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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vigilance" data-source="post: 4638207" data-attributes="member: 4275">As a PDF publisher, I can tell you that it basically comes down to two things: market share nd functionality.PDF is the best format, overall, in both these areas.Market share is a no brainer. Literally everyone with an internet connection can choose between multiple PDF readers for free. For user functionality, PDF provides that in the formats used by the vast majority of PDF customers: reading on a PC/Laptop screen or printing on a home printer. For us, PDF *also* provides superior functionality. Since books are usually printed from a master PDF, we don't have to reinvent the wheel if we decide to print a book at a later date. In other words, when we print a book, we can use the PDF we sell you for that very purpose if we choose. We've investigated other formats, such as the kindle, but haven't yet come up with a way to make that work without (especially tables) without a complete re-format. Given the install base in question, we probably wouldn't make enough money to make that a worthwhile time investment.And of course, if we look at a DIFFERENT format, like a phone or PDA, we're back to square one, needing yet another layout. So basically, its a PC vs. Mac situation right now with PDF vs. everything else. The kindle is the only device with enough market presence to make us look seriously at how to make RPG books work in that setting, and we STILL haven't quite got it figured out.</blockquote>

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