[PW] !@!Re: Re: A Standard eBook Format? - A Graduate Research Survey

[Michael Hart]

I was in a similar discussion a while back, in which someone had
demanded that all eLibraries have the same directory structures,
same filenames, etc.

The replies came back that this person should also insist on the
paper libraries all using the same shelving pattern and the same
catalog numbers, so anyone could walk into any library anywhere,
and find the same books in the same places. . .a McLibrary???


Thanks!!!

Give the world eBooks in 2006!!!

Michael S. Hart
Founder
Project Gutenberg

Blog at http://hart.pglaf.org


On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, FERGUSON Timothy wrote:

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>> I'm wondering why this effort does not include "A Standard Book Format."
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>> After all, many libraries have to have certain shelving units dedicated
>> to different sizes of paper books.
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>> Is this any different that different programs to read .pdf file, etc???
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> That's a great question.  Here, our in-house implementation may be slowed by the council not wishing to purchase multiple licenses for multiple formats for multiple machines.
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