E-Book Formats

ssveter · 02-01-2013, 08:15 PM

With the proliferation of E-readers has there been any consideration to publishing in E-books formats?

StormCrow42 · 02-01-2013, 08:41 PM

Essentially the issue is twice the layout effort for very little extra revenue potential. And modern tablets generally display PDFs just fine. There are tools out there (i.e. briss) to crop the margins off PDFs so you can display them larger, or many good PDF tablet viewers have similar options built in.

robkelk · 02-02-2013, 09:44 AM

See this thread for details:
http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=75637

RobKamm · 02-02-2013, 06:41 PM

pdf is an ebook format -- it's been in use for quite a while now. Many devices can handle multiple formats (the tablet I use as an ereader has been able to handle everything I've thrown at it). I suspect you're asking about an ebook format that is compatible with a device that you have. So, what have you got?

Proteus · 02-02-2013, 11:10 PM

Anything that reflows text on the fly for the reader is not going to be an option. There are too many cross-references between books ("See p. XX in Book YY") and too many layout-intensive tables.

ClayDowling · 02-03-2013, 07:32 PM

Buy a better reader. I own a 10 inch, a 7 inch, and a phone that can all read the pdf books perfectly.

The Android devices have worked the best for me, based on price for what you get. ASUS, Amazon and Motorola all sell fairly inexpensive devices. The Adobe reader is free and seems to work best with the SJGames titles, especially the scanned 3e products.

Older ipads are also fairly affordable, and a lot of my relatives have had good luck with them.

02-01-2013, 08:15 PM	#1
ssveter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond, VA	E-Book Formats With the proliferation of E-readers has there been any consideration to publishing in E-books formats?

02-01-2013, 08:41 PM	#2
StormCrow42 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Concord, NC	Re: E-Book Formats Essentially the issue is twice the layout effort for very little extra revenue potential. And modern tablets generally display PDFs just fine. There are tools out there (i.e. briss) to crop the margins off PDFs so you can display them larger, or many good PDF tablet viewers have similar options built in. __________________ Scott K. Ellis

02-02-2013, 09:44 AM	#3
robkelk Untitled Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: between keyboard and chair	Re: E-Book Formats See this thread for details: http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=75637 __________________ Rob Kelk “Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” – Bernard Baruch, Deming (New Mexico) Headlight, 6 January 1950 No longer reading these forums regularly.

02-02-2013, 06:41 PM	#4
RobKamm Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago	Re: E-Book Formats pdf is an ebook format -- it's been in use for quite a while now. Many devices can handle multiple formats (the tablet I use as an ereader has been able to handle everything I've thrown at it). I suspect you're asking about an ebook format that is compatible with a device that you have. So, what have you got?

02-02-2013, 11:10 PM	#5
Proteus Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX	Re: E-Book Formats Anything that reflows text on the fly for the reader is not going to be an option. There are too many cross-references between books ("See p. XX in Book YY") and too many layout-intensive tables.

02-03-2013, 07:32 PM	#6
ClayDowling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI	Re: E-Book Formats Buy a better reader. I own a 10 inch, a 7 inch, and a phone that can all read the pdf books perfectly. The Android devices have worked the best for me, based on price for what you get. ASUS, Amazon and Motorola all sell fairly inexpensive devices. The Adobe reader is free and seems to work best with the SJGames titles, especially the scanned 3e products. Older ipads are also fairly affordable, and a lot of my relatives have had good luck with them. __________________ Online Campaign Planning