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wallcraft · 02-18-2009, 07:04 PM

I always download the LIT (MS Reader) version of Baen's books. You can convert them to MOBI using Calibre (I have not tested this), or explode them to an OEB (HTML, IMAGES, .opf metafile) using ConvertLIT GUI and then convert to MOBI using Windows MobiPocket Creator Publishers edition (point it at the .opf file). Both Calibre and Creator allow you to edit the metadata, but it is usually better already in the LIT version than the MOBI. If the original PRC did not have metadata, then the LIT version will probably also have larger images than the PRC.

I'm pretty sure First Last and Last, First both work on the Kindle and get sorted on Last. I don't think there is any standard for multiple authors. Last, First; Last, First. Would be my guess at the way to do this.

I see that pdurrant suggested multiple author entries. This should be possible with Creator, but I'm nor sure how Calibre handles multiple authors.

02-18-2009, 07:04 PM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	I always download the LIT (MS Reader) version of Baen's books. You can convert them to MOBI using Calibre (I have not tested this), or explode them to an OEB (HTML, IMAGES, .opf metafile) using ConvertLIT GUI and then convert to MOBI using Windows MobiPocket Creator Publishers edition (point it at the .opf file). Both Calibre and Creator allow you to edit the metadata, but it is usually better already in the LIT version than the MOBI. If the original PRC did not have metadata, then the LIT version will probably also have larger images than the PRC. I'm pretty sure First Last and Last, First both work on the Kindle and get sorted on Last. I don't think there is any standard for multiple authors. Last, First; Last, First. Would be my guess at the way to do this. I see that pdurrant suggested multiple author entries. This should be possible with Creator, but I'm nor sure how Calibre handles multiple authors. Last edited by wallcraft; 02-18-2009 at 07:07 PM.