Tiny eBook Reader now with .LIT support!

TadW · 02-03-2004, 01:51 PM

Tiny eBook Reader for PPC can now handle HTML as well as unprotected .LIT. I am not surprised, since the source code of Convert Lit is available.

I suggest all the other eBook Reader developers should have a look at the source as well and think of incorporating .LIT support!

gadgetguru · 02-04-2004, 01:37 AM

But why would someone want an additional reader when Microsoft Reader is free and will read unprotected LIT files, with or without activation?

Now if someone makes a .LIT reader on the Palm OS platform, that's another story...

Alexander Turcic · 02-04-2004, 04:31 AM

Gadgetguru,

I'd say that is one reason - making .LIT available to Palm OS platforms. Another reason is because not everyone is too keen on using Microsoft Reader.

Why should we use Microsoft Reader, if there are other, less bloated readers (such as Tiny reader above) available

Mobipocket · 02-04-2004, 07:46 AM

People already used CLIT to get the Open eBook files and publish their eBooks in Mobipocket format.

I doubt someone can open a dictionary in LIT format and use it, as a dictionary.
It requires to much memory, and needs the dictionary to be precompiled.

Alexander Turcic · 02-04-2004, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mobipocket

People already used CLIT to get the Open eBook files and publish their eBooks in Mobipocket format.

I doubt someone can open a dictionary in LIT format and use it, as a dictionary.
It requires to much memory, and needs the dictionary to be precompiled.

The decompiled open ebook files you can convert to any format, given that html as a source format is allowed. In other words, you can convert to iSilo, Plucker, and also MobiPocket.

True about the dictionary. But how many people are actually interested in .LIT dictionaries?

I am more interested in the .LIT eBooks (fiction/nonfiction) market, and if an ebook reader could natively read those .LIT files, it would be a great benefit to many of us (especially to palm-based users).

Nate the great · 11-02-2008, 01:04 PM

Boy is this an old thread.

Fictionwise supports the device keys for Tiny eBook Reader's DRM format (TeBR). Did they ever follow through on selling the DRMed ebooks?

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02-04-2004, 01:37 AM	#2
gadgetguru Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 6370 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Asia Device: Tungsten T5	But why would someone want an additional reader when Microsoft Reader is free and will read unprotected LIT files, with or without activation? Now if someone makes a .LIT reader on the Palm OS platform, that's another story...

02-04-2004, 04:31 AM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Gadgetguru, I'd say that is one reason - making .LIT available to Palm OS platforms. Another reason is because not everyone is too keen on using Microsoft Reader. Why should we use Microsoft Reader, if there are other, less bloated readers (such as Tiny reader above) available

02-04-2004, 07:46 AM	#4
Mobipocket Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 27 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Device: al	People already used CLIT to get the Open eBook files and publish their eBooks in Mobipocket format. I doubt someone can open a dictionary in LIT format and use it, as a dictionary. It requires to much memory, and needs the dictionary to be precompiled.

11-02-2008, 01:04 PM	#6
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Boy is this an old thread. Fictionwise supports the device keys for Tiny eBook Reader's DRM format (TeBR). Did they ever follow through on selling the DRMed ebooks?

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