Campaign to get Sony to support mobipocket - Page 2

JSWolf · 10-11-2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

I want all ebooks in HTML format.

If the eBooks are posted in Mobipocket format, using mobi2oeb will get you the HTML you want.

astra · 10-11-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

If the eBooks are posted in Mobipocket format, using mobi2oeb will get you the HTML you want.

Yeah, but then you have to remove DRM.
I have no clue how to do it. I don't understand anything about programming.

pilotbob · 10-11-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Yeah, but then you have to remove DRM.
I have no clue how to do it. I don't understand anything about programming.

You don't need to understand programming. You just need to run a program. It's not really hard.

BOb

Lemurion · 10-11-2008, 01:07 PM

It's not as widespread, but it might be easier to at least get an agreement to support Ereader on the Sony than Mobipocket. That might also get more people using Ereader, especially since it's now available for the iPhone.

DaleDe · 10-12-2008, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

I want all ebooks in HTML format.

by itself HTML is a terrible format. All the images are in separate files scattered around making it difficult to use on a different device and difficult to manage. In addition a large eBook will likely be divided into multiple files. What you need is a container for HTML so that everything is together. Guess what ePUB is?

Dale

HarryT · 10-12-2008, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

What you need is a container for HTML so that everything is together. Guess what ePUB is?

Dale

... and OEB, the basis of both LIT and Mobi files

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hpkeong · 10-12-2008, 05:43 AM

Hi:

Hanlin V3, using the similar e-ink, selling like hot cake in Europer, China and now in Malaysia, is supporting most of the format (pdf, txt, html, zip, rar, chm) and now mobipocket.

Hong

astra · 10-12-2008, 07:56 AM

DaleDe & HarryT

Guys you are too smart for me

One of the three formats Tor let us to download for free was HTML. So easy to make any ebook format in BD and no DRM.

bill_mchale · 10-12-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

I want all ebooks in HTML format.

I frankly could care less what format the ebooks are in as long as it is a universal standard and DRM is not around..

That being said, convertlit does a good job of turning a .lit book into an html file.

--
Bill

astra · 10-12-2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bill_mchale

I frankly could care less what format the ebooks are in as long as it is a universal standard and DRM is not around..

That being said, convertlit does a good job of turning a .lit book into an html file.

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Bill

If I have lit file I can use BD to convert it to whatever is needed. So, I would not have to convert lit to HTML than HTML into something else.

DaleDe · 10-12-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

DaleDe & HarryT

Guys you are too smart for me

One of the three formats Tor let us to download for free was HTML. So easy to make any ebook format in BD and no DRM.

And even then the download format was a zip file. HTML by itself is good so long as there are no pictures, only one file, and all embedded formating. However even then to provide a download you need to put it in a container otherwise the browser will try and display it rather than download it. Also HTML is fairly verbose and zip helps to make the file smaller.

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10-11-2008, 01:07 PM	#19
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	It's not as widespread, but it might be easier to at least get an agreement to support Ereader on the Sony than Mobipocket. That might also get more people using Ereader, especially since it's now available for the iPhone.

10-12-2008, 05:43 AM	#22
hpkeong Heavy eBook User Posts: 64 Karma: 13 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Malaysia Device: Hanlin V8, V3, Fujitsu Tablet PC, EEE PC	Hi: Hanlin V3, using the similar e-ink, selling like hot cake in Europer, China and now in Malaysia, is supporting most of the format (pdf, txt, html, zip, rar, chm) and now mobipocket. Hong

10-12-2008, 07:56 AM	#23
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	DaleDe & HarryT Guys you are too smart for me One of the three formats Tor let us to download for free was HTML. So easy to make any ebook format in BD and no DRM.