Fictionwise has noticed the Sony - Page 2

Martytoof · 08-22-2007, 10:29 AM

Signing up for an account now. They don't have Sony LRF as either a "Favorite eBook Format" question or "Alternate favorite eBook format" in the signup questionaire though

I will send them a note though, it's important they know we're here

jasonkchapman · 08-22-2007, 10:38 AM

The note's a good idea. I suspect it's just because it's new for them that they haven't gotten it stuffed into all the forms across the site.

In the long run, I think the best way to get noticed is to download everything in that format--including, if you read them, Asimov's, F&SF, Analog, and, I just discovered, Aeon.

NatCh · 08-22-2007, 11:01 AM

All I can say is

tsgreer · 08-22-2007, 11:05 AM

Wow, this can change things! As a Mac guy this is an awesome development (I hope)>

HarryT · 08-22-2007, 11:27 AM

This is excellent news!

simond · 08-22-2007, 11:52 AM

And here's some official confirmation from the Fictionwise yahoo group:

Quote:

Hello all,

Yes it's true ... Fictionwise is in the process of adding Sony Reader (.LRF) as the eleventh
MultiFormat download option.

These native files use the entire feature set of the Sony Reader PRS-500, including cover images,
inline images, thumbnail images, metadata in the 'Info' section, linked table of contents (if
supplied with the original), and ... (drum roll) ... you can change the font size.

If you have a Sony Reader and you're interested in seeing the full capability of our new .lrf
files, I recommend any of the four Dell magazines (Analog, Asimov's, Alfred Hitchcock, and Ellery
Queen) and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

We're just shy of halfway through creating .lrf files for our 16,000 or so MultiFormat titles, and
hope to be finished soon. If the Sony Reader file is available for a MutiFormat eBook, (Sony
Reader .LRF) will show up in the format selector dropdown menu in your bookshelf.

Cheers!

Daniel Jorissen
Director of Publishing
Fictionwise, Inc.

NatCh · 08-22-2007, 12:01 PM

Again,

RWood · 08-22-2007, 12:26 PM

I just picked up Ellery Queen, Analog, and Asimov in lrf format.

Gibbo · 08-22-2007, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Again,

I second that

Today is a great day for the reader

kovidgoyal · 08-22-2007, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I just did a bulk download and got most of the Hugo nominees in LRF. It looks like they may have used html2lrf based on looking at the header. They look quite good.

Can somebody email an LRF file to me so I can check if html2lrf was indeed used. I promise not to read it.

NatCh · 08-22-2007, 12:33 PM

Can you tell us how to check it?

kovidgoyal · 08-22-2007, 12:41 PM

First run lrf-meta on it. If libprs500 is anywhere in the metadata (usually the Producer field), then that's an obvious giveaway. Since libprs500 is opensource that can easily have been changed, so if it isn't then the only way is to examine the actual structure of the file. That I think, I'm the only one capable of doing.

paulkbiba · 08-22-2007, 12:43 PM

This is exciting news and may be the thing to push me over into getting a Sony.

They have a ways to go, however. I have 281 books in my Fictionwise bookshelf and very few of them are available yet in the Sony format. All my newer magazines are, but going backwards in my bookshelf fewer and fewer magazines and books are available in this format. I'm sure they will get around to them, but I'll wait a month or so and see what happens.

NatCh · 08-22-2007, 12:48 PM

I think they said they were about halfway through their 16k titles ....

KDawg · 08-22-2007, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonkchapman

I don't know if it will help, but I plan to vote with my mouse. I'll be downloading all of my multi-format books in .lrf format from now on. If they track the numbers by format, who knows?

I think I will vote DRM-free over LRF. Anybody know how to tell if a LRF has DRM?

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08-22-2007, 10:29 AM	#16
Martytoof Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Signing up for an account now. They don't have Sony LRF as either a "Favorite eBook Format" question or "Alternate favorite eBook format" in the signup questionaire though I will send them a note though, it's important they know we're here

08-22-2007, 10:38 AM	#17
jasonkchapman Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 2347 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NYC Device: Sony Reader, nook, Droid, nookColor, nookTablet	The note's a good idea. I suspect it's just because it's new for them that they haven't gotten it stuffed into all the forms across the site. In the long run, I think the best way to get noticed is to download everything in that format--including, if you read them, Asimov's, F&SF, Analog, and, I just discovered, Aeon.

08-22-2007, 11:01 AM	#18
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	All I can say is

08-22-2007, 11:05 AM	#19
tsgreer Lovin' the e-book life... Posts: 633 Karma: 2509 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Device: Ebookwise 1150, Sony PRS-505, Amazon Kindle, BeBook (with OpenInkpot)	Wow, this can change things! As a Mac guy this is an awesome development (I hope)>

08-22-2007, 11:27 AM	#20
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	This is excellent news!

08-22-2007, 12:01 PM	#22
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Again,

08-22-2007, 12:26 PM	#23
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I just picked up Ellery Queen, Analog, and Asimov in lrf format.

08-22-2007, 12:33 PM	#26
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Can you tell us how to check it?

08-22-2007, 12:41 PM	#27
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	First run lrf-meta on it. If libprs500 is anywhere in the metadata (usually the Producer field), then that's an obvious giveaway. Since libprs500 is opensource that can easily have been changed, so if it isn't then the only way is to examine the actual structure of the file. That I think, I'm the only one capable of doing.

08-22-2007, 12:43 PM	#28
paulkbiba Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 45 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Device: Nokia e61i, iPhone	This is exciting news and may be the thing to push me over into getting a Sony. They have a ways to go, however. I have 281 books in my Fictionwise bookshelf and very few of them are available yet in the Sony format. All my newer magazines are, but going backwards in my bookshelf fewer and fewer magazines and books are available in this format. I'm sure they will get around to them, but I'll wait a month or so and see what happens.

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08-22-2007, 12:48 PM	#29
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I think they said they were about halfway through their 16k titles ....