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ilovejedd · 01-21-2009, 01:17 AM

Ok, so this thread has probably gone the way of dinosaurs, but...

Any chance you'll consider pdf (with the ability to set custom "paper size")? Although restrictive, it's a fairly universal format, one that's supported (I think) by every ebook reader available and will likely be supported by all future ebook readers.

I know there are already a lot of tools available for pdf conversion, but a lot of them won't let you set the paper size or do not respect formatting. Those that do require you to set up a programming environment or something similar. I read ebooks on my PSP (using Bookr) and the only format it supports is txt or pdf. Currently, I explode ebooks, open the html file in Firefox and use CutePDF to print to pdf files. So far, that's the only method I've found that lets me use custom dimensions and retain formatting. Pretty impractical for a large collection, though.

I believe dompdf (PHP/Java?) and pisa (Python) would be good starting points. Unless, of course, I'm being totally obtuse and this functionality is already present in Calibre.

01-21-2009, 01:17 AM	#47
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,110 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Ok, so this thread has probably gone the way of dinosaurs, but... Any chance you'll consider pdf (with the ability to set custom "paper size")? Although restrictive, it's a fairly universal format, one that's supported (I think) by every ebook reader available and will likely be supported by all future ebook readers. I know there are already a lot of tools available for pdf conversion, but a lot of them won't let you set the paper size or do not respect formatting. Those that do require you to set up a programming environment or something similar. I read ebooks on my PSP (using Bookr) and the only format it supports is txt or pdf. Currently, I explode ebooks, open the html file in Firefox and use CutePDF to print to pdf files. So far, that's the only method I've found that lets me use custom dimensions and retain formatting. Pretty impractical for a large collection, though. I believe dompdf (PHP/Java?) and pisa (Python) would be good starting points. Unless, of course, I'm being totally obtuse and this functionality is already present in Calibre. Last edited by ilovejedd; 01-21-2009 at 01:22 AM.