PlayStation Portable - an e-book reader

Alexander Turcic · 01-27-2005, 11:52 AM

Sony's PlayStations Portable (PSP) with its large 4.3" 16:9 screen is not only good for playing complex 3D games or watching movies; the handheld console can also be abused as an e-book reader! Japanese programmer Kentarou wrote a tool called Jpegbook to convert any kind of text into JPG files for the PSP. You can even set a background image and the font type of your converted text.

Jpegbook is currently available for free on Windows and Mac platforms.

Zire · 01-27-2005, 02:09 PM

This looks cool but I think that you need a compiler to compile it.

Liqiud · 01-27-2005, 03:21 PM

they need to make it a stock program
for the PSP

cbarnett · 01-27-2005, 05:03 PM

I imagine the book sizes will be huge as well, if each page is a jpeg file. Not knowing the specs of the device, this might not be an issue, but it certainly shows that people will find a way to read, no matter what they're carrying around :P

Craig.

Colin Dunstan · 01-28-2005, 04:16 PM

yes jpg files as e-book pages doesn't sound reasonable. Big, slow, not editable.

01-27-2005, 11:52 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	PlayStation Portable - an e-book reader Sony's PlayStations Portable (PSP) with its large 4.3" 16:9 screen is not only good for playing complex 3D games or watching movies; the handheld console can also be abused as an e-book reader! Japanese programmer Kentarou wrote a tool called Jpegbook to convert any kind of text into JPG files for the PSP. You can even set a background image and the font type of your converted text. Jpegbook is currently available for free on Windows and Mac platforms.

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01-27-2005, 02:09 PM	#2
Zire Fanatic Posts: 522 Karma: 14050 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Astoria, NY Device: Zire 71	This looks cool but I think that you need a compiler to compile it.

01-27-2005, 03:21 PM	#3
Liqiud Infinite Oblivion Posts: 84 Karma: 25 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: United States Device: Sony Clie PEG-UX50	they need to make it a stock program for the PSP

01-27-2005, 05:03 PM	#4
cbarnett MR prodigal son Posts: 1,085 Karma: 1083739 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura H2O	I imagine the book sizes will be huge as well, if each page is a jpeg file. Not knowing the specs of the device, this might not be an issue, but it certainly shows that people will find a way to read, no matter what they're carrying around :P Craig.

01-28-2005, 04:16 PM	#5
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	yes jpg files as e-book pages doesn't sound reasonable. Big, slow, not editable.