ReaderWorks for authoring .LIT e-books

Alexander Turcic · 06-15-2005, 06:09 AM

OverDrive's ReaderWorks Standard 2.0 is a free tool which allows you to convert MS Word, HTML, and TXT documents into MS Reader .LIT e-books. Not that anyone sane in his mind would want to do that given all the better alternatives out there (Plucker, ...).

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Pride Of Lions · 06-15-2005, 02:16 PM

What are the restrictions that keep developers from making a universal eBook converter? I think it'd be a great boon for consumers as well as eBook sellers as everyone could buy any book from any store for use with any eBook reader (hardware/software) and just convert it from one format to another as needed.

I'm sure there are several legal reasons and restrictions that would prevent this. It's too good of an idea for me to be the first to think of it.
POL9A

Jaapjan · 08-19-2005, 06:23 AM

It is kind of obvious what is holding back the developers. You see, take for example the microsoft LIT format. Quite popular because it is about standard on all pocket pc's. Unfortunately, microsoft has no wish that the books in their format can be read on palm's or who knows what like linux. Their reader is also on windows and those are the only two platforms they want. They don't -want- to have any competition. The same applies to all larger book formats.

06-15-2005, 06:09 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	ReaderWorks for authoring .LIT e-books OverDrive's ReaderWorks Standard 2.0 is a free tool which allows you to convert MS Word, HTML, and TXT documents into MS Reader .LIT e-books. Not that anyone sane in his mind would want to do that given all the better alternatives out there (Plucker, ...). [via PDA247]

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06-15-2005, 02:16 PM	#2
Pride Of Lions just kinda geeky Posts: 381 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland, California Device: iPhone	What are the restrictions that keep developers from making a universal eBook converter? I think it'd be a great boon for consumers as well as eBook sellers as everyone could buy any book from any store for use with any eBook reader (hardware/software) and just convert it from one format to another as needed. I'm sure there are several legal reasons and restrictions that would prevent this. It's too good of an idea for me to be the first to think of it. POL9A

08-19-2005, 06:23 AM	#3
Jaapjan Avid reader Posts: 262 Karma: 132 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Netherlands Device: HTC Touch Diamond, iLiad Book Edition	It is kind of obvious what is holding back the developers. You see, take for example the microsoft LIT format. Quite popular because it is about standard on all pocket pc's. Unfortunately, microsoft has no wish that the books in their format can be read on palm's or who knows what like linux. Their reader is also on windows and those are the only two platforms they want. They don't -want- to have any competition. The same applies to all larger book formats.

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