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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 4637396" data-attributes="member: 8835">probably worth considering is that each "eReader" uses a different format.I have Stanza for my iPhoneMy wife has the Sony PRS505 eReader that supports a number of DRM and open formatsThen there's the Amazon Kindle, which is fairly closedAll 3 will display PDFs, abeit badly.  This is why the re-flowable text was desirable, as it does tend to be more readable.Side Note: when somebody says they want bookmarks and hyperlinks, that does not mean they want HTML.  HTML is a format, but its not the only one in town (and as somebody else stated, PDF can do that as well).The problem is akin to what websites have to deal with for mobile browsers.  Making a site look good on a PC is not going to make it look good on an iPhone.It may be a demand issue. When demand is up, people will make products that support the format.For instance, with some work, it is possible to make a eBook out of the SRD, in a eBook format (not PDF which is NOT eBook).  A layout could be done that supports those mobile devices.So to answer the question, PDFs will be over when publishers put out material in eBook format (a term referring to support for mobile book reading devices, not a literal format).</blockquote>