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I love this unreservedly. It's almost an embarrassment that something like this does not exist already. Big thank you to Will Crichton for putting all of this t
by xoac 3y ago
I love this unreservedly. It's almost an embarrassment that something like this does not exist already. Big thank you to Will Crichton for putting all of this together and actually giving this idea a chance to take hold.
- foofie 3y ago> It's almost an embarrassment that something like this does not exist already. To be fair, Epub has been largely ignored and neglected by everyone in the world. Virtually no reader supports rendering math notation, and virtually no significant publisher on earth, including the likes of Arxiv, offers Epub downloads. Commercial publishers force DRM onto every format, which excludes Epub, and non-commercial either stick with PDF or don't care.
- julielit 3y agoSorry, but this is not true. Every significant publisher produces EPUB these days. Most reading apps support EPUB (including apps from Apple and Google), Readium and EDRLab offer open-source SDKs that ease the development of mobile, desktop and Web reading software with strong EPUB 3 support, including MathML. Readium LCP is a DRM for EPUB, especially for public libraries that need an e-lending end date. More, EPUB is much more accessible than PDF for blind people and other people with disabilities. PDF has no interest for ebooks (but for short documents, yes).