Re: Which format is best for a book that will be downloaded?

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Ed <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi I want to set up an ebook to be downloaded from my site after
> purchase.  I am not concerned about trying to protect it from copying.
>  Which is the best format to offer the book for download: word, PDF,
> or html, etc.?

RTF and HTML are good in that they are easy to convert to the e-format
of your choice.

For e-book specific formats, I'd go with ePub.

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