Bible for 505? - Page 2

benham · 07-12-2009, 02:38 PM

Good thread. I use the one from Sony estore.

dordale · 07-12-2009, 03:55 PM

benham--You should check out the ones available here. I also have a the KJV of the Bible and the New International Version from Sony's store. I find that all the KJV versions available here are formatted far better than than the ones available from the Sony store.

dordale

benham · 07-20-2009, 10:58 AM

I will definitely do that, thank you!

benham · 07-20-2009, 01:47 PM

Dordale, I couldn't find any Bibles listed, let alone ones that are LRF. Are they under Spiritual?

DixieGal · 07-20-2009, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherman

Is the new epub that you created quite a bit slower on the PRS-505 than the one downloaded from mobileread?

If it is, then I can create a customized version for you if you would like. ePub files generated by calibre by default can be very slow on the reader. My version was hand tweaked after conversion to dramatically improve performance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by richman

Thanks for the offer, if it's not too much trouble, sure , would love a version with base font of 20. That's the base font for my other ebooks. Love how you made it with books and the chapters TOC, really nice.

May I please also have a copy of the large font version you are making for Richman?

Tessie · 07-20-2009, 02:08 PM

Is it possible to just get the New Testament in a larger font. I too have reading small print problems.?

dordale · 07-20-2009, 02:28 PM

benham--

When you're in the ebooks section, click on "Search E-Books"--located just above the listing of books on the right (just under where you see "Page 1 of 395..." and do a search for "bible". Quite a few different bibles will pop up.

As I posted earlier, my favorite is the ePub version posted by Sherman:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31709

It has a two-tiered Table of Contents--first the books of the bible and then the chapters. I find this works best for me.

There are also other versions in both PDF and LRF formats available.

Hope this helps!
dordale

benham · 07-20-2009, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dordale

benham--

When you're in the ebooks section, click on "Search E-Books"--located just above the listing of books on the right (just under where you see "Page 1 of 395..." and do a search for "bible". Quite a few different bibles will pop up.

As I posted earlier, my favorite is the ePub version posted by Sherman:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31709

It has a two-tiered Table of Contents--first the books of the bible and then the chapters. I find this works best for me.

There are also other versions in both PDF and LRF formats available.

Hope this helps!
dordale

I didn't even think to try that!

Ok I am really not as dumb as I look but I cannot get the Bible, either as zipped or unzipped to copy to the Sony elibrary.

DixieGal · 07-20-2009, 04:57 PM

I can get the one without TOC (v3.0) to open, but not completeA.

dordale · 07-20-2009, 05:29 PM

benham--Are you having trouble getting the ePub Bible to install? If that's the case, do you have the updated firmware on your 505? The original firmware didn't support ePub format, so maybe that's why you're still having problems.

dordale

Hellmark · 07-20-2009, 06:28 PM

Anyone have the Douay-Rheims version? I'm catholic, so I that's kinda the one I need. I'd prefer it not to be the Challoner revision, if I could only get one of the two (I saw Deputy Dawg's version of the Challoner edition in the ebooks listing). Right now, on my N800 I have just the text file from Project Gutenberg, but some sort of navigation would be cool.

I'm just trying to get things in order for when I get my 505.

sherman · 07-20-2009, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

May I please also have a copy of the large font version you are making for Richman?

You do know that the font size can be increased on the reader right...?

Nevertheless, if people tell me what font size they want, I will do this...

Just be aware also that the dedication to King James (or whatever you call it) is smaller than the base font, so don't use that as a basis for what the rest of the bible is like.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I can get the one without TOC (v3.0) to open, but not completeA.

If your talking about my bible, the ePub file does indeed has a TOC (I just downloaded and checked in the sony software).
As for the completeA_revised(v3.0).html.bz2 file - this is a bzip2 compressed file. Use a program like 7-zip to decompress it. It will decompress to a single large HTML file which you can then use to convert to other formats or alter to your needs.

benham · 07-20-2009, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dordale

benham--Are you having trouble getting the ePub Bible to install? If that's the case, do you have the updated firmware on your 505? The original firmware didn't support ePub format, so maybe that's why you're still having problems.

dordale

We are friends here, you can call me Jeff.

Two different situations-

I downloaded an LRF Bible but cannot get it in my Sony elibrary to download it to the ebook

I downloaded the KJV from the thread you linked to but could not save it to Adobe Digital and do not know how to upload it to the ereader if I did.

So question #1 might be how do I determine if I have the updated firmware?

Is there a tutorial for us newbies?

So far all I have done with the ereader is download LRF books from the Sony estore. Very simple but very limiting. I was able to download a Max Brand book from MR's ebooks but don't remember how I did it and was unable to download others. I wanted to participate in that book review last month but couldn't download the books.

Thanks!

sherman · 07-20-2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benham

We are friends here, you can call me Jeff.

Two different situations-

I downloaded an LRF Bible but cannot get it in my Sony elibrary to download it to the ebook

I downloaded the KJV from the thread you linked to but could not save it to Adobe Digital and do not know how to upload it to the ereader if I did.

So question #1 might be how do I determine if I have the updated firmware?

Is there a tutorial for us newbies?

So far all I have done with the ereader is download LRF books from the Sony estore. Very simple but very limiting. I was able to download a Max Brand book from MR's ebooks but don't remember how I did it and was unable to download others. I wanted to participate in that book review last month but couldn't download the books.

Thanks!

If you have the updated firmware, and version 2.2 (US) or higher of the Sony eBook Library software, you should be able to open the Sony software, and import the ePub file (File > Import Files). Then simply drag the book from the list in the main library window onto the Reader icon on the left.

The easiest way to check whether you have the updated firmware is to see whether or not you can delete books directly from the PRS-505. To do this, open any book on your reader, and select the Utilities menu option. If there is a "Delete book" item there, you have the latest ePub capable firmware.
To check what version of the Sony eBook Library software you have, open the software and choose "About eBook Library". The version should be at least 2.2.x. The latest (US) version of the software is 2.5.x.

If you don't have the latest firmware or library software, you can download them from here.

Note: An alternative method (actually, the official method) of checking the firmware version is given in the page linked to above.
From the page:

Quote:

Installation Verification (optional)

1. On the Sony Reader, press and hold the "Menu" button until the Home menu opens.
2. At the "Home" menu, use the arrow buttons to select "Settings," then press ENT.
3. At the "Settings" menu, move to select "About", then press ENT.
4. At the "About" screen, version "1.1.00.18040" should be displayed.
NOTE: If the version is not 1.1.00.18040, please re-download the update, and then perform the software update again.

please note that the .18040 can be any number higher than this.

I hope this helps

Cheers,
Sherman

benham · 07-20-2009, 10:23 PM

Steps 1 and 2 are G2G. I have deleted several books from my Sony and the software is version 2.5. I have tried importing files but the folders that the files are in do not show up, not even on the C drive on the software. I'll play around with it tomorrow and see if I can find out what I am doing wrong. Can you download from Adobe digital to the ereader or do you have to somehow transfer to the Sony Library?

Thanks!

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07-12-2009, 02:38 PM	#16
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Good thread. I use the one from Sony estore.

07-12-2009, 03:55 PM	#17
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	benham--You should check out the ones available here. I also have a the KJV of the Bible and the New International Version from Sony's store. I find that all the KJV versions available here are formatted far better than than the ones available from the Sony store. dordale

07-20-2009, 10:58 AM	#18
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	I will definitely do that, thank you!

07-20-2009, 01:47 PM	#19
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Dordale, I couldn't find any Bibles listed, let alone ones that are LRF. Are they under Spiritual?

07-20-2009, 02:08 PM	#21
Tessie Member Posts: 11 Karma: 278 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville Fl Device: prs 505	Is it possible to just get the New Testament in a larger font. I too have reading small print problems.?

07-20-2009, 02:28 PM	#22
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	benham-- When you're in the ebooks section, click on "Search E-Books"--located just above the listing of books on the right (just under where you see "Page 1 of 395..." and do a search for "bible". Quite a few different bibles will pop up. As I posted earlier, my favorite is the ePub version posted by Sherman: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31709 It has a two-tiered Table of Contents--first the books of the bible and then the chapters. I find this works best for me. There are also other versions in both PDF and LRF formats available. Hope this helps! dordale

07-20-2009, 04:57 PM	#24
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I can get the one without TOC (v3.0) to open, but not completeA.

07-20-2009, 05:29 PM	#25
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	benham--Are you having trouble getting the ePub Bible to install? If that's the case, do you have the updated firmware on your 505? The original firmware didn't support ePub format, so maybe that's why you're still having problems. dordale

07-20-2009, 06:28 PM	#26
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Anyone have the Douay-Rheims version? I'm catholic, so I that's kinda the one I need. I'd prefer it not to be the Challoner revision, if I could only get one of the two (I saw Deputy Dawg's version of the Challoner edition in the ebooks listing). Right now, on my N800 I have just the text file from Project Gutenberg, but some sort of navigation would be cool. I'm just trying to get things in order for when I get my 505.

07-20-2009, 10:23 PM	#30
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Steps 1 and 2 are G2G. I have deleted several books from my Sony and the software is version 2.5. I have tried importing files but the folders that the files are in do not show up, not even on the C drive on the software. I'll play around with it tomorrow and see if I can find out what I am doing wrong. Can you download from Adobe digital to the ereader or do you have to somehow transfer to the Sony Library? Thanks!