MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - PRS-505 - which format to go for, and other queries

gwynevans · 01-13-2009, 04:27 AM

> ePUB format. Can the DRM on these be removed, though?

Not that I know of, but AIUI, they're associated with your Adobe accountId, not the device itself, so can be read on your PC (Windows, I don't know offhand about Mac/Linux) and could be copied to other devices associated with your Adobe account.

> not available in ePUB or a recognised "Sony Format" (as it were), which format is best?

Correct, LIT seems to be the best option.

> will the formatting be retained if I use Calibre to convert the file?

Yes, although you have the option of importing the unDRMd file into Book Designer & tweaking it by hand if you really want to fine-tune things. I've only needed to do that to fix things that were also wrong in the original LIT file, though.

> Finally, what format does Calibre convert a lit file to?

It includes CLI utilities for converting to both LRF and ePUB. The last time I looked at the GUI, there was a app-wide setting on the preferences that set which of the two would be output by the GUI conversions.

01-13-2009, 04:27 AM	#2
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	> ePUB format. Can the DRM on these be removed, though? Not that I know of, but AIUI, they're associated with your Adobe accountId, not the device itself, so can be read on your PC (Windows, I don't know offhand about Mac/Linux) and could be copied to other devices associated with your Adobe account. > not available in ePUB or a recognised "Sony Format" (as it were), which format is best? Correct, LIT seems to be the best option. > will the formatting be retained if I use Calibre to convert the file? Yes, although you have the option of importing the unDRMd file into Book Designer & tweaking it by hand if you really want to fine-tune things. I've only needed to do that to fix things that were also wrong in the original LIT file, though. > Finally, what format does Calibre convert a lit file to? It includes CLI utilities for converting to both LRF and ePUB. The last time I looked at the GUI, there was a app-wide setting on the preferences that set which of the two would be output by the GUI conversions.