You can convert any file into a PDF file but to make it a proper e-book, this PDF file should contain all the required meta information. Whereas E-books contain hidden meta information about the book itself and about the author, publisher etc. That is one of the major difference between an E-book and a PDF file.Īnother big difference is that the original plain PDF format did not have the embedded meta information. Most of the PDFs are not designed to be reflowable. E-book will automatically adjust the content according to the screen size. Reflow means that the same e-book can be read on devices of different dimensions.

E-book formats like EPUB, MOBI and AZW, support reflow of the book. But the modern and popular e-book formats have more features than the plain original PDF. Well, actually a PDF file is indeed an e-book. But when they see so much talk about e-books they begin to feel that an e-book must be something more sophisticated than a simple PDF file! As we all have been seeing PDF files since we have learnt to use computers, a large number of people feel that a PDF file is an e-book.

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