Other than Amazon's proprietary Kindle environment, virtually all eReaders (B&N Nook, Kobo, Sony etc.) and virtually all eBook clients and apps (Apple iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch iBooks, Android Aldiko, etc.) are standardized on the open epub and pdf formats.
As John previously remarked, pdf format is less than optimal, especially on smaller screen devices, since page formats are "locked". Epub allows for reading software to reflow pages so the books/manuals appear optimized for whatever device the book is displayed on. Mobi format is an old format that's still of some importance because of compatibility with older devices and software. Leading modern eBook products (i.e. iBooks, Aldiko) do not support mobi. If you're looking into publishing manuals in eBook formats, especially with portable readers in mind, I recommend you take a look at Calibre. This open source project has become the de facto library management and ebook conversion software of choice for those who have needs beyond a single commercial ebook store. The project is located at caliber-ebook.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
