Convert Lit News Updates

Colin Dunstan · 09-26-2004, 12:00 PM

I just stumbled over two interesting news updates regarding Convert LIT:

Windows users can now download a more extensive GUI than the one that comes with ConvertLit 1.8 (3rd party)
MacOS X 10 users can now download a compiled version of the ConvertLit binary.

In case you haven't heard of Convert Lit yet:
Convert LIT is a program which allows you to convert Microsoft Reader format eBooks into open format for use with software or devices which are not directly compatible with Microsoft's Reader.

hacker · 09-26-2004, 01:46 PM

I've thought about adding .lit support to the various Plucker tools (Plucker Email Reflector, PDF-to-Plucker, feed2plucker, and so on), but the legal implications put us at too great a risk to offer it publically.

Maybe at some point in the near future.. or perhaps just providing "slightly-incomplete" code with detailed instructions to complete the process on the user's end, might be useful.

Ideas, suggestions, and comments are of course, welcome.

Alexander Turcic · 09-27-2004, 04:09 AM

Hacker,

Perhaps you could add .lit support in form of a plugin? The plugin would not be redistributed with the original Plucker package, but could be downloaded separated as source code, and it would be up to the user to compile it and add it to his or her Plucker installation.

gadgetguru · 09-27-2004, 11:48 AM

Make a plug-in but don't include Convertlit in the package... The way they do those software that turns Macrovision-protected DVDs into .mpeg files compatible with Pocket PCs...

macrotor · 09-27-2004, 12:45 PM

Heh, couple this with the iSilo, and I can now have a pretty impressive selection of eBooks for my Tungsten C. Thanks!

09-26-2004, 12:00 PM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Convert Lit News Updates I just stumbled over two interesting news updates regarding Convert LIT: Windows users can now download a more extensive GUI than the one that comes with ConvertLit 1.8 (3rd party) MacOS X 10 users can now download a compiled version of the ConvertLit binary. In case you haven't heard of Convert Lit yet: Convert LIT is a program which allows you to convert Microsoft Reader format eBooks into open format for use with software or devices which are not directly compatible with Microsoft's Reader.

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09-26-2004, 01:46 PM	#2
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	I've thought about adding .lit support to the various Plucker tools (Plucker Email Reflector, PDF-to-Plucker, feed2plucker, and so on), but the legal implications put us at too great a risk to offer it publically. Maybe at some point in the near future.. or perhaps just providing "slightly-incomplete" code with detailed instructions to complete the process on the user's end, might be useful. Ideas, suggestions, and comments are of course, welcome.

09-27-2004, 04:09 AM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Hacker, Perhaps you could add .lit support in form of a plugin? The plugin would not be redistributed with the original Plucker package, but could be downloaded separated as source code, and it would be up to the user to compile it and add it to his or her Plucker installation.

09-27-2004, 11:48 AM	#4
gadgetguru Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 6370 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Asia Device: Tungsten T5	Make a plug-in but don't include Convertlit in the package... The way they do those software that turns Macrovision-protected DVDs into .mpeg files compatible with Pocket PCs...

09-27-2004, 12:45 PM	#5
macrotor Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 2418 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fremont, CA, USA Device: Tungsten\|C with Nokia6200	Heh, couple this with the iSilo, and I can now have a pretty impressive selection of eBooks for my Tungsten C. Thanks!