Re: Re: Automating creation of eBooks in Mobipocket format

On May 1, 2008, at 4:09 AM, A. Lefkowitz wrote:
>> =
>> Oh, I disagree.
>>
>> There are some things that Mac machines don't do well (large scale
>> accounting systems for companies above the $10 million/year range,
>> perhaps).
>>
>> There are some things that CAN'T be done on anything like a Windows
>> or Mac.
>>
>> Most of the time, though, you can do pretty well with whatever OS
>> suits your fancy.
>>
>>
>         Forgive me, my comments were directed at the enterprise. For
> personal use, any OS
>  that suits the user is fine. However, if you are producing  
> content, you
> had better make  sure
>  your stuff will be compatible with windows. The original poster's  
> need
> to run .exe's is a case
>  in point.

Being compatible cross-platform is rather different than having a  
Windows box. And the .exe strongly suggests that the producer of that  
ebook didn't care about compatibility with anything other than  
Windows. That lets out 1/6 or more of the possible market.

Marion Gropen
Gropen Associates, Inc.
www.GropenAssoc.com
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