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Old 12-14-2007, 02:54 PM   #138
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I hate to argue with HarryT, in that he has taken me to task on this before... BUT, when it comes to Fanfiction, I still disagree. I find tons of MobiPocket encoded fiction on the net, but while it is not DRM'ed, (they load fine into my T/X) it won't convert using the common tools we keep refering to -- of course who knows what converter was used to put a .TXT into MobiPocket in the first place? Maybe others have had more success, but I have tried every tool listed in Wiki for Mobi conversion, and they don't work on the files I want.

So, I'll put my shields up, and state that Sony and BookDesigner are still the best open source solution I have found.
You and Amothea seem to be talking at cross purposes. She (?) is saying that she considers the Sony to be more "open" than the Kindle; you are saying that most FanFic you come across is in Mobi format. DRM-free Mobi files can be read directly by the Kindle, so if most FanFic is indeed in Mobi format, wouldn't that make the Kindle a more suitable device for it than the Sony?

I entirely agree with you about BD, by the way. GREAT tool!
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