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RWood · 09-17-2007, 06:20 PM

Thanks for the reference andym. We are always looking for ways to make our ebooks better.

The method most of us who post for both the Sony Reader and in Mobi/PRC format use is to develop the basic book in BookDesigner and then generate both LRF and PRC files from of same text. Several other older formats are also available but there is not a great demand for those formats at the moment within the MobileRead community.

After experimenting with the multiple options available in BookDesigner for PRC files, we all use the same settings to ensure a consistent product; among these settings is "Keep picture sizes." This is set to ensure that there is not automatic scaling or rotation of the images included in the source file. Is it the best for every device, no. Is it the best we can do now, yes.

vvv, the designer and programmer of BookDesigner, has updating the PRC portion of the program on his list of action items. No date has been announced for the completion of that phase.

Perhaps as more migrate to libprs500 (as some have already done) and we discover other tools for creating MobiPocket books things will get better.

09-17-2007, 06:20 PM	#2
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Thanks for the reference andym. We are always looking for ways to make our ebooks better. The method most of us who post for both the Sony Reader and in Mobi/PRC format use is to develop the basic book in BookDesigner and then generate both LRF and PRC files from of same text. Several other older formats are also available but there is not a great demand for those formats at the moment within the MobileRead community. After experimenting with the multiple options available in BookDesigner for PRC files, we all use the same settings to ensure a consistent product; among these settings is "Keep picture sizes." This is set to ensure that there is not automatic scaling or rotation of the images included in the source file. Is it the best for every device, no. Is it the best we can do now, yes. vvv, the designer and programmer of BookDesigner, has updating the PRC portion of the program on his list of action items. No date has been announced for the completion of that phase. Perhaps as more migrate to libprs500 (as some have already done) and we discover other tools for creating MobiPocket books things will get better.