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JSWolf · 07-25-2014, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

That's exactly my take on this, as well.

One example shows horrible line breaks, whereas the example with calibre looks quite fine. There is a side-by-side comparison between these two programs.

I see no need for this program. Calibre handles things just fine. I know how to deal with a converted document the way I want. So really, it's not getting installed here.

Catlady · 07-25-2014, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Discussion is fine: We've had plenty of threads on this topic.

What is NOT allowed is a step-by-step process of explaining to someone how to remove it. Also, links are not allowed.

Don
(Moderator)

But a link was provided to the tool. How is that different from posting a link to Alf?

Dr. Drib · 07-25-2014, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

But a link was provided to the tool. How is that different from posting a link to Alf?

Mobileread does not allow links to a tool that exists solely for the purpose of defeating DRM. The program in question is a converter program. What one chooses to do with that program (given its limitations when compared to calibre) is up to the person who decides to download that program.

Don
(Moderator)

GtrsRGr8 · 07-25-2014, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

The criticism is that they did not care enough to get someone who IS good with English to do it for them.

I don't expect a Chinese programmer to be good in English. I do expect a Chinese company who wants to do business with an English speaking market to engage with someone who could do a respectable -- and respectful -- job with their communications.

Good point! It's just like some of the self-published ebooks that I see--horrible grammar, frequently misspelled words, you name it. The authors may not be able to use good English, but unless they just totally are broke financially, they can have someone proofread what they've written and make the necessary corrections.

What really gets me is how someone can have so many misspelled words--nearly everything that you can enter text on nowadays has a spellchecker, including this box here that I'm writing in now! Do these authors ignore the flags for misspelled words? Do they turn the spellchecker off? Are they too lazy to look up the correct spelling for the words flagged by the spellchecker? What?

JSWolf · 07-25-2014, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Good point! It's just like some of the self-published ebooks that I see--horrible grammar, frequently misspelled words, you name it. The authors may not be able to use good English, but unless they just totally are broke financially, they can have someone proofread what they've written and make the necessary corrections.

What really gets me is how someone can have so many misspelled words--nearly everything that you can enter text on nowadays has a spellchecker, including this box here that I'm writing in now! Do these authors ignore the flags for misspelled words? Do they turn the spellchecker off? Are they too lazy to look up the correct spelling for the words flagged by the spellchecker? What?

Actually, the box you type in on MR has no spellchecker. That's built into your web browser.

crich70 · 07-26-2014, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, the box you type in on MR has no spellchecker. That's built into your web browser.

And the best spellchecker out there won't altogether compensate for the poster if they are posting in their 2nd language. I mean if say their native language is German for example and they aren't as familiar with English then they may make some mistakes. I see it all the time with Fan Fics. People who live in European countries and who know some English as they are able to post stories in the language often still make mistakes in their text.

eschwartz · 07-28-2014, 02:22 PM

One commenter (post #32) at GotD actually suggested that there is calibre-generated output in Ultimate Converter's results. That sounds like this is not only a program that does exactly what calibre does, but for a charge, but it is an infringement of calibre's codebase -- and an old version.

Something to look into?

(I always suspect these chinese ebook programs of infringing calibre -- they are already selling Alf's work, so why wouldn't they do this too?)

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	One commenter (post #32) at GotD actually suggested that there is calibre-generated output in Ultimate Converter's results. That sounds like this is not only a program that does exactly what calibre does, but for a charge, but it is an infringement of calibre's codebase -- and an old version. Something to look into? (I always suspect these chinese ebook programs of infringing calibre -- they are already selling Alf's work, so why wouldn't they do this too?)