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Digital File Formats

by admin on Sep.17, 2010, under scriptoria

Digital File Formats

Digital file formats for eBooks can often be separated into two general categories: fixed layout formats, and reflowable formats.

Fixed layout formats are typically designed for printing. The contents of fixed layout files are displayed on the screen in the same way that they will appear once printed. Images, words, paragraphs, and columns are positioned at fixed coordinates within a page. The layout of the page is determined by the publisher. We use the Adobe PDF format for our fixed layout publications. PDF files are generally best viewed on a computer, as smaller devices are sometimes unable to display the content accurately.

Reflowable formats are typically designed to be displayed on devices where the screen size is not known. The content of the publication is reflowed, and the text is automatically wrapped to fit and adapt to the screen size of the user’s device. The user (rather than the publisher) chooses the font family, font size, margin size, etc., and adjusts these features as desired. Our reflowable format publications use either the AZW, EPUB, MOBI, or PRC file formats. The EPUB format is fast becoming an industry standard, and EPUB files can be read by most modern eBook reader devices. MOBI and PRC formats are typically associated with small screen devices such as Palm and Blackberry. The AZW file format is used by Amazon’s Kindle.

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by admin on Apr.25, 2009, under scriptoria

About Us

Located on the margins of the Sonoran Desert, Scriptoria Books publishes new editions of original texts and classic works, in both print and digital formats, and also offers select books for sale through online markets.

The word scriptoria literally means “places for writing.” Historically, scriptoria were writing rooms set apart in some monasteries for the use of scribes, or copyists of the community, to faithfully create or reproduce books by hand. Their efforts, through the years, preserved many important works that would have otherwise been lost, and contributed immensely to Western civilization’s written treasury.

Scriptoria Books continues in the same tradition that scribes and conservators have followed through the ages. Each new Scriptoria edition is transcribed word for word from an original text. The new text is then edited, if necessary, for any errors that may have been included in the original publication. This revised edition is then set in a contemporary typeface, and formatted for size and readability. Our books are not facsimiles, but carefully created new editions of classic works.

Links are provided for each title in our catalog for obtaining our books through suggested retailers. You can also purchase our books through many bookstores and online booksellers. If you have a question regarding any of our publications, please use the form on our Contact page to write to us.

 
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Mesa, AZ USA

 

 

 
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by admin on Mar.17, 2009, under scriptoria

Contact Us

Scriptoria Books
Mesa, Arizona,  USA

 

Please use this Contact Form for any questions that you might have regarding our publications. Provide as much detail as possible in the Message section of the form below. You must fill in your contact information (email) for us to be able to reply. Every effort is made to respond to requests within one business day.

 

 

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