On 17 February 2010 23:30, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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)? > There's eReader, which runs on WIndows mobile and Android OSes. It can read .PDB format files, both DRM and non DRM. Most of these are commercial There's a variety of other readers for Android, I use Aldiko (not free, but not > 10$) which can read and access a huge number of public domain books online. Don't even consider a reader that can't go online itself and search / download books. The Nexus One appears to be Android with the bugs sorted. It isn't officially here but Mobicity in Queensland sell them, and it works on my Telstra SIM. (888 AUD) Multitouch is running on them now. Lastly: any role for .net coding for the conversion / creation stage? > > Or, is Adobe PDF the lingua franca (still)? > > It was so bad last time I looked (for reading on a PDA device) I haven't gone back. > ________________________________ > > Ian Thomas > > Victoria Park, Western Australia > -- Meski "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
