Spiritual Various: Bible, King James Version, V3.0, 06.16.2009 [epub] (UPDATED!!)

sherman · 11-09-2008, 05:40 AM

As I mentioned in this thread, I thought it would be a rather neat to have an epub version of the Bible, complete with multi-level TOC.
After doing a bit of looking around I just couldn't find anything. So, I decided to bite the bullet and try doing it myself.

What I did is I took the CompleteA.htm file from the above mentioned thread, stripped all of the links and unnecessary (in my view) tags, leaving me with a rather basic HTML file. After getting the HTML file where I wanted it I converted it using calibre to generate a single epub file with two levels of TOC to navigate down to the chapter.

The result is a single file that is quick and easy to navigate to get to the desired chapter. There are no links in the file itself, so there is no previous/next links to chapters etc - all navigation is carried out at the menu system with the numbered buttons. (for the Sony PRS-505)

I am providing both the revised HTML file, as well as the generated epub - feel free to improve either to your hearts content

UPDATE: I have run this bible through "ePub_TOC_enhancer_v0.01" as created by =X=. It improves the speed of initial loading of the bible dramatically. Attached file has been updated to V1.1.

UPDATE 2 (06/14/2009): Completely new version 2.0 has been added. See post #10 below for details

UPDATE 3 (06/16/2009): I decided to work on this some more - I fixed a few errors that crept in, and made some cosmetic changes.

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dordale · 01-22-2009, 12:50 AM

Sherman--

Thanks for this!

dordale

sammsmom · 02-22-2009, 09:09 PM

Thanks, I have been looking for a bible.

AbFabGab · 03-12-2009, 01:59 PM

Nice work!

I just loaded onto my 505 and tried it out.
The multi-level TOC is a great idea and works well.

Thanks!

sherman · 03-13-2009, 03:33 AM

I'd sorta forgotten about this

I ended up moving to a multi-file lrf bible, because to be honest, while this epub version worked well, it was too slow to navigate for my needs.

I'm glad some people have found it useful though.

woodennickel · 05-30-2009, 11:55 PM

Sherman,

Thank you for this epub file... While it is just the Old Testament... it works great. The multi level TOC works fine. I'd rather the multilevel TOC all in one file, then multiple files anyday... its is faster to get around this way when you are trying to follow in a sermon. (I have the 700).

HarryT · 05-31-2009, 09:27 AM

If this is only the OT, the description in the initial post needs to be amended - there is certainly no mention of that fact there!

AbFabGab · 05-31-2009, 10:08 AM

I just checked using Calibre view and NT is on there.

HarryT · 05-31-2009, 10:28 AM

Thanks for checking that.

sherman · 06-14-2009, 06:20 AM

Well, I decided to come back to this, as I was never happy with the speed of the original epub on my PRS-505.

I went over the HTML to fix a couple of typos that had been pointed out to me, and I fancied up the chapter names a bit (eg: "1 Kings" becomes "The First Book of the Kings" in the text itself - not the TOC).

I also added a page break at EVERY chapter in the bible - and then told calibre to split the html file at every page break. This means the epub is made up of over a thousand TINY files (most <10 KB).
I then manually edited the TOC file to optimize the epub for speed.

The result of all of this is an epub KJV Bible that is lightning fast to navigate on a Sony PRS-505. As a bonus, just like the original, this epub Bible has multi-level TOC down to the chapter level.

I have updated the first post with the new version.

Note: Like the original, this epub Bible was created with the Sony PRS-505 in mind. As such, there are no links anywhere in the file for navigation purposes, as navigation is handled entirely by the menu system.

sherman · 06-16-2009, 03:36 AM

You'd think I'd gotten tired of this by now

Yet another new version - now at V3.0.

There were some problems with a couple of the book headings that I fixed. I also tweaked page breaks so that Book headings are no longer on a page to themselves.
last but not least, I removed the italics from all of the chapter headings.

Hope someone finds this useful

Unless I find any major problems, or someone else finds some major problems, this will be the last revision of this particular version.

sakura-panda · 06-19-2009, 03:47 PM

I've been thinking I wanted one of these. I should have known there would be one on MR.

Thanks for sharing it!

sherman · 06-20-2009, 04:56 AM

You're Welcome

I hope you find some use for it.

woodennickel · 06-22-2009, 01:46 AM

Sherman... this is sweet... perfect....
I can read the TOC (many times is is cut off)....
and you have the sub menu for the chapters...
This is right on... thank you thank you.

sherman · 06-22-2009, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodennickel

...(many times is is cut off)....

Er, what's that supposed to mean? Is there a problem with my epub, or are you talking about something else?

Quote:

This is right on... thank you thank you.

You're Welcome

03-12-2009, 01:59 PM	#4
AbFabGab Gadget-Luster Posts: 320 Karma: 1356 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Millbrook, NY Device: K3-3G, Red Sony 505, iPod Touch 2G	Nice work! I just loaded onto my 505 and tried it out. The multi-level TOC is a great idea and works well. Thanks! __________________ ~ Gabrielle ~ Visit me here: About Me Page My Ebook Blog & Resources Gabrielle's Reading Readers Win === A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it you can't expect an apostle to look out. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

05-31-2009, 09:27 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,666 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	If this is only the OT, the description in the initial post needs to be amended - there is certainly no mention of that fact there! __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

05-31-2009, 10:08 AM	#8
AbFabGab Gadget-Luster Posts: 320 Karma: 1356 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Millbrook, NY Device: K3-3G, Red Sony 505, iPod Touch 2G	I just checked using Calibre view and NT is on there. __________________ ~ Gabrielle ~ Visit me here: About Me Page My Ebook Blog & Resources Gabrielle's Reading Readers Win === A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it you can't expect an apostle to look out. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

05-31-2009, 10:28 AM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,666 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Thanks for checking that. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

06-16-2009, 03:36 AM	#11
sherman Addict Posts: 256 Karma: 6566 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Plymouth - NZ Device: Sony PRS-505/SC, B&N Nook, Sony PRS-650/BC, Kobo Glo	You'd think I'd gotten tired of this by now Yet another new version - now at V3.0. There were some problems with a couple of the book headings that I fixed. I also tweaked page breaks so that Book headings are no longer on a page to themselves. last but not least, I removed the italics from all of the chapter headings. Hope someone finds this useful Unless I find any major problems, or someone else finds some major problems, this will be the last revision of this particular version. Last edited by sherman; 06-20-2009 at 04:56 AM.

01-22-2009, 12:50 AM	#2
dordale Guru Posts: 874 Karma: 55556 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505; nook classic; Sony PRS-650 & 350; iPad 2	Sherman-- Thanks for this! dordale

02-22-2009, 09:09 PM	#3
sammsmom Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 192 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Thanks, I have been looking for a bible.

03-13-2009, 03:33 AM	#5
sherman Addict Posts: 256 Karma: 6566 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Plymouth - NZ Device: Sony PRS-505/SC, B&N Nook, Sony PRS-650/BC, Kobo Glo	I'd sorta forgotten about this I ended up moving to a multi-file lrf bible, because to be honest, while this epub version worked well, it was too slow to navigate for my needs. I'm glad some people have found it useful though.

05-30-2009, 11:55 PM	#6
woodennickel Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Sony Reader 700	Sherman, Thank you for this epub file... While it is just the Old Testament... it works great. The multi level TOC works fine. I'd rather the multilevel TOC all in one file, then multiple files anyday... its is faster to get around this way when you are trying to follow in a sermon. (I have the 700).

06-14-2009, 06:20 AM	#10
sherman Addict Posts: 256 Karma: 6566 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Plymouth - NZ Device: Sony PRS-505/SC, B&N Nook, Sony PRS-650/BC, Kobo Glo	New Version 2.0 Well, I decided to come back to this, as I was never happy with the speed of the original epub on my PRS-505. I went over the HTML to fix a couple of typos that had been pointed out to me, and I fancied up the chapter names a bit (eg: "1 Kings" becomes "The First Book of the Kings" in the text itself - not the TOC). I also added a page break at EVERY chapter in the bible - and then told calibre to split the html file at every page break. This means the epub is made up of over a thousand TINY files (most <10 KB). I then manually edited the TOC file to optimize the epub for speed. The result of all of this is an epub KJV Bible that is lightning fast to navigate on a Sony PRS-505. As a bonus, just like the original, this epub Bible has multi-level TOC down to the chapter level. I have updated the first post with the new version. Note: Like the original, this epub Bible was created with the Sony PRS-505 in mind. As such, there are no links anywhere in the file for navigation purposes, as navigation is handled entirely by the menu system.

06-19-2009, 03:47 PM	#12
sakura-panda Fanatic Posts: 551 Karma: 1119720 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Sony PRS-505/SC, Kindle 3, iPad/iPhone (Bluefire/Kindle), Sony T1	I've been thinking I wanted one of these. I should have known there would be one on MR. Thanks for sharing it! __________________ ~ Katie ~ 2013 Read Book List Goodreads Reading Challenge *

06-20-2009, 04:56 AM	#13
sherman Addict Posts: 256 Karma: 6566 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Plymouth - NZ Device: Sony PRS-505/SC, B&N Nook, Sony PRS-650/BC, Kobo Glo	You're Welcome I hope you find some use for it.

06-22-2009, 01:46 AM	#14
woodennickel Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Sony Reader 700	Sherman... this is sweet... perfect.... I can read the TOC (many times is is cut off).... and you have the sub menu for the chapters... This is right on... thank you thank you.

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