Mobile reader version of Mueller Report

tdonline · 04-18-2019, 12:07 PM

I tried using Send to Kindle but the browser kept spinning its wheels. I assuming the size is a problem. Is there a site that would provide a mobile reader version of the report? Or tips to convert? I don't want to read a PDF on my 6 in screen. I guess there's Caliber?

j.p.s · 04-18-2019, 01:10 PM

PDF to anything is doomed to terrible results.

It would be best if they released an EPUB version, but I'm not holding my breath.

DiapDealer · 04-18-2019, 01:23 PM

There are reports that Barnes & Noble are offering a free Nook version of the report.

ZodWallop · 04-18-2019, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

There are reports that Barnes & Noble are offering a free Nook version of the report.

I opened the Nook app. Report confirmed. It is offered free on the home screen. It is a PDF, 146MB. Expecting any other format is probably unrealistic.

DiapDealer · 04-18-2019, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Expecting any other format is probably unrealistic.

At least not in the near future anyway (and then not for free).

hollowpoint · 04-18-2019, 01:57 PM

Kindle version but they're charging $8 for it:
https://www.amazon.com/Mueller-Repor.../dp/B07PB76691

Here's a version for $1.49, but I haven't checked it:
https://www.amazon.com/Mueller-Repor.../dp/B07QKGMNBJ

Free Nook version in epub:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/boo...=9781454938125

I just sent the NYT version of it to Pocket and am reading it offline on Ipad for free:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...-document.html

j.p.s · 04-18-2019, 02:10 PM

The ones sold by amazon are preorder.

hollowpoint · 04-18-2019, 03:00 PM

Right, all the ebook ones I've seen today including the Nook epub one I just added are pre-order at this point. I don't see any other current free offline options other than the PDF or adding the PDF or NYT version to a read-later app like Pocket.

ZodWallop · 04-18-2019, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by hollowpoint

Free Nook version in epub:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/boo...=9781454938125

Page Perfect means it'll be a folder full of images. Technically an ePub. No better on an ereader than a PDF.

hollowpoint · 04-18-2019, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Page Perfect means it'll be a folder full of images. Technically an ePub. No better on an ereader than a PDF.

The fact it's free is a handy advanced warning it's not going to be a high quality, well produced ebook.

Probably will be the facsimile type where they just scan all the PDF pages. Not searchable. Terrible navigation.

I've been flipping through the Pocket and PDF versions, really not good either. It's annoying the PDF is non-searchable.

j.p.s · 04-18-2019, 05:34 PM

I know the gov't is under no requirement to do the following, but it seems like a no-brainer to me.

I assume it was written in ms word.

1. Open with one of the *Office apps (libre, open, star, whatever)

2. slap on a load of disclaimers

3. Export to EPUB

4. Make available parallel to the *official* PDF

It'll be a lot smaller and save on bandwidth and be a lot friendlier for phones, small tablets, and (gasp) e-readers.

Little.Egret · 04-18-2019, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hollowpoint

The fact it's free is a handy advanced warning it's not going to be a high quality, well produced ebook.

Probably will be the facsimile type where they just scan all the PDF pages. Not searchable. Terrible navigation.

I've been flipping through the Pocket and PDF versions, really not good either. It's annoying the PDF is non-searchable.

Here's a searchable PDF

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s18...BFhSk6VOCfbANw

tomsem · 04-18-2019, 06:38 PM

Assuming the various pre-order editions (Melville House, Washington Post, Skyhorse) are working from the same page-image version the DOJ has made available, it will be interesting to see if any of them get converted cleanly (especially with the hundreds if not thousands of REDACTED blocks inline).

I pre-ordered the WaPo edition and will be able to see for myself soon enough.

tomsem · 04-18-2019, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j.p.s

I know the gov't is under no requirement to do the following, but it seems like a no-brainer to me.

I assume it was written in ms word.

1. Open with one of the *Office apps (libre, open, star, whatever)

2. slap on a load of disclaimers

3. Export to EPUB

4. Make available parallel to the *official* PDF

It'll be a lot smaller and save on bandwidth and be a lot friendlier for phones, small tablets, and (gasp) e-readers.

Except the redactions are made to the PDF (either using Acrobat Redact tool, which removes the text from the document, or by highlighting redacted text with Black and exporting as images or both). Word processors are not equipped to ‘redact’ as the formats are inherently editable. PDFs can include various schemes that make them ‘tamper proof’ and suitable for being ‘documents of record.’

EPub will never be a document of record.

It does seem to me that the government may be required to release documents that are ‘accessible’ per ADA requirements. But I don’t know if release has to be simultaneous when it is a case as sensitive as this.

hollowpoint · 04-18-2019, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Here's a searchable PDF

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s18...BFhSk6VOCfbANw

Thanks, I appreciate that. I'm a bit of a paranoid fellow about opening PDF's from unknown sources, but I did a quick Google search and found a version linked off the Reason website to a WaPo searchable upload. The link is contained in the article. I love their tagline: "Because unsearchable PDF's are for assholes."

https://reason.com/2019/04/18/heres-...ueller-report/

04-18-2019, 12:07 PM	#1
tdonline Addict Posts: 309 Karma: 2644486 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: PW3, Nook Simple Touch	Mobile reader version of Mueller Report I tried using Send to Kindle but the browser kept spinning its wheels. I assuming the size is a problem. Is there a site that would provide a mobile reader version of the report? Or tips to convert? I don't want to read a PDF on my 6 in screen. I guess there's Caliber?

04-18-2019, 01:57 PM	#6
hollowpoint Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 6672188 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Ipad Mini, Kindle PW5, Libra 2	Kindle version but they're charging $8 for it: https://www.amazon.com/Mueller-Repor.../dp/B07PB76691 Here's a version for $1.49, but I haven't checked it: https://www.amazon.com/Mueller-Repor.../dp/B07QKGMNBJ Free Nook version in epub: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/boo...=9781454938125 I just sent the NYT version of it to Pocket and am reading it offline on Ipad for free: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...-document.html Last edited by hollowpoint; 04-18-2019 at 02:57 PM. Reason: add link to nook epub version

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j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,732 Karma: 103020299 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	PDF to anything is doomed to terrible results. It would be best if they released an EPUB version, but I'm not holding my breath.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,341 Karma: 203719646 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	There are reports that Barnes & Noble are offering a free Nook version of the report.

04-18-2019, 02:10 PM	#7
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,732 Karma: 103020299 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	The ones sold by amazon are preorder.

04-18-2019, 03:00 PM	#8
hollowpoint Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 6672188 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Ipad Mini, Kindle PW5, Libra 2	Right, all the ebook ones I've seen today including the Nook epub one I just added are pre-order at this point. I don't see any other current free offline options other than the PDF or adding the PDF or NYT version to a read-later app like Pocket.

04-18-2019, 05:34 PM	#11
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,732 Karma: 103020299 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	I know the gov't is under no requirement to do the following, but it seems like a no-brainer to me. I assume it was written in ms word. 1. Open with one of the Office apps (libre, open, star, whatever) 2. slap on a load of disclaimers 3. Export to EPUB 4. Make available parallel to the official* PDF It'll be a lot smaller and save on bandwidth and be a lot friendlier for phones, small tablets, and (gasp) e-readers.

04-18-2019, 06:38 PM	#13
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,900 Karma: 27013865 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Assuming the various pre-order editions (Melville House, Washington Post, Skyhorse) are working from the same page-image version the DOJ has made available, it will be interesting to see if any of them get converted cleanly (especially with the hundreds if not thousands of REDACTED blocks inline). I pre-ordered the WaPo edition and will be able to see for myself soon enough.

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