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Old 09-01-2008, 11:19 PM   #1
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Device: ebookwise, n800, tablet, etc
Call for imp support in Calibre

Way back (6 months ago) I wrote:
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Originally Posted by scruffy View Post
Kovid, so long as we're on the subject... if you added in support for the GEB/Ebookwise, you'd make hundreds of new fans... adding IMP support would be a huge boost, and the existing code is already out there... In fact, I don't even own a Sony reader, but I've used libprs500, because your converters do a good job (for example, mobi2oeb). If you make libprs500 ebook agnostic, supporting imp/mobi/epub/lrf/oeb /etc, you'd increase the number of eyeballs and supporters...
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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal View Post
In principle, sure, practically, I don't have the time, I typically write new converters only when I need them But I'm happy to accept patches.
With all of the new imp based development happening... maybe someone can take the time to add this finally?

If there was a single ebook library that worked with my ebookwise, my n800 running fbreader, etc, I'm sure the total eyeballs (and potential developers scratching their itches) on calibre would jump dramatically...
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