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Katsunami · 10-07-2013, 03:01 PM

Hi

Is it somehow possible to have one book, containing multiple versions of the same format?

I was thinking: The Kindle does not (officially) support adding user fonts. My main library is entirely EPUB-based, while the Kindle uses AZW3. That's nice, because now I can convert all books to AZW3 and embed the font I'd like, if I so choose.

Now, let's say someone has a Kobo. If this person converts the EPUB to one with built-in font, the original EPUB will be called ORIGINAL_EPUB. While it works, I personally don't really like it, as there are other functions that use or create that format.

What happens if someone has 3 EPUB readers, and wants different conversions for all of them, for some reason? As far as I can see, you can't have three EPUB's in the library and then choose which to upload to the connected reader. You could of course create a seperate library for each e-reader, copy a book there, reconvert the file, and throw ORIGINAL_EPUB away. When connecting that specific reader, switch to that library.

However, I'd much prefer to give a format a name, when converting. Then it would be possible to take the original EPUB, and convert it for any reader, like so:

Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.epub (original file, input file for later operations)
Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.kobo_glo.epub
Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.kobo_aura.epub
Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.sony_t1.epub
Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.bokeen_gen3.epub

When sending a specific format to a device, one would be able to choose.

Is this something that can be done already, somehow, or if not, would it be possible to implement, without re-writing half of the program?

Is it possible to add a name to a format

10-07-2013, 03:01 PM	#1
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	One book, multiple versions of one format Hi Is it somehow possible to have one book, containing multiple versions of the same format? I was thinking: The Kindle does not (officially) support adding user fonts. My main library is entirely EPUB-based, while the Kindle uses AZW3. That's nice, because now I can convert all books to AZW3 and embed the font I'd like, if I so choose. Now, let's say someone has a Kobo. If this person converts the EPUB to one with built-in font, the original EPUB will be called ORIGINAL_EPUB. While it works, I personally don't really like it, as there are other functions that use or create that format. What happens if someone has 3 EPUB readers, and wants different conversions for all of them, for some reason? As far as I can see, you can't have three EPUB's in the library and then choose which to upload to the connected reader. You could of course create a seperate library for each e-reader, copy a book there, reconvert the file, and throw ORIGINAL_EPUB away. When connecting that specific reader, switch to that library. However, I'd much prefer to give a format a name, when converting. Then it would be possible to take the original EPUB, and convert it for any reader, like so: Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.epub (original file, input file for later operations) Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.kobo_glo.epub Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.kobo_aura.epub Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.sony_t1.epub Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol.bokeen_gen3.epub When sending a specific format to a device, one would be able to choose. Is this something that can be done already, somehow, or if not, would it be possible to implement, without re-writing half of the program? Is it possible to add a name to a format Last edited by Katsunami; 10-07-2013 at 03:05 PM.