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PsyDocJoanne · 09-29-2008, 01:15 PM

Hi everyone,

Lately I've been buying a fair number of books from Fictionwise, and using ConvertLit and Calibre to convert .lit files. The process works great, with one exception that continues to nag me. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen, and if so, what your solution is.

I use a laptop running Vista to download my ebooks from Fictionwise via IE 7. When I download a MultiFormat book, I simply choose the LRF option, and the "save" box gives me a choice of where to dump that file to, and all is well and good. When I do the same with a book that I'm downloading in .lit format, it does NOT give me the option to save to a folder of my choice. It simply deposits the .lit file in one of Vista's many Temporary Internet File folders.

When I search the hard drive for the file (*.lit), it can't find the file, even with hidden files/folders turned on. What I've been doing is opening the litpath file associated with MS Reader, scanning for the address of the file, browsing to that Temp file, copying the file to my regular folder for downloaded books, and then running the conversion.

I've streamlined the process a bit by having shortcuts on the desktop to both the litpath file and the Temp files, but it's still a bit of a pain. Any thoughts on a fix or work around for this problem?

Thanks!

09-29-2008, 01:15 PM	#1
PsyDocJoanne Loves her 505 and her Z4! Posts: 157 Karma: 631 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Weston, FL Device: Sony PRS-505	Nagging problem....anyone else? Hi everyone, Lately I've been buying a fair number of books from Fictionwise, and using ConvertLit and Calibre to convert .lit files. The process works great, with one exception that continues to nag me. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen, and if so, what your solution is. I use a laptop running Vista to download my ebooks from Fictionwise via IE 7. When I download a MultiFormat book, I simply choose the LRF option, and the "save" box gives me a choice of where to dump that file to, and all is well and good. When I do the same with a book that I'm downloading in .lit format, it does NOT give me the option to save to a folder of my choice. It simply deposits the .lit file in one of Vista's many Temporary Internet File folders. When I search the hard drive for the file (*.lit), it can't find the file, even with hidden files/folders turned on. What I've been doing is opening the litpath file associated with MS Reader, scanning for the address of the file, browsing to that Temp file, copying the file to my regular folder for downloaded books, and then running the conversion. I've streamlined the process a bit by having shortcuts on the desktop to both the litpath file and the Temp files, but it's still a bit of a pain. Any thoughts on a fix or work around for this problem? Thanks!