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why is this a PDF?
by lwhalen 15y ago
why is this a PDF?
- ChuckMcM 15y agoBecause writers don't speak epub yet? I realize your question was hypothetical but there are a zillion things that generate PDF out there and only a few that generate EPUB or other mobile friendly format.
- brown9-2 15y agoI find it funny that the author suggests people read it on their Kindle when PDFs render so unreadable there.
- mikecane 15y agoBecause there are iPads and other tablets today that can do them.
- lwhalen 15y agoIs there something particularly strange or unique about this story's formatting that it couldn't have been rendered in HTML?
- mikecane 15y agoNo. But PDFs are really seeing a resurgence thanks to tablets, especially the iPad. It's the one kind of formatting that's pushbutton and done. Anyone who uses Word can create one. [typo edit]
- puppybeard 15y agoHonestly, I got as far as hovering the link, saw it was a .pdf by the status bar, and was instantly alienated. What decade was this fictional start-up created in? 1870?
- batista 15y agoBecause it offers superior typography than epub/mobi. Because you can use it on your desktop/laptop/tablet AND phone (even on your Kindle I hear). Because it's also an open standard. Why not?