On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 10:26:34AM -0500, Andrew Perrin wrote: > Greetings folks- >
Hello Andy, Just read your mail below. IMHO the Microsoft Reader format has been licensed from Adobe and is thus very likely to be read-able by Acrobat Reader or any of it's clones. Since they're talking about Reader this format is probably an 'embraced' version of Adobe's electronic-book format. I suppose there is such a reader for Linux as well by now. Also, IF it's in some proprietary format you might simply convert it on A windows-box into PDF wich will allow you to use it no matter what. Anyway, keep us posted of any developments. Regards, Joris > I'd like to assign a book for a class this fall that is published only in > hardcover and in something called "Microsoft Reader" format. The MS > Reader format is about 1/2 the price, which matters (I don't like to make > students pay more than necessary, particularly at a public > school.). According to Amazon, the MS Reader is available only for > Windows. Does anyone else know about this gizmo, what the format is, > etc? I'm not willing to let Microsoft have a monopoly on my class, so if > in fact it's Windows-only I'll either not assign the book (and let the > publisher know!) or make them go with the expensive hardback. > > Thanks for any advice- > Andy Perrin > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew J Perrin - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin > Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill > 269 Hamilton Hall, CB#3210, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210 USA > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >