Which format does Calibre change to ePub best? - Page 2

Ken Stuart · 01-01-2011, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocampo

Hi,

Using Calibre, these are the best format to convert, in that order: LIT, MOBI, EPUB, HTML, PRC, RTF, PDB, TXT, PDF

Thanks for this information.

Putting aside the issue of the BAEN site, and expanding to the general case that will be of value to new Nook owners for many months:

What about Sony LRF and Ebookwise IMP ? Where do they fall in the order above ?

Also, which formats besides Epub can a Nook use without any conversion ?

Ozric · 01-01-2011, 06:29 PM

Yeah, I wish I'd discovered it before purchasing a bunch of Honor Harrington books during a Fictionwise sale a couple months ago. The entire series is available for free download, except the most current volume appears to be an advance reader copy, so I went ahead and purchased that one, thinking I'd get it in a final edited form that way. But on the other hand, I've gotten so many free ebooks from Baen that it's nice to give them some money

Anyway, drop by there and check it out. Loads of stuff that isn't in the free library:

http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/

Ozric · 01-01-2011, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Stuart

What about Sony LRF and Ebookwise IMP ? Where do they fall in the order above ?

I'm not sure. Maybe someone on the Calibre forum can answer that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Stuart

Also, which formats besides Epub can a Nook use without any conversion ?

I think Nook can do eReader, epub, and pdf. Nook Color can do epub, pdf, Microsoft Office formats, and txt--in addition to some image, video, and music formats.

tao · 01-01-2011, 06:38 PM

I always find it easiest to convert from HTML to ePub. Maybe HTML is not the best, but it always gives me the desired result for my PRS-505.

Lazaras · 01-01-2011, 07:13 PM

Now i can convert that .lit copy of ariel I'd had sitting in my yahoo mailbox (primitive way of backing up) for the past ... oh.... uh *does math* Jesus... that thing's been sitting in my mailbox as a backup for the past decade.

Ken Stuart · 01-02-2011, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozric

I'm not sure. Maybe someone on the Calibre forum can answer that.

Good suggestion.

Their answer was that LRF is the bottom of the list (least preferred), and IMP is not accepted by Calibre at all.

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01-01-2011, 06:29 PM	#17
Ozric Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 10671 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: way too many =)	Yeah, I wish I'd discovered it before purchasing a bunch of Honor Harrington books during a Fictionwise sale a couple months ago. The entire series is available for free download, except the most current volume appears to be an advance reader copy, so I went ahead and purchased that one, thinking I'd get it in a final edited form that way. But on the other hand, I've gotten so many free ebooks from Baen that it's nice to give them some money Anyway, drop by there and check it out. Loads of stuff that isn't in the free library: http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/

01-01-2011, 06:38 PM	#19
tao Book Lover Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York City Device: Sony PRS-505; Kindle 3	I always find it easiest to convert from HTML to ePub. Maybe HTML is not the best, but it always gives me the desired result for my PRS-505.

01-01-2011, 07:13 PM	#20
Lazaras Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 574784 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tenneessee Device: Nook Simple Touch Glowlight	Now i can convert that .lit copy of ariel I'd had sitting in my yahoo mailbox (primitive way of backing up) for the past ... oh.... uh does math Jesus... that thing's been sitting in my mailbox as a backup for the past decade.

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