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dynalmadman · 03-22-2010, 11:10 PM

If this is the wrong place for this question, please tell me the better place.

I have an ebook in .txt format and I used Calibre to convert it to epub and put it on my Nook. It converted fine, and transferred fine and read fine, up to a point.

It came out to be about 440 'nook' pages long and the further I read, the slower it got between page turns. At first is was less than a second, and by the time I got to page 220 or so, it was sometimes 5 or 6 seconds to turn a page.

I took the .txt file, deleted everything I had already read, and converted it again. Put it on the Nook, and starting from the 'adjusted' page one, the page turns are once again fast. Until I get another 200 pages or so, I am guessing.

So (FINALLY!) my question. Is there a preferred format for the nook, when speed is the important factor? Or should I just start out dividing the .txt files into smaller chunks and doing it that way?

Thanks for any input!
Michael

03-22-2010, 11:10 PM	#1
dynalmadman Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Nook & Nook eReader for Blackberry	'Fastest' format for the Nook? If this is the wrong place for this question, please tell me the better place. I have an ebook in .txt format and I used Calibre to convert it to epub and put it on my Nook. It converted fine, and transferred fine and read fine, up to a point. It came out to be about 440 'nook' pages long and the further I read, the slower it got between page turns. At first is was less than a second, and by the time I got to page 220 or so, it was sometimes 5 or 6 seconds to turn a page. I took the .txt file, deleted everything I had already read, and converted it again. Put it on the Nook, and starting from the 'adjusted' page one, the page turns are once again fast. Until I get another 200 pages or so, I am guessing. So (FINALLY!) my question. Is there a preferred format for the nook, when speed is the important factor? Or should I just start out dividing the .txt files into smaller chunks and doing it that way? Thanks for any input! Michael