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NatCh · 07-02-2007, 03:25 PM

Well, yvanleterrible's given you a good start on an answer, even though he's rather over-modest.

He also ... glosses over the fact that the editors don't necessarily know much more than the "regular" members.

Your assumptions regarding the format limitations are essentially correct, JEMelby: ConnStore (as we fondly call Sony's site) books are Sony Reader only, and are tied to a given Reader or set of Readers according to the ConnStore user accounts involved, and the general rule of thumb is that if you can get something to RTF format, you can read it on the Reader.

I'd make a couple of relatively minor additions, though.

The Reader's RTF viewer doesn't handle in-line images, but there's a handy-dandy app available via links in the MobileRead Wiki called Book Designer that will nicely convert your RTFs to LRF format where the pix will show nicely, and that format has the advantage of being about 2/3 the size of a comparable RTF.

The second thing I'd mention is that there are those, even around here, who would point out that the DMCA contains an explicit exception for breaking DRM on a file if that DRM disables an 'Accessibility Function' on the file. For example the way the DRM on .LIT files almost always, if not always, disables the 'read aloud' function of the files. Now what's not clear is if this exception is available to those who do not, in fact, have any disability that might be relevant to the function in question. With that in mind, if you were to feel that this loophole did indeed apply to you, the (rather unfortunately named) ConvertLit (or C-LIT -- that's the unfortunate part) application will easily strip that DRM off, providing a .LIT file which can be quickly converted via BookDesigner to whatever format you might like to use.

And yes, naturally you can read RTF (or LRF, for that matter) files of your own creation. (nudge, nudge). Most folks seem to start with RTF, and eventually try BookDesigner and end up being won over to that approach. It can be a bit frustrating to start off, but once you get the settings the way you want them (and there's a tutorial hereabouts that helps with that), it's pretty much drop and go.

07-02-2007, 03:25 PM	#3
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Well, yvanleterrible's given you a good start on an answer, even though he's rather over-modest. He also ... glosses over the fact that the editors don't necessarily know much more than the "regular" members. Your assumptions regarding the format limitations are essentially correct, JEMelby: ConnStore (as we fondly call Sony's site) books are Sony Reader only, and are tied to a given Reader or set of Readers according to the ConnStore user accounts involved, and the general rule of thumb is that if you can get something to RTF format, you can read it on the Reader. I'd make a couple of relatively minor additions, though. The Reader's RTF viewer doesn't handle in-line images, but there's a handy-dandy app available via links in the MobileRead Wiki called Book Designer that will nicely convert your RTFs to LRF format where the pix will show nicely, and that format has the advantage of being about 2/3 the size of a comparable RTF. The second thing I'd mention is that there are those, even around here, who would point out that the DMCA contains an explicit exception for breaking DRM on a file if that DRM disables an 'Accessibility Function' on the file. For example the way the DRM on .LIT files almost always, if not always, disables the 'read aloud' function of the files. Now what's not clear is if this exception is available to those who do not, in fact, have any disability that might be relevant to the function in question. With that in mind, if you were to feel that this loophole did indeed apply to you, the (rather unfortunately named) ConvertLit (or C-LIT -- that's the unfortunate part) application will easily strip that DRM off, providing a .LIT file which can be quickly converted via BookDesigner to whatever format you might like to use. And yes, naturally you can read RTF (or LRF, for that matter) files of your own creation. (nudge, nudge). Most folks seem to start with RTF, and eventually try BookDesigner and end up being won over to that approach. It can be a bit frustrating to start off, but once you get the settings the way you want them (and there's a tutorial hereabouts that helps with that), it's pretty much drop and go.