"Mitchell Waite" <mit### [at] dnaicom> wrote :
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> Question for this group. How do you feel about a book in a PDF format

    I love e-books, especially for manuals. But I hate PDF for them. HTML is
much more flexible and the problems of different display on different
browsers can be reduced with a little work. PDF is mostly used by ebook
authors to prevent copyright theft, but that has been shown to be a
non-solution to a non-issue. The advantages of HTML as far as editing,
updating, and annotating far surpass any deficits.

    I am -much- more likely to buy a manual if it has the entire book on
disc included. In fact, if it does, I am likely to ignore the printed
version and read the book as an ebook.

    But, as you say, paper is not dead. When I am reading something I am
likely to print out parts the way some people highlight sections. A couple
of things I have ended up printing the whole book.

    I am still looking for a good cheap ebook reader though...

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