Ebook Stores that Work with the PP?

[tmclough]

So far, I've bought two DRMed ePubs, and both of them had that same problem. The only way to fix it: Remove the DRM, unzip the .epub file, and edit resulting files. (In both these cases, it was somewhere else besides the .css file.)

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by tmclough

So far, I've bought two DRMed ePubs, and both of them had that same problem. The only way to fix it: Remove the DRM, unzip the .epub file, and edit resulting files. (In both these cases, it was somewhere else besides the .css file.)

What was the problem(s) that caused it not to work?

Dale

[tmclough]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

What was the problem(s) that caused it not to work?

Dale

In both cases they were Star Trek books, which mean the same publisher (S&S), and similar, although different, layouts. The file in question, in both cases, was OEBPS/page-template.xpgt (after DRM-removal and unzipping). This file contains different page margins for different column formats (one-column, two-column, or three-column; as well as one-, two-, or three-column heads). I merely edited the one-column entries (both with and without the head component) to 0em for everything.

I also edited parts of the .css file and, at least for one of the books, all(?) of the .html files, but those were for other reasons.

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by tmclough

In both cases they were Star Trek books, which mean the same publisher (S&S), and similar, although different, layouts. The file in question, in both cases, was OEBPS/page-template.xpgt (after DRM-removal and unzipping). This file contains different page margins for different column formats (one-column, two-column, or three-column; as well as one-, two-, or three-column heads). I merely edited the one-column entries (both with and without the head component) to 0em for everything.

I also edited parts of the .css file and, at least for one of the books, all(?) of the .html files, but those were for other reasons.

So margin changes in xpgt was enough to completely make the file not work? Wow that sounds like a serious bug in ADE. That is their own extension to the standard. They should certainly be able to handle it. How did the crash manifest itself?

Dale

[tmclough]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

So margin changes in xpgt was enough to completely make the file not work? Wow that sounds like a serious bug in ADE. That is their own extension to the standard. They should certainly be able to handle it. How did the crash manifest itself?

Dale

The problem I had wasn't that it would crash; the problem was as oncdoc described--zooming in to a larger font made the margins wider, hence very little actual text per screen page at a readable font.

[Dopedangel]

I keep reading about formating problems with epubs and adobe ade.
And I wonder why people having these problems have not tried buggins custom firmware
With the latest version you don't even need to rename epub files an add .fb2 in front of their names as a long presss load epub in coolreader. So you can still use adobe ade for your drm files.
You don't need to reload a book to see how different fonts would look
as in the latest version it even shows how each font will look like so you can compare different fonts on the same screen.
Maybe most people don't like to try software that has beta or experimental attached to it but this is not a computer installing a custom firmware is not hard nor does it stop you from going back to original firmware if you don't like it.
Sorry about this unrelated rant on this thread

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by tmclough

The problem I had wasn't that it would crash; the problem was as oncdoc described--zooming in to a larger font made the margins wider, hence very little actual text per screen page at a readable font.

Ah, thanks for that. It is clear now. So the book manufacturer used values like ems which grow when the font size grows. This is clearly a problem with the formatting of the source book and feedback to that effect should be submitted back to the publisher.

Dale

[jusmee]

Originally Posted by Dopedangel

I keep reading about formating problems with epubs and adobe ade.
And I wonder why people having these problems have not tried buggins custom firmware
With the latest version you don't even need to rename epub files an add .fb2 in front of their names as a long presss load epub in coolreader. So you can still use adobe ade for your drm files.
You don't need to reload a book to see how different fonts would look
as in the latest version it even shows how each font will look like so you can compare different fonts on the same screen.
Maybe most people don't like to try software that has beta or experimental attached to it but this is not a computer installing a custom firmware is not hard nor does it stop you from going back to original firmware if you don't like it.
Sorry about this unrelated rant on this thread

No, thanks, it will help me. But which version is this? It's the Lbook software? I am running that, a fairly recent version too, but which one has this feature of not needing to rename?

[Dopedangel]

I have the six inch version and long press opens epub in coolreader it has done so for months now.
Their is link to the latest in the forum try it. The one you are using should have the option
if I remember correctly if you long press and it doesn't open the ebook it should give you the option of open copy or delete.
Selecting open should open it in coolreader

[oncdoc]

so are you guys saying that on my pocket pro in order to read epub with coolreader. just hold the epub file down for a while. so no installation of other software? please help

[polly]

It's not working for me either, using the 5/20 version of LBook on a 5" PEz. A long press brings up open as an option, but the DRM free ePub still opens with ADE. From the posts it looks like this might be a feature of the 6" firmware? Maybe something to look forward to in a future update? Does anyone have this working on a 5"?

[oncdoc]

Originally Posted by polly

It's not working for me either, using the 5/20 version of LBook on a 5" PEz. A long press brings up open as an option, but the DRM free ePub still opens with ADE. From the posts it looks like this might be a feature of the 6" firmware? Maybe something to look forward to in a future update? Does anyone have this working on a 5"?

i could not get it to work either on my pocket pro. what to do now?

[oncdoc]

Polly, I got some pythons scripts to work after hours to release my ade epub and then converted to fb2... now in bliss.

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by oncdoc

i could not get it to work either on my pocket pro. what to do now?

One thing you can always do it just append an extension of .fb2 on the epub files. No need to change them. They are still epub but you will fool the launcher to think they are fb2 and CoolReader 3.0 an read either format. This works with the latest lBook firware and the EZ Reader firmware also.

Dale

[oncdoc]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

One thing you can always do it just append an extension of .fb2 on the epub files. No need to change them. They are still epub but you will fool the launcher to think they are fb2 and CoolReader 3.0 an read either format. This works with the latest lBook firware and the EZ Reader firmware also.

Dale

i guess i dotn know what to do. I renamed the file to end with .fb2 but that did not work

how do you append?