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PDFs seem to render poorly on ebook readers.
by CuriouslyC 9y ago
PDFs seem to render poorly on ebook readers.
- ghaff 9y agoebook readers yes. But they can work quite well on full-size tablets. Kindles etc. are great when you're mostly reading a flow of text. For anything that benefits from design layout -- positioned graphics, sidebars, footnotes, etc. PDF on a 10" tablet is often better.
- leggomylibro 9y agoIdeally you'd provide a PDF as the most convenient format, but have a latex or similar root file that could be processed into other formats, like maybe .mobi or .epub.
- Jaruzel 9y agoMainly because the layout code (Postscript?) in the PDF file assumes an A4 or US letter sized page. Most PDFs just cannot handle being reflowed.
- pyre 9y ago> Mainly because the layout code (Postscript?) in the PDF file assumes an A4 or US letter sized page Technically, it could be anything. The layout is specified, and everything stems from this.