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HansTWN · 06-13-2009, 10:37 PM

Thanks for the info. Though I had some problem with the encoding, my computer had all the fonts but I could not get any characters to display in the PDF file. Found a work around, download the text file, open it in word with the correct Unicode encoding and then save it as PDF. Keeps file size down to 5MB, which is fine for such a long book. And looks real good on the Sony.

However, all sites, including this site only has classical text. I was looking for modern, contemporary literature, including perhaps translations of books from English and other languages into Chinese. Sure there are plenty of pirate sites but I was looking for something legal. This is for my wife. She reads more than I do and the physical books are piling up....

06-13-2009, 10:37 PM	#3
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Thanks for the info. Though I had some problem with the encoding, my computer had all the fonts but I could not get any characters to display in the PDF file. Found a work around, download the text file, open it in word with the correct Unicode encoding and then save it as PDF. Keeps file size down to 5MB, which is fine for such a long book. And looks real good on the Sony. However, all sites, including this site only has classical text. I was looking for modern, contemporary literature, including perhaps translations of books from English and other languages into Chinese. Sure there are plenty of pirate sites but I was looking for something legal. This is for my wife. She reads more than I do and the physical books are piling up....