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JSWolf · 04-20-2009, 08:38 PM

It has come to my attention that there is a serious error in the omnibus ePub of The Lord of the Rings. The error is that one of the files is misnamed so you cannot read chapter 7 of The Fellowship of the Ring. The solutions is to unzip the epub and rename LordoftheRings_chap- to LordoftheRings_chap-7.html and then zip it all back up. Then it will be good to go. Also with this error, you cannot remove the DRM.

llasram · 04-20-2009, 08:52 PM

@JSWolf: You should be able to fix it by also editing the file's entry in the META-INF/encryption.xml file. (YMMV -- I haven't tried this yet.)

6charlong · 04-20-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

With DRMed ebooks you're at the mercy of the person controlling the DRM servers. If they go out of business*, or decide to close your account*, or stop doing business with your retailer*, or shut down their DRM servers*, you're stuck. When your current ebook readers die, you'll lose access to your ebooks.

That's why I won't buy DRMed ebooks unless the DRM can be removed.

*I can provide examples of all these things having happened already, if you insist.

I have to disagree with your premise. You see, this makes the fifth time I've bought LOTR in the past 40 some years. Someone borrowed the first set and didn't return it. The second set got wet and torn. The Fellowship volume from the third set "disappeared." The fourth set is probably somewhere but I still want it on my reader enough to buy a fifth set.

Even pbooks are transitory. Permanence is only an illusion.

JSWolf · 04-20-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by llasram

@JSWolf: You should be able to fix it by also editing the file's entry in the META-INF/encryption.xml file. (YMMV -- I haven't tried this yet.)

All that needed to be done is decompress the epub, rename the file and compress to a new file. Worked like a charm.

There is no encryption.xml file. It was easier to just rename anyway. Als that means that the links/ToC works.

I have an issue that I just noticed for the first time with ADE for Windows. This book has appendixes and footnotes. So when there is a link in the book yopu can click and it will go to it fine. But how the heck do you get back? I know the 505 and 700 have history back and that should work. But how does it work in ADE for Windows?

JSWolf · 04-20-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by llasram

Could someone who bought the EPUB edition to read on their Sony Reader comment on the formatting? I'd just purchased the EPUB editions of four of HC books and all of them looked like conversions from the HTML used for the LIT editions, but not accounting for LIT-specific quirks.

For example, the default LIT stylesheet has no vertical space between paragraphs. Most LIT HTML thus just uses the default to get no vertical space. The HC EPUB editions appeared to have been converted using the CSS 2.1 recommended default values, and thus had a blank line separating all paragraphs.

The omnibus edition does not have spaces between each paragraph.

drew00149 · 04-20-2009, 10:04 PM

Has anyone picked up the mobipocket edition for an iLiad? How does it look?

InlawBiker · 04-20-2009, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 6charlong

I have to disagree with your premise. You see, this makes the fifth time I've bought LOTR in the past 40 some years. Someone borrowed the first set and didn't return it. The second set got wet and torn. The Fellowship volume from the third set "disappeared." The fourth set is probably somewhere but I still want it on my reader enough to buy a fifth set.

Even pbooks are transitory. Permanence is only an illusion.

I still have my set from 1986. At least with printed books, if they're lost the fault is mine alone.

Greg.

MerLock · 04-21-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 6charlong

I have to disagree with your premise. You see, this makes the fifth time I've bought LOTR in the past 40 some years. Someone borrowed the first set and didn't return it. The second set got wet and torn. The Fellowship volume from the third set "disappeared." The fourth set is probably somewhere but I still want it on my reader enough to buy a fifth set.

Even pbooks are transitory. Permanence is only an illusion.

The way I see it is, if a ebook is DRMed and can't be removed I generally stuck reading it on a certain device. If a company decides to discontinue selling that device then I can be possibly stuck with a whole bunch of ebooks that can't be read. If my reader breaks or it no longer holds a charge and I can't find a replacement battery, etc.

However, if you lose or destroy one of your pbooks, that doesn't mean you loose your entire book collection. I think that's the point.

My opinion anyways.

wallcraft · 04-21-2009, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by drew00149

Has anyone picked up the mobipocket edition for an iLiad? How does it look?

See the attached screenshots, and compare to ScreenShots of The Hobbit. The 2nd screenshot shows the largest font (the underlining is a longstanding MOBI bug which usually does not show up in normal reading). The images are a bit small for the iLiad (3rd screenshot).

drew00149 · 04-21-2009, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by wallcraft

See the attached screenshots, and compare to ScreenShots of The Hobbit. The 2nd screenshot shows the largest font (the underlining is a longstanding MOBI bug which usually does not show up in normal reading). The images are a bit small for the iLiad (3rd screenshot).

Hey thanks for all your work.

Yeah, that image looks unfortunate but still passable. I just might pick it up from fictionwise then...

Kris777 · 04-21-2009, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by NormHart

Not solely, I avoid buying any DRM infected or TTS disabled ebooks. For those books that I must have I will buy the dead tree version before I will purchase the ebook version and will try to purchase the dead tree version from another publisher if at all possible. Frequently I will purchase a used version to avoid giving publishers and distributors of DRM infected and TTS disabled ebooks any of my money.

Voting with my pocket book in other words, just a personal policy.

Sometimes that hurts. <sigh> But! There are so many wonderful books available either DRM Free or just plain free that I will have more books/ebooks than I can read in my lifetime.

You are not alone, NormHart! I have the same personal policy - I don't buy
DRMed ebooks.

JGB · 04-21-2009, 03:05 AM

I want to buy these from fictionwise but I gotta know, which version looks the best(mobi->epub or epub straight)
before I buy.
also, to the person who fixed the epub glitch, how did you find it? I'd like to be able to find and fix issues in converted to epubs that crash my reader.

sirbruce · 04-21-2009, 05:05 AM

The Trilogy now up to #23 and The Hobbit #28 in Kindle sales rankings.

pdurrant · 04-21-2009, 05:55 AM

From other posts, it seems that the ePUB version is best. It certainly appears to have the biggest and least compressed illustrations.

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Originally Posted by JGB

I want to buy these from fictionwise but I gotta know, which version looks the best(mobi->epub or epub straight)
before I buy.
also, to the person who fixed the epub glitch, how did you find it? I'd like to be able to find and fix issues in converted to epubs that crash my reader.

Surfergirl · 04-21-2009, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

But Fictionwise is doing people a disservice. These books are available in ePub and they won't sell that. All Fictionwise sells is eReader and Mobipocket. BooksOnBoard sells the ePub whoch can be read with a 505 and a 700. It is a shame that Fictionwise has gone downhill. They don't even carry the MS Reader editions.

I checked with Fictionwise last night, and they've confirmed that they'll have the LIT version available later this week.

Irene

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04-20-2009, 08:38 PM	#136
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It has come to my attention that there is a serious error in the omnibus ePub of The Lord of the Rings. The error is that one of the files is misnamed so you cannot read chapter 7 of The Fellowship of the Ring. The solutions is to unzip the epub and rename LordoftheRings_chap- to LordoftheRings_chap-7.html and then zip it all back up. Then it will be good to go. Also with this error, you cannot remove the DRM.

04-20-2009, 08:52 PM	#137
llasram Reticulator of Tharn Posts: 618 Karma: 400000 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: EST Device: Sony PRS-505	@JSWolf: You should be able to fix it by also editing the file's entry in the META-INF/encryption.xml file. (YMMV -- I haven't tried this yet.)

04-20-2009, 10:04 PM	#141
drew00149 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Device: PRS-505, iRex iLiad, HTC Kaiser	Has anyone picked up the mobipocket edition for an iLiad? How does it look?

04-21-2009, 03:05 AM	#147
JGB Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 1010000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: PRS505	I want to buy these from fictionwise but I gotta know, which version looks the best(mobi->epub or epub straight) before I buy. also, to the person who fixed the epub glitch, how did you find it? I'd like to be able to find and fix issues in converted to epubs that crash my reader.

04-21-2009, 05:05 AM	#148
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	The Trilogy now up to #23 and The Hobbit #28 in Kindle sales rankings.