tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post8851200785592050235..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: eBook InfoSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-23514112116774846312010-10-28T17:07:59.488-07:002010-10-28T17:07:59.488-07:00Actually, I have a B&N Nook and all of my stuf...Actually, I have a B&N Nook and all of my stuff is in ePub.<br /><br />Part of the reason I went for a Nook was better open format support than the others.<br /><br />ePub all the way.<br /><br />Although, if you use Calibre (free open ebook management) format issues mostly go away since it will gleefully flip your books back and forth between format for you.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131978298661765427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-51715114166086322662010-10-28T10:47:15.341-07:002010-10-28T10:47:15.341-07:00I'm not sure there is going to be a single for...I'm not sure there is going to be a single format any time soon. It's not like Sony v Betamax, only one or the other. There are still a couple of computer platforms -- Wintel and Mac, and while they draw closer, they haven't done a merge yet.<br /><br />Word is the predominant wp program, but there are still a bunch of others that translate to and from it, and I'd rather work on the Mac's dedicated wp than Word because I don't need all the blubber that whale hauls around. <br /><br />I think Amazon.com has the march, but Smashwords is as much of a feeder to the big epublishers as anything. And having a choice of which format you want has to be a plus in a lot of ways until the when-and-if that the formats do shake out.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-69652753507688786132010-10-28T10:31:01.637-07:002010-10-28T10:31:01.637-07:00Barnes & Noble uses the eReader format. My ob...Barnes & Noble uses the eReader format. My objection to using anything other than a larger publisher stems from the story of the eReader format. I used Mobipocket for books, then started using FictionWise, which switched to the eReader format right before getting bought by B&N. I just want to have my books in one place, and only a larger publisher can semi-guarantee that they will have the books that I want once the shake-up over formats and publishing is over. Sad, but true.wraith808https://www.blogger.com/profile/15536831449537251229noreply@blogger.com