3 Popular EBook Formats in Use Today

Some of the top eBook formats that are in use today are EPUB, PDF and MOBI. Take support from professional eBook conversion services.

eBooks have become more popular than printed books as they come in device friendly formats, can be published at lower costs, are easily portable and can be read easily on an e-reader, tablet or smartphone. Cost-effective eBook conversion services are available to convert printed books and books in digital formats into formats that can be read on all devices. Many reliable eBook self-publishing platforms are available to advertise and sell eBook copies.

Top 3 eBook formats in use today – EPUB or electronic publication • This popular free eBook format uses the “.epub” file extension.

• Unlike PDF, EPUB supports reading the whole text by just scrolling down.

• Most e-book readers except Amazon Kindle devices accept EPUB format.

• Books or publications in this format can be adjusted easily to any screen size.

• This format is based on HTML and CSS and can store texts, stylesheets, and metadata.

• Kindle readers may require converting EPUB to other formats for better reading experiences.

PDF or Portable Document Format • PDF eBook format is easy and comfortable to read and maintains visuallypleasing layouts.

• PDF files can be accessed in almost any device, and content is easily searchable.

• It can be opened on any device and consumes less hard drive space.

• PDF’s security settings can be easily customized.

• One major disadvantage is that PDF eBooks are difficult to edit.

• Advanced PDF converter platforms can convert PDF to JPG, Word doc or other formats.

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MOBI • Also called AZW (AZW3 or KFX), MOBI is exclusively for use in Amazon Kindle.

• MOBI Amazon format is protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM).

• This format is used widely for devices with low bandwidth.

• AZW is specially designed for mobile and supports bookmarks, corrections, and JavaScript.

Manually written books can also be converted to eBooks in any required format with the support of an experienced document conversion company. It is critical for publishers to be aware of industry standards like Digital Rights Management or DRM, which is a form of copyright protection to fight unauthorized distribution of copyrighted works. A DRM-protected ebook will be compatible with the largest number of devices and software and protected against piracy.

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