Classic Preferred Format when purchasing

wallyworld · 03-23-2010, 06:37 PM

Hello all...

In your experiences with the nook, if given a choice of formats, which format do you choose when purchasing an eBook from somewhere beside B&N?

Is one format better than any other? Faster? Any advantages?

My (uneducated guess) would be ePub?

Thanks in advance...

Mark

bgalbrecht · 03-23-2010, 07:41 PM

I have bought a lot at Fictionwise, mostly before I bought the nook. If I buy eReader books, there's often a 5% additional rebate for that format instead of ePub. Also, with eReader books, I can bulk download them, but with ePub books, I have to download them one at a time with Adobe Digital Editions. Even so, if the price is the same, I think I will go with ePub because I have found that eReader illustrations tend to be really low resolution, and look far worse on higher resolution screens like the nook or my PC.

Schmots · 03-23-2010, 08:27 PM

I dl whats cheapest, use tools to strip the drm and convert to epub.

wallcraft · 03-23-2010, 10:25 PM

For the typical text only ebook, there may be little difference - although eReader formatting tends to be simpler. Images are indeed typically lower resolution in eReader ebooks. See A Comparison of format limitations based on The Hobbit.

03-23-2010, 06:37 PM	#1
wallyworld Member Posts: 17 Karma: 32 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Nook (?)	Preferred Format when purchasing Hello all... In your experiences with the nook, if given a choice of formats, which format do you choose when purchasing an eBook from somewhere beside B&N? Is one format better than any other? Faster? Any advantages? My (uneducated guess) would be ePub? Thanks in advance... Mark

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03-23-2010, 07:41 PM	#2
bgalbrecht Wizard Posts: 1,806 Karma: 13399999 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4	I have bought a lot at Fictionwise, mostly before I bought the nook. If I buy eReader books, there's often a 5% additional rebate for that format instead of ePub. Also, with eReader books, I can bulk download them, but with ePub books, I have to download them one at a time with Adobe Digital Editions. Even so, if the price is the same, I think I will go with ePub because I have found that eReader illustrations tend to be really low resolution, and look far worse on higher resolution screens like the nook or my PC.

03-23-2010, 08:27 PM	#3
Schmots Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 15 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: nook, prs-505, iphone	I dl whats cheapest, use tools to strip the drm and convert to epub.

03-23-2010, 10:25 PM	#4
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	For the typical text only ebook, there may be little difference - although eReader formatting tends to be simpler. Images are indeed typically lower resolution in eReader ebooks. See A Comparison of format limitations based on The Hobbit.

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