Want to test file formats on "xyz" device? Links to free files

[gponym]

[WORK IN PROGRESS]
[EDIT 170225 - will be moved to the wiki TestFiles https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/TestFiles page]

This thread was started to satisfy a wish to compare the reading experience on different devices pre-purchase.

The aim is to list a couple of examples for each desired format that are freely available online and exemplify common practice or special variations on the format.

In cases where the end format began life as another type--e.g., after PDF to epub conversion--I made a subcategory.

Obviously, people will need a file/format types not yet here. Provide copy/pasteable content for now, and I'll add to this post as I can.

I wish this were a wiki so anyone could edit and improve. In lieu of that, I'll do what I can and encourage migration of this post to a more suitable home. (I hope there is a home at MobileRead, since it is such a good source of information.)

EPUB2: General


EPUB2: Conversion from PDF

sa: Thread on MobileRead https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=160755


EPUB2: Math or Formula Heavy

https://github.com/Minitex/OpenTextb...-Volume-1.epub

EPUB3

sa: idpf EPUB 3 Samples page http://idpf.github.io/epub3-samples/samples.html
sa: Accessible EPUB 3 https://drive.google.com/uc?export=d...mFKRTNIam93RTQ

in Arabic, fonts not embedded https://drive.google.com/uc?export=d...Ukxa2VYbURqVjA

EPUB3: Math or Formula Heavy

sample: A First Course in Linear Algebra https://drive.google.com/uc?export=d...3VXeUs2dU02RXc


PDF: Math or Formula Heavy

http://www.anselm.edu/internet/physi...hysicsIa18.pdf

math paper w/many internal links https://arxiv.org/pdf/1106.2090.pdf

PDF: Typical Scientific publication

http://www.umassmed.edu/contentasset...l-nri-2014.pdf

https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1606/1606.05690.pdf

some diagrams https://www.researchgate.net/profile...3c5fe40229.pdf


PDF: Processed for better e-reader experience

sa: Discussion and links by Willus http://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/pdf_conversion.shtml


(example expertly converted by k2pdfopt author) http://www.willus.com/k2pdfopt/examp...k2opt_v127.pdf

comment: use MS Word as helper https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...56&postcount=7

[PeterT]

If you want a wiki use the MobileRead wiki

[gponym]

Originally Posted by PeterT

If you want a wiki use the MobileRead wiki

Good idea, but I failed the test. ;-) I went to the wiki, to the Community Portal, found the page I wanted to link to (Category:Formats https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Category:Formats). When I opened the page in "Edit" mode, I found that the neat list of categories at the bottom was not to be found. I could not figure out how to add an item like "Example formats for device eval" into that list.

I decided not to make a page since I could not see how to link it to the best spot I found, in fact, the only appropriate spot I could see.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by gponym

Good idea, but I failed the test. ;-) I went to the wiki, to the Community Portal, found the page I wanted to link to (Category:Formats https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Category:Formats). When I opened the page in "Edit" mode, I found that the neat list of categories at the bottom was not to be found. I could not figure out how to add an item like "Example formats for device eval" into that list.

I decided not to make a page since I could not see how to link it to the best spot I found, in fact, the only appropriate spot I could see.

You are doing it back-to-front. The pages list on the pages are generated from pages that claim to be in those categories. What you need to do it create a page and include the categories it belongs to on the page. Have a look at an existing page for an example, or there is a help link when you are editing that tells you how to do it.

[gponym]

Originally Posted by davidfor

You are doing it back-to-front. The pages list on the pages are generated from pages that claim to be in those categories. What you need to do it create a page and include the categories it belongs to on the page. Have a look at an existing page for an example, or there is a help link when you are editing that tells you how to do it.

Ah, thanks, figured I was missing a beat, not the first time. Good, will switch over to the wiki where it belongs and link there when accomplished. This morning looking at wiki stumbled across the TestFiles https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/TestFiles page, which is right where some of the above links belong (and some can be abandoned), so won't need to create a new page after all.