Ebookwise imp format

amaware · 11-20-2011, 08:07 AM

Hi, while there's a lot of new ebook devices coming out on the market, I still use my old Ebookwise because I can't find a proper substitute.
What I like most of it is the background light (Kindle + read light is not a good option) and the fact I can only read book with it (when I take my iPad in bed I start to surf the web or write email instead of relax and simply read some good lecture).
The only withdraw is to convert other format to the proprietary ".imp" of the Ebookwise. While Calibre is an excellent program, it doesn't have any option to do that.
I know there has been some other thread about, but no solution.
I would personally offer 100$ to pay a developer to build a patch for the Calibre to convert natively to .imp.
If there's some more Ebookwise fanatic out there who can contribute, we may could convince somebody to help us.
Waiting for comments.
Best Regards

Maggie-Me · 11-21-2011, 02:55 PM

hi amaware, read this post, it appears that there are programs free and comercial that will convert formats to imp, this one is from mobi to imp but should be more out there... google is your friend

https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Mobi2imp

amaware · 11-21-2011, 03:35 PM

Hi Maggie-Me, thanks a lot for the link.
I had already checked this post, but the problem is that all the solutions there are for Windows and I use Apple.
I know I could install some "win-clone" software and try to run the program under OSX, but is a very unfriendly way.
Also the procedure to come to an imp file is always very complicated: let's say I have a pdf, then I have to extract the text, convert to .mobi or whatever, and then to .imp.
I thought it would be nice to have the chance to go straight from the pdf or doc/rtf source to imp without having to deal with a lot of other formats that lead to unnecessary errors in the text structure/layout.
Thank you anyway, hope to find a easier way.

Best Regards

11-20-2011, 08:07 AM	#1
amaware Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Ebookwise	Ebookwise imp format Hi, while there's a lot of new ebook devices coming out on the market, I still use my old Ebookwise because I can't find a proper substitute. What I like most of it is the background light (Kindle + read light is not a good option) and the fact I can only read book with it (when I take my iPad in bed I start to surf the web or write email instead of relax and simply read some good lecture). The only withdraw is to convert other format to the proprietary ".imp" of the Ebookwise. While Calibre is an excellent program, it doesn't have any option to do that. I know there has been some other thread about, but no solution. I would personally offer 100$ to pay a developer to build a patch for the Calibre to convert natively to .imp. If there's some more Ebookwise fanatic out there who can contribute, we may could convince somebody to help us. Waiting for comments. Best Regards Last edited by amaware; 11-20-2011 at 09:33 AM.

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11-21-2011, 02:55 PM	#2
Maggie-Me Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 2594 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle PW,Sony 700, Sony 950 (Daily Edition),Nook Color,iPad	hi amaware, read this post, it appears that there are programs free and comercial that will convert formats to imp, this one is from mobi to imp but should be more out there... google is your friend https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Mobi2imp

11-21-2011, 03:35 PM	#3
amaware Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Ebookwise	Hi Maggie-Me, thanks a lot for the link. I had already checked this post, but the problem is that all the solutions there are for Windows and I use Apple. I know I could install some "win-clone" software and try to run the program under OSX, but is a very unfriendly way. Also the procedure to come to an imp file is always very complicated: let's say I have a pdf, then I have to extract the text, convert to .mobi or whatever, and then to .imp. I thought it would be nice to have the chance to go straight from the pdf or doc/rtf source to imp without having to deal with a lot of other formats that lead to unnecessary errors in the text structure/layout. Thank you anyway, hope to find a easier way. Best Regards

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