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1. What are file types?
   
2. What is the Best File Type for my application?
   

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1. What are file types?
   
   A file type is a file that has an embedded signature that tells the operating system how to manage that file. You can tell what type of file you eBook is by looking at the file extension at the end of the file name. The most common file types used for eBooks are:
   
   Plain ASCII text files have the extension .txt
   Microsoft Word files have the extension .doc
   Adobe acrobat files have the extension .pdf
   Gemstar eBook files have the extension .prc
   Palm files have the extension .pdb or .prc
   Hiebook files have the extension .kml
   Html files have the extension .html or .htm
   Adobe eBook files have the extension .pdf
   MobiPocket files have the extension .prc
   
   
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2. What is the Best File Type for my application?
   
   Best File Types For Printing
   Adobe .pdf
   HTML
   Word .doc
   ASCII text
   
   Best File Types For Onscreen Reading
   Adobe eBook
   Microsoft reader
   
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