Happy Dance Happy Dance (First book upload)

griffonwing · 09-17-2009, 06:21 PM

I have uploaded my first book. It was a free one from Gutenburg, but I altered it for the 5- and 6-inch liseusse (plural of liseuse?)

Naturally, it deals on the subject of pirates!!

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56837

It's a first-hand account of events that took place in the West Indies and Jamaica and Tortuga aboard Captain Morgan's ship. It's a very interesting read, and goes into great detail about exactly what life was like on a pirate ship.

Now, at last I feel like I am giving back to a great community!! :tears of joy:

Bilbo1967 · 09-17-2009, 06:25 PM

Congratulations GW - nice job.

But where are the .epub and/or the .lrf versions for us Sony people?

griffonwing · 09-17-2009, 06:30 PM

Hehe. Give me time :P

I have a D&D game I have to run tonite, and I have Calibre on my desktop, but it's currently transcoding a DVD for my brother-in-law. Once that is done, I can convert it, but right now, my hands are tied.

And my laptop is in no shape for anything more strenuous than surfing the net. I think the proc is burnt out, or on the verge. My fingers are blistering just typing

Bilbo1967 · 09-17-2009, 06:32 PM

Sorry - didn't mean to pressure you!

carlobee · 09-17-2009, 09:15 PM

Very nice! congratulations on that one!!

griffonwing · 09-17-2009, 09:43 PM

I uploaded 3 more formats. LRF . EPUB . LIT

I tried FB2, but there's no option for that in the attachment window, and it will not upload. If you can let me know what I am doing wrong, I'll fix it them upload it.

JSWolf · 09-17-2009, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griffonwing

I have uploaded my first book. It was a free one from Gutenburg, but I altered it for the 5- and 6-inch liseusse (plural of liseuse?)

Naturally, it deals on the subject of pirates!!

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56837

It's a first-hand account of events that took place in the West Indies and Jamaica and Tortuga aboard Captain Morgan's ship. It's a very interesting read, and goes into great detail about exactly what life was like on a pirate ship.

Now, at last I feel like I am giving back to a great community!! :tears of joy:

Congrats! But, you'll need to create a seperate thread in the appropriate sections for each different format. That's how eBook uploads work here. And if you post in the other section then you'll also have to list what format it is. But, all the PDF for example can be kept in one message. So you'll have to split it into 5 new threads in the appropriate format eBook sections.

griffonwing · 09-17-2009, 11:14 PM

Thanks Wolf.

ePub, Mobi, LRF are in their respective forums.

The MISC has DOC and PDF, and I suppose I can add LIT there as well.

What about FB2? Why can I not upload that format?

Verencat · 09-17-2009, 11:28 PM

Bravo!!! I'm proud of you! Thanks for the upload, I'll give the book a try!

dreams · 09-18-2009, 12:04 AM

Good Job, griffonwing!

griffonwing · 09-18-2009, 12:13 AM

Thanks everyone!

IMHO, the PDF is the best, as it was tailored specifically for the 5". The other formats are not up to snuff, and I don't know much about Calibre to do the adjustments necessary.

Sincere apologies to anyone who prefer the other. Also, I have no way to check on how the LRF format looks.

derrell · 09-18-2009, 06:33 PM

Zip the fb2 file. OI will show the metadata even if it is zipped and regular ez-reader bookshelf will treat it like another directory with the fb2 file inside it. FB2 is one of my favorite formats but it can be a pain to convert something like a purchased mobi file to fb2. Its fairly easy to convert something from Gutenberg to fb2 though. GutenMark then a quick vim macro and a quicker perl script and bam! fb2 with a full table of contents.

Oh and congrats on finally getting your blue PEZ.

griffonwing · 09-18-2009, 07:42 PM

To be honest, I have not had time to go through Calibre and mess with all the changes and options.

The Word Doc and PDF are here for anyone who would want to convert it to another format. I only used default settings, and my ePub looked like crap. I'll have to work on it when time permits.

Thanks for the note, as well as how to upload it. No time right now, but perhaps soon.

09-17-2009, 06:21 PM	#1
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	Happy Dance Happy Dance (First book upload) I have uploaded my first book. It was a free one from Gutenburg, but I altered it for the 5- and 6-inch liseusse (plural of liseuse?) Naturally, it deals on the subject of pirates!! https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56837 It's a first-hand account of events that took place in the West Indies and Jamaica and Tortuga aboard Captain Morgan's ship. It's a very interesting read, and goes into great detail about exactly what life was like on a pirate ship. Now, at last I feel like I am giving back to a great community!! :tears of joy:

09-18-2009, 06:33 PM	#12
derrell Jack O' Apes Posts: 227 Karma: 1939 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma Device: Ebookwise 1150, Nokia N810, EZ-Reader, HTC Droid Incredible, Archos 70	Zip the fb2 file. OI will show the metadata even if it is zipped and regular ez-reader bookshelf will treat it like another directory with the fb2 file inside it. FB2 is one of my favorite formats but it can be a pain to convert something like a purchased mobi file to fb2. Its fairly easy to convert something from Gutenberg to fb2 though. GutenMark then a quick vim macro and a quicker perl script and bam! fb2 with a full table of contents. Oh and congrats on finally getting your blue PEZ. Last edited by derrell; 09-18-2009 at 06:37 PM. Reason: congrats

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Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Congratulations GW - nice job. But where are the .epub and/or the .lrf versions for us Sony people?

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griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	Hehe. Give me time :P I have a D&D game I have to run tonite, and I have Calibre on my desktop, but it's currently transcoding a DVD for my brother-in-law. Once that is done, I can convert it, but right now, my hands are tied. And my laptop is in no shape for anything more strenuous than surfing the net. I think the proc is burnt out, or on the verge. My fingers are blistering just typing

09-17-2009, 06:32 PM	#4
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Sorry - didn't mean to pressure you!

09-17-2009, 09:15 PM	#5
carlobee Fanatic Posts: 535 Karma: 972 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: The new iPad	Very nice! congratulations on that one!!

09-17-2009, 09:43 PM	#6
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	I uploaded 3 more formats. LRF . EPUB . LIT I tried FB2, but there's no option for that in the attachment window, and it will not upload. If you can let me know what I am doing wrong, I'll fix it them upload it.

09-17-2009, 11:14 PM	#8
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	Thanks Wolf. ePub, Mobi, LRF are in their respective forums. The MISC has DOC and PDF, and I suppose I can add LIT there as well. What about FB2? Why can I not upload that format?

09-17-2009, 11:28 PM	#9
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Bravo!!! I'm proud of you! Thanks for the upload, I'll give the book a try!

09-18-2009, 12:04 AM	#10
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Good Job, griffonwing!

09-18-2009, 12:13 AM	#11
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	Thanks everyone! IMHO, the PDF is the best, as it was tailored specifically for the 5". The other formats are not up to snuff, and I don't know much about Calibre to do the adjustments necessary. Sincere apologies to anyone who prefer the other. Also, I have no way to check on how the LRF format looks.

09-18-2009, 07:42 PM	#13
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	To be honest, I have not had time to go through Calibre and mess with all the changes and options. The Word Doc and PDF are here for anyone who would want to convert it to another format. I only used default settings, and my ePub looked like crap. I'll have to work on it when time permits. Thanks for the note, as well as how to upload it. No time right now, but perhaps soon.

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