eBook Site List - Page 2

-Thomas- · 03-27-2008, 08:27 PM

Wow, the list is great. Thanks!

wallcraft · 03-27-2008, 09:11 PM

The wiki table looks good. You asked for comments, so here are a few:

The Notes did not work for me.

I think PRC and MOBI are probably the same format for the purposes of this table, perhaps use both names in the title. Also, Amazon's AZW e-books are MOBI but because of DRM they can only be read on the Kindle. So it is usual to call them AZW and treat them separately. For single-site (or few site) formats like this, it may be best to include an OTHER column with the actual name of the format in the cell.

Baen also provides a HTML version.

Manybooks provides all formats under the sun.

Mobileread uploads obviously has MOBI and IMP.

How should DRM be handled? One approach would be to use X for DRM-free and S (secure) for DRM-laden. Some cells would have both.

Should Secure Adobe e-books be called "PDF"? Perhaps the DRM vs DRM-free notation is enough, but there is way too much confusion about Adobe e-books.

Is the PDB column mostly eReader? A single column for multiple formats may be confusing.

DaleDe · 03-27-2008, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

The wiki table looks good. You asked for comments, so here are a few:

The Notes did not work for me.

I think PRC and MOBI are probably the same format for the purposes of this table, perhaps use both names in the title. Also, Amazon's AZW e-books are MOBI but because of DRM they can only be read on the Kindle. So it is usual to call them AZW and treat them separately. For single-site (or few site) formats like this, it may be best to include an OTHER column with the actual name of the format in the cell.

Baen also provides a HTML version.

Manybooks provides all formats under the sun.

Mobileread uploads obviously has MOBI and IMP.

How should DRM be handled? One approach would be to use X for DRM-free and S (secure) for DRM-laden. Some cells would have both.

Should Secure Adobe e-books be called "PDF"? Perhaps the DRM vs DRM-free notation is enough, but there is way too much confusion about Adobe e-books.

Is the PDB column mostly eReader? A single column for multiple formats may be confusing.

I had many of the same comments. I put them in the talk section of the wiki page.

Dale

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03-27-2008, 08:27 PM	#16
-Thomas- Addict Posts: 325 Karma: 1725 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Münster, Germany Device: iRex iLiad v2	Wow, the list is great. Thanks!

03-27-2008, 09:11 PM	#17
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The wiki table looks good. You asked for comments, so here are a few: The Notes did not work for me. I think PRC and MOBI are probably the same format for the purposes of this table, perhaps use both names in the title. Also, Amazon's AZW e-books are MOBI but because of DRM they can only be read on the Kindle. So it is usual to call them AZW and treat them separately. For single-site (or few site) formats like this, it may be best to include an OTHER column with the actual name of the format in the cell. Baen also provides a HTML version. Manybooks provides all formats under the sun. Mobileread uploads obviously has MOBI and IMP. How should DRM be handled? One approach would be to use X for DRM-free and S (secure) for DRM-laden. Some cells would have both. Should Secure Adobe e-books be called "PDF"? Perhaps the DRM vs DRM-free notation is enough, but there is way too much confusion about Adobe e-books. Is the PDB column mostly eReader? A single column for multiple formats may be confusing.

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