The problem still exists, here in 2014! It is broader than just MOBI format -- it also makes EPUB book listings (at least Python ones) useless. BUT -- it only affects one publisher I have found so far -- Packt Publishing.
Sadly I will be crossing them off my list of suitable purveyors of ebooks because (a) they have known about the problem for years, and (b) they do not care enough to fix it. I'm tempted to request a refund for every Python book I have bought from them -- about 6 or 7 so far. It is not ok to just download the listings as I often read these books on long flights and it's not possible to fire up the computer and get the listing, or even follow along. It really is not a substitute, and I would add demerits to any book author who says its acceptable. -- Joe B. On Saturday, March 17, 2012 11:34:56 AM UTC-7, Jonathan Lundell wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Marcello wrote: > > I screwed with nobody. > I just pointed a fact. > > I have many Python eBooks(ePub) and ALL of them have NO formatting > or indentation problem. > Even Kindle has no indentation problem in all of my Python books. > > > True; I've got plenty of tech books, both ePub and mobi, that handle > indentation just fine. > > > > Marcello > > > > On Saturday, March 17, 2012 3:04:58 PM UTC-3, AngeloC wrote: >> >> Kindle and other ebook readers that doesn't support pdf are useless for >> viewing technical documents because text is reflowable, always. So blanks >> are removed and text is full aligned. >> >> Please don't screw with packtpub, amazon or others, is a common problem >> with all reflowable mobile formats. >> >> I have an ebook reader that supports all mobile formats (BeBook One) and >> pdf (non digital editions) is the only readable format for tech documents. >> I read always on my bebook one! >> >> Publishers never says that, because they will not sell technical ebooks >> anymore! >> > > > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
