RE: [epub] Ebooks formatting

["Diana Ward" <dianaward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have some formatting questions that I want answered based on your experience.
I'm about to prepare several small-ish books/booklets to be distributed among my
subscribers first, then made available for sale after the initial offering.


1.  Which is the better (more universally accessible) format:   PDF?  HTML?
Some other proprietary  or locked "e-book" format?

>>>pdf is the best format as far as accessiblility and control. It is much harder to password protect a html ebook.

2.   Should ebooks be locked so that only the purchaser can open them... should
the lock be tied to  one machine? Is it worth the effort to go to such extreme
security?

>>>For me, how much security is used on ebooks depends on the value of the book 
and the information it contains.

3.  When you sell your ebooks, are they emailed to the purchaser upon payment?
a password/secure link set up so they can download at their leisure?

Email is not a good way to deliver ebooks. They are usually large attachments, 
and are often refused by either the email software or the computer's virus protection. A download link on a password protected page is simple and easy, and the buyer can download at their leisure.

4.  Do you allow your ebooks to be printable?  Or must purchasers read them on
the screen?

>>>I allow ebooks to be printable, with a warning that they may not be redistributed in print. Many people, including me, have more trouble reading onscreen than on hard copy.

For any of these, please tell me why or why not for whatever answers apply.


Hopefully helpfully yours,
Diana Ward
http://forwardproductions.com



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