michael said:

Of course, it would all work out better if the minus came first--

hey, that's an idea. have p3 proof first, followed by p2, then p1. *** the p3 proofers asterisk the end-line-hyphenates because that's the one course of action guaranteed not to be wrong. moreover, it's the _only_ one that carries that promise. *** michael said:

there will be dozens, if not hundreds, of iPad eBook readers.

and 3/4 of them will claim to support the .epub format, but yet no two of them will do it in the exact same way... but hey, aren't y'all glad that we have a _standard_? i am! *** um, and jim is right about one thing. there's no stanza on ipad. unless amazon changes its mind, and reverses its current stand. *** as for eyestrain, if you have it, explore the various solutions! because it _is_ possible for you to get rid of it, in most cases. it might mean buying better equipment, but not necessarily; the solution might be free, and easy, and improve your life... *** oh, and that .pdf i created? no comments? whatsamatter? is something like that too _tangible_ to be discussed here? -bowerbird