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   Alexander Koryagin to Dallas Hinton   
   From a book   
   30 Oct 18 12:49:06   
   
   Hi, Dallas Hinton!   
   I read your message from 29.10.2018 12:58   
      
    AK>> What is a format these books are made? Theoretically, it should be   
    AK>> a dot-matrix, raster format.   
      
    DH> I can't speak to that aspect, but there are several widely-accepted   
    DH> formats in use:   
      
    DH> EPUB The ePub format is an open format designed by the Open eBook   
    DH> Forum and developed by the International Digital Publishing Forum.   
    DH> Based on XHTML and XML.   
      
    DH> AZW This is an Amazon format used exclusively on the Amazon Kindle.   
    DH> It is basically a MOBI format that uses a high compression option.   
      
    DH> LIT This is an e-book format developed for the Microsoft Reader   
    DH> software.   
      
    DH> PDF The Portable Document Format was created by Adobe for its   
    DH> Acrobat products.   
      
    DH> ODF OpenDocument Format, XML-based file format, which is the   
    DH> default format for OpenOffice, an open source productivity suite   
    DH> that is becoming a popular alternative to Microsoft Office.   
      
    DH> MOBI The e-book format used by the MobiPocket Reader   
      
   Well, can you take an e-text made according to some of the above mentioned   
   formats and correct errors with red ink, using a sharp stylus as a teacher   
   pen? Then you should be able to save the text and send it to the pupil. ;-)   
      
   Bye, Dallas!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2018   
      
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