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Gladtobemom · 09-20-2014, 08:41 PM

I guess what's the most annoying thing is that I've always used the prc/mobi format. I started out with a Palm Zire that I used pretty much only as a reader. Then I started using mobipocket on my laptop to organize books and read there. When the Bookeen Gen 3 came out, I bought one. I switched to Calibre, bought an Opus (which fits beautifully in my bag or apron pocket. Now, I mostly read on my laptop or the Opus. My husband has a kindle and I can put books on his kindle for him to read. I'm sort of the family librarian.

It's not that I can't convert them, it's just that it's a major paradigm shift. Also, I'm an Academic, ALL my reference materials and my own writing was converted to Mobi format using Mobipocket Creator (from Microsoft Word format). Changing all that stuff into Epub would mean I'd have to learn new software and . . . do it.

Since I started with prc then mobi format . . . I've just stuck with it. I can also transfer books to my husband's Kindle for him to read.

So, if I have to change . . . I guess I will.

But there's got to be SOMEPLACE in the code where it says "how big is the window, this is where the columns go." And it has something to do with the table of contents thing because it messes up every time when that's opened and then closed or resized. Sigh. And YES, this behavior DID start happening Sometime with this last update.

I guess I'll read convert books as I read them now, or read in two columns (4 is just too skinny).

09-20-2014, 08:41 PM	#21
Gladtobemom Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Cybook, Palm Z72	I guess what's the most annoying thing is that I've always used the prc/mobi format. I started out with a Palm Zire that I used pretty much only as a reader. Then I started using mobipocket on my laptop to organize books and read there. When the Bookeen Gen 3 came out, I bought one. I switched to Calibre, bought an Opus (which fits beautifully in my bag or apron pocket. Now, I mostly read on my laptop or the Opus. My husband has a kindle and I can put books on his kindle for him to read. I'm sort of the family librarian. It's not that I can't convert them, it's just that it's a major paradigm shift. Also, I'm an Academic, ALL my reference materials and my own writing was converted to Mobi format using Mobipocket Creator (from Microsoft Word format). Changing all that stuff into Epub would mean I'd have to learn new software and . . . do it. Since I started with prc then mobi format . . . I've just stuck with it. I can also transfer books to my husband's Kindle for him to read. So, if I have to change . . . I guess I will. But there's got to be SOMEPLACE in the code where it says "how big is the window, this is where the columns go." And it has something to do with the table of contents thing because it messes up every time when that's opened and then closed or resized. Sigh. And YES, this behavior DID start happening Sometime with this last update. I guess I'll read convert books as I read them now, or read in two columns (4 is just too skinny).