[Jim Thompson]

Originally Posted by Rootman

Calibre ( http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/ ) can convert MANY formats to MANY OTHER formats including basic text - which should be what you need.

Been encountering frustrations and am sharing them for the sake of anyone else as uninformed as me:

I tried purchasing a lit file (microsoft reader) because Calibre's documentation indicates that is it's their easiest file to translate. After I paid for the lit file, I was informed that I would need to install Microsoft Publisher on my computer before it would download. Half way through the Microsoft Publisher install, I was informed that I needed to create a Microsoft Passport Account to activate the software. After doing all of that (and approving installation of Active-X controls I don't understand or want), the lit file still would not download and purusing help screens indicates that Microsoft Publisher can only work on a hand-held device; i.e., not on a desktop computer. I contacted tech support at the eBook publisher to aks if I would have more luck with MOBI or EPUB. That's where things stand currently. I'll update again when I learn more.