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Re: PDF and ePub Formats

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From: ckrugman
Date: May 12, 2010 4:54PM

another question is how widely Epub is used. I don't recall ever getting a
document in that format so I have no idea how accessible it is.
Chuck
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From: "Joshue O Connor" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] PDF and ePub Formats


> Hi Denis,
>
>> Does it even make sense to try and compare them?
>
> Interesting question, I wonder if it is comparing apples and oranges a
> little, as ePub is a publishing format for the industry IIRC (in an
> effort to standardize electronic publishing), while PDFs are a more end
> user consumption - though obviously they can be used by the publishing
> industry but I hope you know what I am getting at).
>
> It would be good to get other informed opinions on this. I guess to add
> to the question a little (if that's ok), has ePub any technical
> advantage over PDF for accessible consumption?
>
> Cheers
>
> Josh
>
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