05-26-2009, 12:22 PM | #1 |
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Mobi and EPUB and why would I want to?
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I have been formatting some ebooks for a while and since I own a SONY PRS700 I have always output it as LRF now I am wondering if I am doing right. Why is it that one would want to have his ebooks in Mobi or EPUB format? Other than the fact that they could be read in several devices? Thanks in advance |
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I understand the fact that LRF is fixed for Sony Readers, what I would like to know is what other advantage does epub have against LRF?
If it's just being able to read my ebooks in other devices I think I will stick with LRF |
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ePub is capable of more sophisticated formatting than LRF. Eg, you can have an image with text alongside it, which you can't do with LRF, or drop-capitals, or complex tables.
For straightforward novels, though, there's probably no particular benefit if you're creating stuff for personal use only. |
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It's easier to convert ePUB/MOBI from one format to another. ePUB supports HTML 4.1 so the ePUB layout can be more elaborate than LRF/X ePUB allows for multilayer TOC. Con LRF is faster LRF supports justification / hyphenation. ePUB created from calibre have terribly slow TOC Personally I keep my source files as MS Word documents or MOBI/LIT and convert to LRF when I want to read the book on my PRS-505. =X= |
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A minor correction, X; I don't believe that LRF does support hyphenation.
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Ops my mistake that is correct LRF does not support hyphenation.
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One big "pro" for epub is that it is easier to change the displayed font.
For LRFs, you have to either embed a new font (which slows down page turns) or you can re-flash your device with a new font built into the image (intimidating to some users and difficult without support from a forum like Mobileread). In both cases, the reader needs time to re-paginate the first time it displays at any particular font size unless you use Sony's library software. For epubs, on the other hand, you can embed fonts, but you can also point to fonts on the filesystem of your Sony reader. There is no delay to repaginate when you load a book or change font sizes. On the con side, my gut feeling right now is that Sony's LRF parser is currently more robust than Adobe's epub parser on the Sony reader. I've been using epub, but more and more I've been considering rolling my own PDFs. Note, however, that the only books I buy are DRM free and easily convertible. |
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A big "downside" for ePub on the Sony at the present time is that it has no support for full justification. I can't stand reading left-justified books!
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The one comment I'd add re ePub is that the "ePUB created from calibre have terribly slow TOC" isn't always apparent - I have seen it, but I've also see other ePubs with no problems, so it's down to the specific ePub (possibly the internal organisation/splitting of the book).
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Yes, I know. That's why I said "at the present time" . Hopefully Sony will update their firmware to add this capability.
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I see, thanks a lot guys!
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