in MobiPocket as well. But, do I read them that way. No, I convert to BBeB so I can read with my Sony Reader. So if people vote for what format(s) they purchase and then convert, that skews the poll results. I've only voted for the format I read. And that is BBeB at the moment. So if book X is in MS Reader and I buy it and convert to BBeB, I'm not reading it in MS Reader format, so I won't vote for MS Reader. That's how it should go.

Has anyone voted for a format that's purchased to be used to convert to another format to actually read?
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Old 09-12-2007, 10:32 AM   #17
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Mobipocket, PDF, and an option that isn't on there CHM. But that's mostly for technical stuff...
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Old 09-12-2007, 12:41 PM   #18
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Mobipocket, PDF, and an option that isn't on there CHM. But that's mostly for technical stuff...
CHM has been added with one vote.
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Old 09-12-2007, 01:00 PM   #19
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Old 09-12-2007, 07:31 PM   #20
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I purchase in MS Reader format and now can purchase in MobiPocket as well. But, do I read them that way. No, I convert to BBeB so I can read with my Sony Reader. So if people vote for what format(s) they purchase and then convert, that skews the poll results. I've only voted for the format I read. And that is BBeB at the moment. So if book X is in MS Reader and I buy it and convert to BBeB, I'm not reading it in MS Reader format, so I won't vote for MS Reader. That's how it should go.

Has anyone voted for a format that's purchased to be used to convert to another format to actually read?
You may need a completely new poll for that question: "What e-book formats do you generally convert your e-books to for actual reading?"
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Old 09-12-2007, 11:25 PM   #21
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Has anyone voted for a format that's purchased to be used to convert to another format to actually read?
Yes and no.

By preference, I get ebooks in HTML format. I convert them to Plucker for reading on my PDA, but read them in either format. I also have stuff in eReader, MobiPocket, PDF, RTF, and TXT formats, so I voted for all of them.
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Old 09-13-2007, 09:20 AM   #22
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Yes and no.

By preference, I get ebooks in HTML format. I convert them to Plucker for reading on my PDA, but read them in either format. I also have stuff in eReader, MobiPocket, PDF, RTF, and TXT formats, so I voted for all of them.
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But do you read all those formats? Converting from does not count.
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Old 09-13-2007, 10:47 AM   #23
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But do you read all those formats? Converting from does not count.
If I didn't, I wouldn't have voted for them

I convert stuff to get it in a format I can read on the PDA. If I can read it "native", I don't convert.
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Old 09-13-2007, 02:48 PM   #24
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I use uBook on my PDA, and read in .prc, html, rtf, and txt. Format doesn't really matter so long as one app can read them. It's one reason I like uBook, good multiformat support. (I also like that it supports a proper directory structure as I've too many books for a single flat directory).
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Old 09-17-2007, 11:02 AM   #25
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Old 09-20-2007, 08:32 PM   #26
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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?
One interesting question is which DOC? DOC in caps is used often for what is now called Palm DOC but many think it is Word since it used an extension of .doc for its files.

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Old 09-21-2007, 12:49 PM   #27
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The iSilo format is not there! Am I the only one using that format?

Apart from technical ebooks in PDF and CHM, 95% of my ebooks are in iSilo format.
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Old 09-22-2007, 02:37 PM   #28
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I miss zTxT, I convert everything I want to read on my Palm in this format. I don't read in any other format.
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I miss zTxT, I convert everything I want to read on my Palm in this format. I don't read in any other format.
Which reader do you use?
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