Humor Jerome, Jerome K.: Three Men in a Boat (illustrated) v6 07 april 2010 - Page 6

Hamlet53 · 04-11-2010, 02:42 PM

Well I originally downloaded this because it was recommend by many as the example [here at Mobilread] of what could be done with the EPUB format. I wanted to dissect (unzip) it for tips and tricks. It did provide a lot of that. Then between other reading I was looking for a light and quick read and actually treated it as just a book.. Surprisingly good. As the author stated no ambitions to be great literature, but really funny.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-15-2010, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Hamlet53

Well I originally downloaded this because it was recommend by many as the example [here at Mobilread] of what could be done with the EPUB format. I wanted to dissect (unzip) it for tips and tricks. It did provide a lot of that. Then between other reading I was looking for a light and quick read and actually treated it as just a book.. Surprisingly good. As the author stated no ambitions to be great literature, but really funny.

i'm glad you liked the book, hamlet. it's one of my favourites. i had to stop reading it in public because i can't help laughing and people stare.

GeoffC · 04-15-2010, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'm glad you liked the book, hamlet. it's one of my favourites. i had to stop reading it in public because i can't help laughing and people stare.

especially if you're in London, instead of Paris ....

jonsbjons · 04-15-2010, 08:52 AM

It's amazing! May be you have also the "Three men on bicycles"?

GeoffC · 04-15-2010, 09:06 AM

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It's amazing! May be you have also the "Three men on bicycles"?

you mean Three Men on the Bummel

?

jonsbjons · 04-16-2010, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

you mean Three Men on the Bummel

?

Most likely, yes.

kjk · 05-01-2010, 03:31 PM

Not sure if anyone showed you yet Zelda, but here is your book on the iPad:

zelda_pinwheel · 05-02-2010, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jonsbjons

It's amazing! May be you have also the "Three men on bicycles"?

i'm glad you enjoyed it jonsbjons ! i don't have "Three men on bicycles" but if you find a source for the text could you post a link here ? thanks !

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Not sure if anyone showed you yet Zelda, but here is your book on the iPad:

thank you very much kjk for that image ! i've not yet been able to play with an ipad (although i did get to see one in person for about 30 seconds...) so i've not yet seen how iBooks works. i'm glad to see it seems to do a good job with the css rendering !

orwell2k · 05-06-2010, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'm glad you enjoyed it jonsbjons ! i don't have "Three men on bicycles" but if you find a source for the text could you post a link here ? thanks !

Here is a link to the Gutenberg page for 'Three Men On The Bummel':

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2183

It's not copyright in the US, but as the page suggests, check your local copyright laws for this title...

GeoffC · 05-06-2010, 06:33 AM

I am impressed with the iPad's rendering of this wonderful book ... shame the device is a little overly large for 'light reading'.

GeoffC · 05-06-2010, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by orwell2k

Here is a link to the Gutenberg page for 'Three Men On The Bummel':

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2183

It's not copyright in the US, but as the page suggests, check your local copyright laws for this title...

So we can expect you to provide the ePub version for us ?

orwell2k · 05-06-2010, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

So we can expect you to provide the ePub version for us ?

Actually I'm making an FB2 version (my preferred format), but I can try my hand at ePub. Somebody above asked for where the text was, so I did a quick look and provided a link. Be warned any version I create will not be anywhere near as beautiful as the illustrated 'Three Men In A Boat' provided by this thread!

GeoffC · 05-06-2010, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by orwell2k

Actually I'm making an FB2 version (my preferred format), but I can try my hand at ePub. Somebody above asked for where the text was, so I did a quick look and provided a link. Be warned any version I create will not be anywhere near as beautiful as the illustrated 'Three Men In A Boat' provided by this thread!

that one set a standard few of us amateurs could emulate without a few ZCDs, chocolate, doughnuts and a long massage...[in no partiicular order of merit].

jgaiser · 05-06-2010, 02:35 PM

Just loaded this onto my newly acquired Nook.

Very nice book. Amazing what you can do with a bit of work.

Thanks Zelda...

Poppa1956 · 05-12-2010, 10:25 AM

I haven't read the book nor checked for errors. (I see you've gotten along without my "help")
This is beautifully formatted. I love the fonts, dropcaps, and the way text flows around the illustrations. Well done, brilliant!
This is the sort of thing I am looking for in eBooks.

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04-11-2010, 02:42 PM	#76
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	Well I originally downloaded this because it was recommend by many as the example [here at Mobilread] of what could be done with the EPUB format. I wanted to dissect (unzip) it for tips and tricks. It did provide a lot of that. Then between other reading I was looking for a light and quick read and actually treated it as just a book.. Surprisingly good. As the author stated no ambitions to be great literature, but really funny.

04-15-2010, 08:52 AM	#79
jonsbjons Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 118 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: PBook301	It's amazing! May be you have also the "Three men on bicycles"?

05-01-2010, 03:31 PM	#82
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	Not sure if anyone showed you yet Zelda, but here is your book on the iPad:

05-06-2010, 06:33 AM	#85
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I am impressed with the iPad's rendering of this wonderful book ... shame the device is a little overly large for 'light reading'.

05-06-2010, 02:35 PM	#89
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Just loaded this onto my newly acquired Nook. Very nice book. Amazing what you can do with a bit of work. Thanks Zelda...

05-12-2010, 10:25 AM	#90
Poppa1956 Evangelist Posts: 487 Karma: 344188 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon, USA Device: Verizon Ellipsis Tablit w/Kindle and Nook apps.	I haven't read the book nor checked for errors. (I see you've gotten along without my "help") This is beautifully formatted. I love the fonts, dropcaps, and the way text flows around the illustrations. Well done, brilliant! This is the sort of thing I am looking for in eBooks.