[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]

2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/lit/ - Literature

File: 1.72 MB, 498x320, tenor.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

Anonymous Mon Jul 27 08:34:55 2020 No.15972507 [Reply] [Original]

Why are most digital books only available in shit formats like .mobi or .epub? Why is it so hard to find .pdf? Who makes it so hard to pirate 1 MB of information?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 08:47:23 2020 No.15972567 stupid anime poster

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 08:49:39 2020 No.15972573 >>15972507 Lmao look at this dumb nigger

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 08:51:26 2020 No.15972578 >>15972507 epub is better than pdf

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 08:52:54 2020 No.15972584 >>15972507 >he thinks epub is worse than pdf. filtered by ebook formats

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 08:54:41 2020 No.15972589 >>15972507 epub is way better on mac computers at least, i don't use ereadrs

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 08:58:10 2020 No.15972610 >>15972507 mobi and epub are better for literally all purposes except for large desktop computers

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 08:59:20 2020 No.15972614 Because those are e-book formats. Why aren't there .docx books?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:00:12 2020 No.15972620 >>15972507 Just fucking convert the epub to pdf

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:02:17 2020 No.15972630 >>15972507 How is epub shit? Its better than pdf.

Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:04:02 2020 No.15972644

>>15972567
>>15972573
>>15972578
>>15972584
>>15972589
>>15972610
>all these fucking casuals
>"hurr I prefer reading a book in its disgusting html format rather than the original format of the physical book"

Holy fucking shit. I really hope this is all some stupid fucking bait.

Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:04:40 2020 No.15972649
File: 38 KB, 758x644, 1595287978191.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

OP is correct. PDF is the superior format and is usually formatted very well. Indeed, epub is for plebs with shit tier devices. I downloaded an epleb versions of a Wiley industrial book on tobacco cultivation, which otherwise would have been excellent. The results? Parsed and broken words. Broken tables. Most epub is just poorly converted to OCR'd with little oversight and even bought books on it can be riddled with errors. Anyone saying epub is superior is an example of cope that they can't afford a $500 Sony Digital Reader. Go back to playing with your children toys and plain text garbage (epub and mobi) of New York Best sellers list. This thread is now for PDF chads only.

Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:05:27 2020 No.15972655 [DELETED]

>>15972610
pdf is way better on mac, reading a pfd with preview on one of those big 27 inch imac screen swiping the pages with a trackpad is one of the comfiest experiences of all times, its like ur in some old monastery flipping through a massive tome, but with 2020 aesthetics

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:06:07 2020 No.15972657 >>15972578 ok

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:06:52 2020 No.15972663 >>15972644 Not bait my friend, but cope. They're stuck with Kobos and Kindles which can't handle PDF well in the first place.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:16:32 2020 No.15972711 File: 194 KB, 451x452, mi25619159744_59e92c7d8a_o.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >tfw every free epub reader on Windows is SHIT and can't even handle loading multiple documents at once separated by tabs

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:20:20 2020 No.15972732 >>15972578 kys

Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:20:57 2020 No.15972736

>>15972663
I have a kobo and a laptop. The kobo is more convenient and easier on the eyes, and it sucks at handling pdfs. Phones also suck at handling pdfs. PDF is my preferred format if I'm reading on my laptop, but it's easier to move around a small kobo than a large laptop, so most of my reading is in epub. If you're reading only in pdfs, then you shouldn't even bother trying to get books legally. There are pdf scans of virtually every book in existence on the internet.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:22:15 2020 No.15972745 >>15972736 >There are pdf scans of virtually every book in existence on the internet. Link me to a pdf of Tony The Tow Truck by Robert Krause (1985) then bro

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:24:41 2020 No.15972755 >>15972507 native .epub > native .pdf > native .pdf converted to .epub > random proprietary and deprecated formats > native .epub converted to .pdf (dios mio)

Anonymous Mon Jul 27 09:31:34 2020 No.15972788

>>15972745
>virtually
>tries to refute this anyways
>tries to refute it with something that isn't even literature
I never claimed that my rule was unbreakable. I can't find the book you wanted, but libgen does have a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which should be a similar reading level and thus good for you. I hope you enjoy.
http://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=BEC712E990B103D71308B36D588D328B

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:25:45 2020 No.15973179 >>15972788 Shut the fuck up loser

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:28:15 2020 No.15973195 >>15972736 >yes, I am coping with a $40 dollar device that excels at plaintext format Thanks for proving my point.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:30:28 2020 No.15973208 File: 381 KB, 757x768, 757px-Topography.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>15972711

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:30:32 2020 No.15973210 >>15973179 Do you need us to read it to you?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:35:56 2020 No.15973246 File: 110 KB, 712x949, mik1556549380711[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>15973208 What's the context for this image?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:36:02 2020 No.15973248 >>15973208 >>15973208 How is this relevant nigger

Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:37:49 2020 No.15973260

>>15973195
I paid for a device with an e-ink screen that could fit in my hand, and got a device with an e-ink screen that could fit in my hand. I knew it was bad for pdfs before I bought it. You're the one coping if you actually believe that e-readers are the same experience as reading on a computer.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:41:10 2020 No.15973282 >>15973246 >>15973248 learn geography; it's sumatra. sumatra is an ebook reader.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:42:59 2020 No.15973294 >>15973282 Which is better, Sumatra or calibre?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:43:11 2020 No.15973297 File: 21 KB, 480x360, hqdefault.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>15973282

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:46:27 2020 No.15973314 >>15973294 sumatra.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 10:56:09 2020 No.15973375 >>15973314 Reddit says calibre is better

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 11:04:36 2020 No.15973419 >>15973375 calibre is shit

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 11:10:05 2020 No.15973450 >>15972507 epub is better than pdf

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 11:11:36 2020 No.15973460 >>15972711 Use Calibre e-reader bro. You can open multiple windows on it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 11:14:30 2020 No.15973474 >>15973419 >>15973460 Whom do I trust?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 11:15:58 2020 No.15973480 >>15972644 Is this bait? Is this thread a bait thread? I can't tell if OP is baiting or if he is seriously retarded.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 11:25:24 2020 No.15973544 File: 92 KB, 1242x1394, 66f.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>15973474 Use Zathura on Linux

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 11:26:02 2020 No.15973548 >>15973450 poorfag cope

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 11:31:03 2020 No.15973589 >>15972507 You can style e-books as you like and convert the result to other formats (like PDF). Printed page oriented formats are only usable on big and high resolution screens, that's why e-books exist in the first place.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 27 11:38:23 2020 No.15973639 Who cares?

Advanced search
Text to find
Subject [?]Search by post subject. Leave empty for any.
Username [?]Search for user name. Leave empty for any user name.
Tripcode [?]Search for tripcode. Leave empty for any.
Email [?]Search by email. Leave empty for any.
Filename [?]Search by image filename. Leave empty for any.
From Date [?]Enter what date to start searching from. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
To Date [?]Enter what date to start searching until. Format is YYYY-MM-DD
Image hash
Search in	All Posts OPs Only
Deleted posts	Show all posts Show only deleted posts Only show non-deleted posts
Internal posts	Show all posts Show only internal posts Show only archived posts
Order	New posts first Old posts first
Capcode	All Posts Only by Users Only by Mods Only by Admins Only by Developers
Results	Posts Threads
Action	[ Simple ]