Not exact matches
Each
eBook file one has different
requirements to read properly on the plethora
of different reading devices.
It's probably a good thing that they're leaving behind the venerable MOBI format, and their choice upon moving away from it was either to join the enemy ranks (EPUB), build a new format from scratch (tedious), or embrace a buzzword that just happens to fill most
of the
requirements of an
ebook file format.
Pressbooks easily supported our baseline
requirements for the PDF
file and we were thrilled with the look and layout
of all three formats (PDF, Web, and
ebook).
The alternative
of conveting an
ebook to a spoken music - type
file, consuming several hundred hours, would seem to result in a very large data storage
requirement.
Ebook formatting is the preparation
of a digital
file, to ensure that it meets the publisher's
requirements and is an enjoyable reading experience.
epub version
of your book (EPUB is an open industry
ebook standard managed by the IDPF) and the
file is formatted to the best practice
requirements documented in the Smashwords Style Guide, you can upload your EPUB directly to Smashwords.
Note however, that although the ePub
file is universal, each
ebook retailer can require some massaging
of the
file to fit their specific
requirements.