jetBook formats questions

GA Russell · 12-28-2009, 12:12 PM

Since the jetBook supports both ePub and Mobipocket, I expect that those are the two formats I will be downloading the most.

1) Is there a reason I should prefer one over the other?

2) Is there any reason to segregate the two formats on my SD card or the device?

Kralik · 12-28-2009, 01:33 PM

1) I believe ePUB is becoming more of a standard. Personally, I prefer it because it is simply a zipped file of HTML. That makes it rather nice to deal with both now and in the future.

2) No need to segregate.

Jack Tingle · 12-28-2009, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Since the jetBook supports both ePub and Mobipocket, I expect that those are the two formats I will be downloading the most.

1) Is there a reason I should prefer one over the other?

2) Is there any reason to segregate the two formats on my SD card or the device?

1) No. I suspect the renderer in the jetBook firmware, which seems to be a stripped(!?) version of FBreader, ignores most information, and treats all formats like text, with a few minor markup tags (headings 1-3, italic, and not much more). They'll wind up looking almost exactly alike.

2) None I know of.

Regards,
Jack Tingle

gr8npwrfl · 12-28-2009, 03:01 PM

I second the the .epub and I only seperate by author with different formats all in the same directory. I have .txt, .epub, .pdf all the the same folders

GA Russell · 12-28-2009, 06:02 PM

Thanks guys!

Kralik · 12-28-2009, 10:01 PM

I read in the Lord of the Rings thread that there are limitations to image filesize in mobi. Therefore, the images in ePUB or LIT for LotR are vastly superior to the mobi images. Something to take into consideration. (I bought LIT and converted to ePUB)

ac9ts · 12-30-2009, 09:36 PM

So, other then embedded images, is there an advantage to any format over a plain text file? All the books that came with the JB are text and work fine. If I go through a book and know there are no images, would it be best to just convert it to text or is there something I'm missing with epub, mobi, etc.

GhostHawk · 12-30-2009, 09:42 PM

Personally I'm fond of rtf's and plain txt files.
For me it started when I was converting .lit files, seemed I lost less formating, had fewer problems if I converted them to .rtf.

But then I don't buy many books, so I have not had to sweat stuff like Epub or DRM.

GA Russell · 12-31-2009, 02:26 PM

The jetBook Lite manual recommends text. I was surprised to see that.

I too have had no problems with the included books.

Ron46 · 12-31-2009, 11:18 PM

Ghosthawk,

I've been reading Gutenberg text files for years, but run a macro to eliminate the hard returns that prevent proper screen wrapping and to install paragraph indents.

When I got my Jetbook Lite, I tried Gutenberg's EPub documents and they look great, are half the filesize, and have some basic formatting enhancements like larger fonts for titles etc. Try a few.

GhostHawk · 01-01-2010, 08:01 AM

I'll do that ron, ty for the tip!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron46

Ghosthawk,

I've been reading Gutenberg text files for years, but run a macro to eliminate the hard returns that prevent proper screen wrapping and to install paragraph indents.

When I got my Jetbook Lite, I tried Gutenberg's EPub documents and they look great, are half the filesize, and have some basic formatting enhancements like larger fonts for titles etc. Try a few.

12-28-2009, 12:12 PM	#1
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	jetBook formats questions Since the jetBook supports both ePub and Mobipocket, I expect that those are the two formats I will be downloading the most. 1) Is there a reason I should prefer one over the other? 2) Is there any reason to segregate the two formats on my SD card or the device?

12-31-2009, 11:18 PM	#10
Ron46 Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 110 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts Device: JetbookLite, EB-1150, PalmIIIXE	ePub Ghosthawk, I've been reading Gutenberg text files for years, but run a macro to eliminate the hard returns that prevent proper screen wrapping and to install paragraph indents. When I got my Jetbook Lite, I tried Gutenberg's EPub documents and they look great, are half the filesize, and have some basic formatting enhancements like larger fonts for titles etc. Try a few.

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12-28-2009, 01:33 PM	#2
Kralik Guru Posts: 609 Karma: 1013897 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Rooted NST	1) I believe ePUB is becoming more of a standard. Personally, I prefer it because it is simply a zipped file of HTML. That makes it rather nice to deal with both now and in the future. 2) No need to segregate.

12-28-2009, 03:01 PM	#4
gr8npwrfl The Wizard of OZ Posts: 143 Karma: 434 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern California Device: Jetbook Ipod Touch Wind Netbook	I second the the .epub and I only seperate by author with different formats all in the same directory. I have .txt, .epub, .pdf all the the same folders

12-28-2009, 06:02 PM	#5
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Thanks guys!

12-28-2009, 10:01 PM	#6
Kralik Guru Posts: 609 Karma: 1013897 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Rooted NST	I read in the Lord of the Rings thread that there are limitations to image filesize in mobi. Therefore, the images in ePUB or LIT for LotR are vastly superior to the mobi images. Something to take into consideration. (I bought LIT and converted to ePUB)

12-30-2009, 09:36 PM	#7
ac9ts Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Jetbook	So, other then embedded images, is there an advantage to any format over a plain text file? All the books that came with the JB are text and work fine. If I go through a book and know there are no images, would it be best to just convert it to text or is there something I'm missing with epub, mobi, etc.

12-30-2009, 09:42 PM	#8
GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	Personally I'm fond of rtf's and plain txt files. For me it started when I was converting .lit files, seemed I lost less formating, had fewer problems if I converted them to .rtf. But then I don't buy many books, so I have not had to sweat stuff like Epub or DRM.

12-31-2009, 02:26 PM	#9
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	The jetBook Lite manual recommends text. I was surprised to see that. I too have had no problems with the included books.

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