On 06/26/2010 10:08 PM, Matthias Johnson wrote:
> Obviously there must be a reason this isn't used but it escapes me.
> Wouldn't HTML with vector graphics be the best format for ereaders?

The open standard around ebooks is epub -
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/EPUB.  It's based on
XHTML 1.1, but a bit more font control and other booklike concepts.  It
optionally supports drm.

        -Sean

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