This was inspired by a big bunch of Samples I downloaded from Amazon’s Kindle Store. These are not specific to Kindle format. All eBook formats suffer.
People like lists of ten. I have nine here as a work-in-progress minimum.
1) You have the right to a proper cover.
a) The cover should be the same as on the current printed edition.
b) The cover should be large enough to fill at minimum a five-inch screen.
c) A thumbnail of the cover shown for sales or library software purposes should be the same cover as in the eBook.
2) You have the right to a Table of Contents (TOC).
a) The TOC should have links to the matter inside the book so you can jump to each part.
3) You have the right to proper formatting by default.
a) Formatting should mirror a proper printed book.
b) Paragraphs should have indents without spaces between paragraphs.
c) Only after such proper default formatting should a reader be able to mix things up via a device’s software settings (typesize, spacing, margins — in other words, reflow overrides).
4) You have the right to highlight passages.
a) Sharing highlighted passages should be optional, opt-in, and protect privacy.
5) You have the right to set Bookmarks.
a) As many as you damn well want!
6) You have the right to Copy passages.
a) Copyright holders have the right to restrict this to one paragraph at a time to make piracy too time-consuming.
7) You have the right to legible illustrations.
a) They should be zoomable or several sizes should be available via linking.
8) You have the right to proofreading.
a) Any eBook with more than ten typos should be refundable as defective.
9) You have the right not to be assaulted by screens of blurbs when starting a book.
a) Blurbs are unnecessary in eBooks — they’ve already been bought!
Mike Cane's iPad Test 