Book Designer - I'm a Convert! - Page 5

Aprilbeginnings · 03-26-2007, 09:48 AM

I thought I noticed a difference in speed when I was checking out the font on the reader.....

Aprilbeginnings · 03-26-2007, 10:03 AM

You know since we can change the books in bookreader pretty much to any size font we want I went looking to see if there was any files which the reader had the books on your computer on at the time that you could open up in bookdesigner and then enlarge the font...... bummer, at least I didn't see anything...... so if these books are lrf where the heck are the books installed or is that stricktly on the reader? no way to find them....... sure would be nice to make some of these purchases BIGGER! But I guess if this was possible we all would have heard about it by now. ;(

HarryT · 03-26-2007, 10:08 AM

BD will only write LRF files; unfortunately it won't read them, so the only way to edit a book is either in the original source, or in the HTML file that BD creates when it converts the book to its own format. There's no way to edit LRF files in BD, to the best of my knowledge.

HarryT · 03-26-2007, 10:10 AM

The more I use BD, the more impressed I am with it - this is one seriously good program!

I'm now in the middle of creating an LRF "Complete Sherlock Holmes" from the HTML version on the PG Australia site; it really only "works" in BD because you can create a TOC; such a long book is almost useless without a TOC.

I'll be happy to share it with anyone else who's interested when it's finished!

RWood · 03-26-2007, 10:13 AM

What we get from the CONNECT store are in LRX format which has DRM. BookDesigner creates LRS files and these are then converted to LRF for loading into the Reader.

My best guess is that they are LRS = Librie Reader Source, LRF = Librie Reader Format, and LRX = Librie Reader Xasperating.

RWood · 03-26-2007, 10:16 AM

Harry, count me in for a copy when you're finished. I have converted a few short stories so far from Last Bow but have not even acquired the whole series.

I just finished converting 7 Pillars of Wisdom by TE Lawrence. Copies are available in LRF.

astra · 03-26-2007, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by RWood

Harry, count me in for a copy when you're finished.

Me too! Me too! I used to be a BIG fan of Sherlock Holmes. At the moment I am contemplating buying a special illustrated edition of Sherlock Holmes. It costs £20 and it is HUGE. Just to have one for my home collection.

RWood · 03-26-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by astra_lestat

Me too! Me too! I used to be a BIG fan of Sherlock Holmes. At the moment I am contemplating buying a special illustrated edition of Sherlock Holmes. It costs £20 and it is HUGE. Just to have one for my home collection.

One of the books that survived in grand style from the cleaning (my thread called "Tipping Point") that is still going on is the two volume hardbound set of Sherlock Holmes.

HarryT · 03-26-2007, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

One of the books that survived in grand style from the cleaning (my thread called "Tipping Point") that is still going on is the two volume hardbound set of Sherlock Holmes.

Is that the Leslie Klinger "Annotated SH"? Wonderful set! Vol 3 is available now, with the four novels in it.

Aprilbeginnings · 03-26-2007, 07:07 PM

Ugggg, just finished my book and went and checked the new book with my changing the font to comic sans..... needless to say you are correct in that it takes forever to turn that page so I just formated two books with one of the readers default fonts............

vvv · 03-27-2007, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

BD will only write LRF files; unfortunately it won't read them, so the only way to edit a book is either in the original source, or in the HTML file that BD creates when it converts the book to its own format. There's no way to edit LRF files in BD, to the best of my knowledge.

If you are preparing carefully some big book and are going to edit it during a long time, it is recommended to keep intermediate versions in BD format (Ctrl+F11).

vvv · 03-27-2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Aprilbeginnings

I don't have a sony reader button

Configuration -> Toolbar -> default

vvv · 03-27-2007, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

how to make it not treat the list of previously published books as chapter titles.

Select them (double-click on the first, then shift+click on the last), then
right-click -> more transformations -> selected elements -> paragraphs.

NatCh · 03-27-2007, 03:36 PM

Yeah, I got that far, vvv, but I also wanted them centered. I've since found the 'Center' option under Format -> More Transformations-> Align: Center

Sorry, should've followed up on that before now, thanks for the tip.

vvv · 03-27-2007, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Aprilbeginnings

I do have the update, have the sony reader button on the top toolbar...... I removed the old one and installed from scratch again....... So this time I was able to do it with one book, all the rest it's only doing 27 pages or so.

There is a known bug (or feature) of the Connect soft: sometimes it cuts off lrf's. Try to load your book directly to the card.

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03-26-2007, 09:48 AM	#61
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	I thought I noticed a difference in speed when I was checking out the font on the reader.....

03-26-2007, 10:03 AM	#62
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	You know since we can change the books in bookreader pretty much to any size font we want I went looking to see if there was any files which the reader had the books on your computer on at the time that you could open up in bookdesigner and then enlarge the font...... bummer, at least I didn't see anything...... so if these books are lrf where the heck are the books installed or is that stricktly on the reader? no way to find them....... sure would be nice to make some of these purchases BIGGER! But I guess if this was possible we all would have heard about it by now. ;(

03-26-2007, 10:08 AM	#63
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	BD will only write LRF files; unfortunately it won't read them, so the only way to edit a book is either in the original source, or in the HTML file that BD creates when it converts the book to its own format. There's no way to edit LRF files in BD, to the best of my knowledge.

03-26-2007, 10:10 AM	#64
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The more I use BD, the more impressed I am with it - this is one seriously good program! I'm now in the middle of creating an LRF "Complete Sherlock Holmes" from the HTML version on the PG Australia site; it really only "works" in BD because you can create a TOC; such a long book is almost useless without a TOC. I'll be happy to share it with anyone else who's interested when it's finished!

03-26-2007, 10:13 AM	#65
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	What we get from the CONNECT store are in LRX format which has DRM. BookDesigner creates LRS files and these are then converted to LRF for loading into the Reader. My best guess is that they are LRS = Librie Reader Source, LRF = Librie Reader Format, and LRX = Librie Reader Xasperating.

03-26-2007, 10:16 AM	#66
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Harry, count me in for a copy when you're finished. I have converted a few short stories so far from Last Bow but have not even acquired the whole series. I just finished converting 7 Pillars of Wisdom by TE Lawrence. Copies are available in LRF.

03-26-2007, 07:07 PM	#70
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	Ugggg, just finished my book and went and checked the new book with my changing the font to comic sans..... needless to say you are correct in that it takes forever to turn that page so I just formated two books with one of the readers default fonts............

03-27-2007, 03:36 PM	#74
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Yeah, I got that far, vvv, but I also wanted them centered. I've since found the 'Center' option under Format -> More Transformations-> Align: Center Sorry, should've followed up on that before now, thanks for the tip.

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