Since the WWers are already converting files to MOBI, wouldn't it be easier if they had ones that were ready? On Dec 16, 2010, at 10:58 AM, Marcello Perathoner wrote:
On 12/16/2010 05:21 PM, Linda M. Everhart wrote:
Gutenberg could do that by adding to the list of file types volunteers can upload, one for HTML formated especially for MOBI conversion (for those who do not have converters); and one for MOBI (for those that do).
There are good reasons not to allow that:
1.
The WWers are already overworked and adding more formats for them to process will not improve matters.
Every change we make to the process will have to decrease human workload. Posting more formats is clearly a step in the opposite direction.
2.
Maintenance of the posted files must be easy. A closed format like the Kindle cannot be edited without tools. Again, WWers cannot be expected to learn every tool required to edit every format.
Every change to the process will have to simplify the task of maintaining books, not further complicate it.
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