best format to convert to mobi

rcuadro · 03-12-2009, 10:35 AM

So I have a Sony 505 and a bunch of LRF's... I want to convert most of them into mobi to use on my Kindle 2.
I sort of have the hang of using LRFTools to convert them to something else... but what is the best format to convert LRFs to before converting them to mobi?

I am on a Mac and will not have access to a windows pc until mid april...

Ideas?

AnemicOak · 03-12-2009, 10:36 AM

Will LRF Tools make an epub out of an LRF? I can't recall, but if it does you could do that and then use Calibre to make a Mobi.

rcuadro · 03-12-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Will LRF Tools make an epub out of an LRF? I can't recall, but if it does you could do that and then use Calibre to make a Mobi.

I didnt think of epub! I tried HTML and XML and they dont come out well. I was starting to think there was a special trick or something. Lets see if it works

pilotbob · 03-15-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by rcuadro

So I have a Sony 505 and a bunch of LRF's... I want to convert most of them into mobi to use on my Kindle 2.

I am on a Mac and will not have access to a windows pc until mid april...

Where did you get the LRF files? Most sources for these files also contain other formats such as mobipocket.

BOb

rcuadro · 03-15-2009, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Where did you get the LRF files? Most sources for these files also contain other formats such as mobipocket.

BOb

Some of them are from the sony store and I am trying not to count those books as a loss...
I did download the books again that I got from feedbooks and maybooks.net so those are not a problem...

HarryT · 03-15-2009, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by rcuadro

Some of them are from the sony store and I am trying not to count those books as a loss...
I did download the books again that I got from feedbooks and maybooks.net so those are not a problem...

Books downloaded from the Sony Store will be "LRX" files, generally speaking, not "LRF". These cannot be converted to other formats.

JSWolf · 03-15-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rcuadro

So I have a Sony 505 and a bunch of LRF's... I want to convert most of them into mobi to use on my Kindle 2.
I sort of have the hang of using LRFTools to convert them to something else... but what is the best format to convert LRFs to before converting them to mobi?

I am on a Mac and will not have access to a windows pc until mid april...

Ideas?

Since some of these LRF, are LRX, why not just read then on your 505? It's a lot easier then the hassle of trying to convert.

rcuadro · 03-15-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Since some of these LRF, are LRX, why not just read then on your 505? It's a lot easier then the hassle of trying to convert.

Because I want to sell my 505 now that I have a Kindle 2

rcuadro · 03-15-2009, 09:55 AM

Is there something that will convert LRX's?

AnemicOak · 03-15-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by rcuadro

Is there something that will convert LRX's?

Nope. Sony's DRM has not been broken.

pilotbob · 03-15-2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by rcuadro

Some of them are from the sony store and I am trying not to count those books as a loss...

Well... that might be the case. About the only way I can think to convert them it to cut-n-paste them from the Sony eBook Library viewer into files... then format and create a mobi book with them using Mobicreator or Book designer.

I'm not even sure if this is possible. The Sony viewer may block cut-n-paste. I have never tried it.

BOb

AnemicOak · 03-15-2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Well... that might be the case. About the only way I can think to convert them it to cut-n-paste them from the Sony eBook Library viewer into files... then format and create a mobi book with them using Mobicreator or Book designer.

I'm not even sure if this is possible. The Sony viewer may block cut-n-paste. I have never tried it.

BOb

IIRC it does block cut 'n paste on DRM'd books.

pilotbob · 03-15-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

IIRC it does block cut 'n paste on DRM'd books.

Ah... well in that case... Screen Grabs and OCR. But, at this point it doesn't see cost effective. I would say, read them on your 505 or keep your Sony software/account so you can read them on your PC.

BOb

kevindorsey · 03-15-2009, 05:11 PM

Can LRF be converted to .txt and back to kindle somehow?

Lilly · 03-15-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kevindorsey

Can LRF be converted to .txt and back to kindle somehow?

Here's the difference, LRF is non-DRM Sony files and LRX is a DRM Sony file; Sony store ONLY sells LRX (DRM has not been broken and can only be read on Sony reader and computer). Yes, Sony has a library software that allows you to read your books from 6 different devices, and those devices can be readers or computers. Like I have the Sony library installed on 3 computers and I have my reader, so I can download a book purchased from Sony on all 4. So an LRF fife (non-drm Sony file) could easily be converted to Mobi by Calibre.

03-12-2009, 10:35 AM	#1
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	best format to convert to mobi So I have a Sony 505 and a bunch of LRF's... I want to convert most of them into mobi to use on my Kindle 2. I sort of have the hang of using LRFTools to convert them to something else... but what is the best format to convert LRFs to before converting them to mobi? I am on a Mac and will not have access to a windows pc until mid april... Ideas?

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AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Will LRF Tools make an epub out of an LRF? I can't recall, but if it does you could do that and then use Calibre to make a Mobi.

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rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	Is there something that will convert LRX's?

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