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Old 08-02-2007, 09:33 AM   #98
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Device: Cybook Gen 3
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Originally Posted by AEngineer View Post
My planned use for the Gen3 would be for reading Project Guttenberg fiction. I know that it comes in a variety of formats, with txt being the most universal. Does anyone know which will be best for the Gen3, or do I just have to wait until review versions are out there?

Similarly, are there any gotchas that I should beware given my desired use?

Thanks

Jim Mitchell
Hi Jim.

Same here.

As soon as the device can read *.txt you can read all PG's etexts. If it reads *.rtf, I plan to convert the files (as I do today for printing). I use MS Word and it's quite simple to replace all _italics_ and +bold+ conventions, to justify the text and even to replace -- with endashes (all automagically done in 10 seconds using a MS Word macro). There's a problem however, some older etexts use ALL CAPS as a convention for italic and bold.
Most newly added etexts also have an HTML version so if the device reads *.html... I see no problem.
Manybooks at http://www.manybooks.net converts PG etexts to many formats (including *.rtf). I prefer making my own *.rtf, though.
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