Calibre Newbie

ebaylus · 04-20-2009, 09:21 AM

OK, I've got a 'reader' that supports only XHTML files ( a 2nd one that MIGHT support TXT). I go thru all the work, but all I can get out of the probram is MOBO, ePub and LRF. Am I missing something, or is Calibre not the program that I need. My input files are .LIT and .PDF files. I read a lot of the forums, and searched Google, but I'm stuck....

TIA,
Gene

itimpi · 04-20-2009, 09:27 AM

I do not know if there are any programs that output XHTML directly.

It might be worth pointing out that EPub is just zipped XHTML under the covers - so you could try unzipping some of those to see if your reader is happy with them.

ebaylus · 04-20-2009, 01:53 PM

If I unzip the ePub, I find the split HTML files, not XHTML. The reader cannot open these....

Any other ideas ( althought that WAS a good one!)

Gene

itimpi · 04-20-2009, 02:33 PM

The html files should have XHTML content.

ebaylus · 04-20-2009, 04:13 PM

So, can I just CHANGE the extension to XHTML ??

Thanks again!
Gene

dreams · 04-20-2009, 04:15 PM

Don't know if this will help but, try contacting the member that started this thread or post there for possible information https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ight=challenge

she is trying the Nintendo books also.

ilovejedd · 04-20-2009, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebaylus

OK, I've got a 'reader' that supports only XHTML files ( a 2nd one that MIGHT support TXT). I go thru all the work, but all I can get out of the probram is MOBO, ePub and LRF. Am I missing something, or is Calibre not the program that I need. My input files are .LIT and .PDF files. I read a lot of the forums, and searched Google, but I'm stuck....

The LIT files can be exploded/extracted to component formats (the main content/story being in HTML format). Search for ConvertLIT.

As for PDF, I'm not aware of any programs that will do decent conversion from PDF to HTML. However, Adobe Acrobat Reader will actually let you save unDRM'd PDF files as text (File » Save as Text). It's easy enough to convert from plain text to other formats.

04-20-2009, 09:21 AM	#1
ebaylus Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Nintendo DS	Calibre Newbie OK, I've got a 'reader' that supports only XHTML files ( a 2nd one that MIGHT support TXT). I go thru all the work, but all I can get out of the probram is MOBO, ePub and LRF. Am I missing something, or is Calibre not the program that I need. My input files are .LIT and .PDF files. I read a lot of the forums, and searched Google, but I'm stuck.... TIA, Gene

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04-20-2009, 09:27 AM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	I do not know if there are any programs that output XHTML directly. It might be worth pointing out that EPub is just zipped XHTML under the covers - so you could try unzipping some of those to see if your reader is happy with them.

04-20-2009, 01:53 PM	#3
ebaylus Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Nintendo DS	If I unzip the ePub, I find the split HTML files, not XHTML. The reader cannot open these.... Any other ideas ( althought that WAS a good one!) Gene

04-20-2009, 02:33 PM	#4
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	The html files should have XHTML content.

04-20-2009, 04:13 PM	#5
ebaylus Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Nintendo DS	So, can I just CHANGE the extension to XHTML ?? Thanks again! Gene

04-20-2009, 04:15 PM	#6
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	Don't know if this will help but, try contacting the member that started this thread or post there for possible information https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ight=challenge she is trying the Nintendo books also.

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