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 This type of file is generated through a pipeline which was designed by Dr {{person link|Frederic Kettelhoit}} and runs via a {{plainlink|[https://github.com/wittgenstein-project/wittgenstein-published-works GitHub job]}}.
-== EPUB e-books ==
+== .epub e-books ==
-This is the ideal solution if you are planning to read a text on an {{plainlink|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-reader e-reader]}} such as a Kobo, Nook, or Bookeen device.
+This is the ideal solution if you are planning to read a text on an {{plainlink|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-reader e-reader]}} such as a Kobo, Nook, or Bookeen device—basically anything that is not a Kindle.
-EPUB files are also supported by many smartphone and tablet apps and can be opened on desktop devices with free and open-source software applications such as {{plainlink|[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre]}}.
+{{plainlink|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB EPUB]}} files are also supported by many smartphone and tablet apps and can be opened on desktop devices with free and open-source software applications such as {{plainlink|[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre]}}.
-If your e-reader is a Kindle, you will need to convert the {{plainlink|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB EPUB]}} file (.epub) into a {{plainlink|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobipocket Mobipocket]}} file (.mobi). Online converters are available that make this procedure quick and easy: you will find many options through any search engine.
+This type of file is generated through a pipeline which was designed by Dr {{person link|Frederic Kettelhoit}} and runs via a {{plainlink|[https://github.com/wittgenstein-project/wittgenstein-published-works GitHub job]}}.
+== .mobi e-books ==
+This is the ideal solution if you are planning to read a text on a Kindle e-reader.
 This type of file is generated through a pipeline which was designed by Dr {{person link|Frederic Kettelhoit}} and runs via a {{plainlink|[https://github.com/wittgenstein-project/wittgenstein-published-works GitHub job]}}.
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 * if you need a very clean source file for further manual or automated text elaboration.
-The {{plainlink|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown Markdown file format]}} (.md) is a very simple markup language that is used to generate formatting through plain text. Compared to HTML, it is particularly suitable as the format for the Ludwig Wittgenstein Project’s source files because it only encodes information that has semantic value.
+The {{plainlink|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown Markdown file format]}} (.md) is a very simple markup language that is used to generate formatting through plain text. Compared to HTML, it is particularly suitable as the format for the Ludwig Wittgenstein Project’s source files because it only encodes information that has semantic value. These files use the {{plainlink|[https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#pandocs-markdown Pandoc Markdown]}} dialect.
 This type of file is generated through a pipeline which was designed by Dr {{person link|Frederic Kettelhoit}} and runs via a {{plainlink|[https://github.com/wittgenstein-project/wittgenstein-published-works GitHub job]}}.