Ian, >From the limited research I did I found out that the standard PDF is a"destructive" format, everything is contained inside the PDF as far as the page size, margins etc. So when I loaded the PDF onto my CyBook I had to scroll left and right to see the complete page, the zooming wasn't great and I got the margins as well - not a plesant experience. The re-flowable format, I believe, should allow the device to get rid of all that information and just fill the screen as it does with mobipocket format. This would include resizing the font size.
There is bit of info on the mobipocket.com site in regards to this, I'm just going from memory. HTH, Filip On 18 February 2010 12:10, Ian Thomas <il.tho...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Thanks, all. > > The task I’m researching reflects current practices by a department that > uses a combination of a web-based quarterly newsletter and its downloadable > PDF equivalent. It’s thought that hardware eBook readers may become cheap > enough and good enough to wean a significant proportion (>10% ?) onto these > devices. > > A small consulting group produces the content and initial document > (including PDF), using Apple Mac. > > I’m interested to know (Filip) that “*hardware has to support re-flowable > PDFs. I just convert my PDFs to mobipocket with reasonably good results > using Mobipocket creator* ( > http://www.mobipocket.com/en/downloadSoft/ProductDetailsCreator.asp)”. > > What’s the difference between a normal and a re-flowable PDF? I use Foxit’s > Phantom and have been bombarded with eSlick marketing recently. Mid last > year I asked them about support for CHM on the device, but that’s not > planned. > > I’m still awaiting some news about Microsoft’s new help system (v4) as a > replacement for what I think is a great format - .CHM. > ------------------------------ > > Ian Thomas > Victoria Park, Western Australia > ------------------------------ > > *From:* ausdotnet-boun...@lists.codify.com [mailto: > ausdotnet-boun...@lists.codify.com] *On Behalf Of *Filip Kratochvil > *Sent:* Thursday, 18 February 2010 6:02 AM > > *To:* ausDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] eBook formats > > > > I purchased CyBook Gen3 from Bookeen which supports number of formats. By > far the best format for me is the mobipocket, I have not tried ePub. I > believe both are based on HTML hence the re-flow capability. I too have lots > of books in PDF but in order for the reader to show them (as PDF) in an > "acceptable" way, the hardware has to support re-flowable PDFs. I just > convert my PDFs to mobipocket with reasonably good results using Mobipocket > creator ( > http://www.mobipocket.com/en/downloadSoft/ProductDetailsCreator.asp) > > > > I believe the eslick from Foxit already supports re-flowable PDFs. > > > > HTH, > > Filip > > > > On 18 February 2010 08:41, Scott Baldwin <carpenoctur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I absolutely love my kindle, only problem is it uses a proprietary DRM > format for books you purchase from Amazon. It does support PDF natively, > although, given that PDF format is meant for A4, it is usually better to get > the amazon service to convert it to the proprietary format to ensure it > flows correctly. The Amazon service will also convert HTML, word, RTF and > mobi pocket formats, but in the last case, only if the mobi pocket file is > devoid of any DRM. > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 1:14 AM, Stephen Liedig <slie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I just bought the Sony Daily Edition and have to say I'm quite happy with > it. Have bought books off Manning Publishing which support a variety of > formats including ePub, mobi and PDF (you get all three versions with your > purchase), and so far the best format I have seen is ePub. PDF is a bit hit > and miss (on the reader), but looks great on PC. For the most part it > doesn't do well with the scaling of type but its not totally unreadable. I > have a lot of PDF documents I have downloaded off Safari and books I've > purchased elsewhere they look ok for the most part but are sometimes hard to > read. > > > > I have bought Apress books in PDF format, but turns out you can't view > these because of they password protect their files which the ereaders cannot > handle. Lucky I have found a way to bypass that. ;-) > > > > I believe Apress are looking into this and considering other options. > Oreilly now also support epub and pdf (but only newer titles), so it looks > like we have a few major candidates emerging (pdf and epub). Not sure about > Kindle format which is popular in US but nowhere else. As for .net > converters not sure. > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > On 17 February 2010 12:34, Michael Nemtsev <nemt...@msn.com> wrote: > > I would wait for the HP Slate, but they say that the Sony eReader has the > largest formats support > http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666064650#specifications, > however not CHM and XPS – need to convert them > > > > WBR, > > *Michael Nemtsev*, Microsoft MVP > > > > http://www.sharepoint-sandbox.com > > http://msmvps.com/blogs/laflour > > > > *From:* ausdotnet-boun...@lists.codify.com [mailto: > ausdotnet-boun...@lists.codify.com] *On Behalf Of *Ian Thomas > *Sent:* Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:30 PM > *To:* 'ausDotNet' > *Subject:* [OT] eBook formats > > > > I realise “ebook” is evolving or is a moving target, but maybe someone can > shed some light or offer suggestions. > > I’ve seen HTML, PDF, and some proprietary formats. Not sure about XPS > though. > > Are there any standardized formats for eBooks, how can text / graphics be > put into the formats, and what readers are available (free, so that users > can download and then read the stuff)? > > Lastly: any role for .net coding for the conversion / creation stage? > > Or, is Adobe PDF the lingua franca (still)? > > ________________________________ > > Ian Thomas > > Victoria Park, Western Australia > > > > > > > -- > Scott Baldwin > Readify - Associate Consultant > > blog: http://sjbdeveloper.blogspot.com > > >
