tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485455051458949924.post4314717616771421778..comments2024-01-10T06:18:05.838+00:00Comments on eReaderJoy: Sooo many reading apps!Eolake Stobblehousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485455051458949924.post-31067084504651038992012-03-18T22:02:34.488+00:002012-03-18T22:02:34.488+00:00Yes, the whole issue of file formats is a philosop...Yes, the whole issue of file formats is a philosophical subject that the IT industry has very shallow understanding at present.<br /><br />A few years ago they thought they had solved it all by the introduction of XML. Even Steve Jobs was fooled and everything in OSX went XML overnight. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. The format is that horrible.Timo Lehtinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689481666881650781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485455051458949924.post-34431191239717286652012-03-18T19:13:15.171+00:002012-03-18T19:13:15.171+00:00Yes, it's a good format.
It's funny how ...Yes, it's a good format. <br /><br />It's funny how many are apparently "needed". Only last week I found two books I had been looking for on a forum, but they were in a format which couldn't be opened on my iPad *or* my Mac. <br />(Somebody else had html files of them, which I made into ePub, that works.)Eolake Stobblehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485455051458949924.post-35115736908821966522012-03-18T09:16:32.914+00:002012-03-18T09:16:32.914+00:00There's a very popular ebook file format that ...There's a very popular ebook file format that has been in use since the 1970s. The nice thing about it is that you don't need <i>any</i> app to read it. The filename extension is .txt and the format is called a "text file".<br /><br />Over the years, I have created many ebooks for this format. It works without a hitch every time.<br /><br />Also, the format is apparently complete! There haven't been any updates to it in decades.Timo Lehtinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08689481666881650781noreply@blogger.com