Q. Why are there several different download options for eBooks?
A. In an effort to provide the most common formats for a wide range of devices depending on the content of the material, Master Books typically offers the following format options for download:
For highly graphical books
- Kindle Fixed Layout: A proprietary format used on Amazon Kindle devices and app.
- Fixed Format ePub3: Standardized ePub3 format, fully supported by Apple’s iBooks platform, and partially supported by other readers.
- PDF: Exactly-as-printed layout: best viewed in Acrobat Reader.
For books that are predominately text
- ePub: Standard ePub3 books, widely supported.
- Mobi: Mobipocket format, also supported by Amazon Kindle devices and app.
- PDF: Exactly-as-printed layout: best viewed in Acrobat Reader.