can a PDF file be accessible on MobiPocket Reader, Adobe Ebook Reader, and Microsoft Reader?
I would appreciate if i get some details about types of ebooks which formats do they come in etc etc
It is possible to read PDF’s on a handheld device.
HOWEVER..
Some of us have an extremely hard time doing so and anyway, it is an awkward, slow experience. The systems I’ve looked at require software (running on a PC) to convert the PDF into something more "palatable" for the handheld device.
Usually this cuts out anyone who isn’t using windows (linux/dragonflybsd/freebsd/etc.. users are stuck here)
The other tools I’ve looked at require a card to be present on the handheld device, they’ll read the PDF "on the fly" but they tend to slow things down and in some cases lock up the device for lack of main memory. (remember, you can’t have a "swap file" on a palm pilot!)
Best advice I can give you from my frustrated experiences is to convert the ebook into something else (for example, palmdoc)
PDF’s are really intended for larger screen devices and look really horrible when re-flowed. I’ve pretty much quit bothering.
March 10th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
The term ‘e-book’ actually has several meanings. It can mean any text or monograph which is made available in an electronic format. For example, many amateur authors publish their work online in the form of web pages and these online works may be referred to as e-books. Similarly a story sent in an e-mail, made available in Word format or even in plain text could also be referred to as an e-book.
E-book Readers
There are three main types of e-book readers. These are
* Dedicated readers
* Handhelds
* PCs
Dedicated Readers
Dedicated readers are what most people think of when they hear the term ‘e-book’. These have been designed specifically for reading electronic texts. They are generally about the size and weight of a hardback book and have a large backlit colour or greyscale touch sensitive screen. Most dedicated readers can store up to 10-15 books at one time and may also be able to play sound and video. Users can alter the size of the text display, add notes, do keyword searches and insert electronic bookmarks. Two buttons allow the user to page up and down through the text although a hyperlinked table of contents allows direct access to specific sections of each book. The market leader for e-book readers is at the moment the Rocket eBook.
Handhelds
Handhelds are also known as Personal Digital Assistants or Palmtop computers. These are small (a bit bigger than a pack of cards) lightweight computers which are designed to provide some of the functionality of a PC (e-mail, calendars, web access, limited text editing) without the weight or size of laptops. The market leaders in this field are Palm [6], Handspring [7] and PocketPCs [8]. These devices can be turned into e-book readers by installing freely available e-book software. Handhelds are much lighter than dedicated e-book readers but have much smaller screens which tend to be of lower quality. They can store fewer books at one time due to their smaller memories but have the advantage of greater functionality i.e. you can use them to do other things than read e-books.
PCs
PCs can also be used as e-book readers. Again special software is needed to convert the PC or laptop into an e-book reader. This software uses special fonts to make text easier on the eye and encrypts the book so it can’t be copied or printed. The two market leaders for this software currently are Adobe reader and Microsoft Reader [10].
Reader convert text on a PC screen into something more like text in a book. The use of subtle colours, clever fonts and clear design is meant to transform the PC reading experience. Text is easier to read and the experience is less tiring for the eye. The use of full colour, the large screen and additionally functionality are all huge boons – however they can’t get over the fact that, well a PC is a PC. Unlike a PDA or a dedicated reader you can’t really curl up with a PC or even a laptop and quite frankly I spend enough time sitting at my PC as it is without doing my leisure reading this way too.
FOR FURTHER FORMATS DETAIL GO TO:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBook
APPEND TO THIS
The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the file format created by Adobe Systems, in 1993, for document exchange. PDF is used for representing two-dimensional documents in a device-independent and display resolution-independent fixed-layout document format. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a 2-D document (and, with Acrobat 3-D, embedded 3-D documents) that includes the text, fonts, images, and 2-D vector graphics that compose the document.
PDF is an open standard, and is now being prepared for submission as an ISO standard.Readers for many platforms are available, such as Adobe Reader, Foxit, Preview, Xpdf, Evince, Okular, and KPDF; there are also front-ends for many platforms to Ghostscript. PDF readers are generally free. There are many software options for creating PDFs, including the PDF printing capability built in to Mac OS X, the multi-platform OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office 2007 (an additional free download from Microsoft is required), numerous PDF print drivers for Microsoft Windows, and Adobe Acrobat itself. There is also specialized software for editing PDF files.
AGFA introduced and shipped Apogee, the very first prepress workflow system based on PDF in 1997.
PDF was selected as the "native" metafile format for Mac OS X, replacing the PICT format of the earlier Mac OS. The imaging model of the Quartz graphics layer of Mac OS X is based on the model common to Display PostScript and PDF, leading to the nickname "Display PDF". The Preview application can display PDF files, and the version of Safari in Mac OS X v10.4 can display PDF files as well. System-level support for PDF allows Mac OS X applications to create PDF documents automatically, provided they support the Print command. When taking a screenshot under Mac OS X versions 10.0 through 10.3, the image was also captured as a PDF; in 10.4 the default behaviour is set to capture as a PNG file, though this behaviour can be set back to PDF if required.
Some printers also support direct PDF printing, which can interpret PDF data without external help. Currently, all PDF capable printers also support PostScript, but most PostScript printers do not support direct PDF printing.
hope this will solve your issues
Cheers:)
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March 10th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
I love MobiPocket Reader.. It converts PDF files to a format that will fit into the screen of a smartphone or pocket pc. I use it almost everyday to read books or magazines while I’m on public transportation.
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March 10th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
It is possible to read PDF’s on a handheld device.
HOWEVER..
Some of us have an extremely hard time doing so and anyway, it is an awkward, slow experience. The systems I’ve looked at require software (running on a PC) to convert the PDF into something more "palatable" for the handheld device.
Usually this cuts out anyone who isn’t using windows (linux/dragonflybsd/freebsd/etc.. users are stuck here)
The other tools I’ve looked at require a card to be present on the handheld device, they’ll read the PDF "on the fly" but they tend to slow things down and in some cases lock up the device for lack of main memory. (remember, you can’t have a "swap file" on a palm pilot!)
Best advice I can give you from my frustrated experiences is to convert the ebook into something else (for example, palmdoc)
PDF’s are really intended for larger screen devices and look really horrible when re-flowed. I’ve pretty much quit bothering.
References :
I’ve tried to read PDF’s on a handheld device many times in the past. It’s just not practical (especially if you’re not using mac or windows!)