ePub Format Issues
- ePub format is not as standardized as it seems
- Many devices and software have issues with certain ePub features
- Experts are calling for better support and standardization
The Buzz Score
The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical
Forum Voices
Many experts have spoken out about the issues with the ePub format. For example:
Adobe has always been like this, too. They squandered an enormous marketshare with Flash because the alternative would’ve been spending a couple million on QA and they managed to unite all of the browser manufacturers in agreement that the web was better off without such an unreliable partner.
Others have noted the difficulty in getting support for certain features:
There is no way to get access to it. I don’t mean the licensing cost is prohibitively expensive for an indie dev although I understand that to be the case as well. There is no one to talk to. The email listed on their website does not respond to anything.
Some have found workarounds, such as using certain file extensions or software:
AIUI, Kobo devices have a more advanced rendering engine if you name the file with .kepub.epub. Not sure if it would fix the problem here. But I personally run ePubs through kepubify before transferring them to my Kobo.
Focus Keyword: ePub Problems
