Another free book from Oprah: Let the Great World Spin - Page 2

DixieGal · 08-03-2009, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

No need to register if you don't want to (taken from the last Oprah thread)...

http://www.bugmenot.com/view/oprah.com

That worked great! I'm always learning new things at MR.

AnemicOak · 08-03-2009, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Tried to open it with ADE and it only only showed me the cover and where to purchase the eBook and then crashed ADE.

No crash for me, but it doesn't work right either. I can go for about five pages then ADE appears to lock up, but eventually does display the next page. It then takes 30-60 seconds to go to the next page for a while and eventually I can go another five pages before it does the same thing again.

Dr. Drib · 08-03-2009, 12:26 PM

Play nice, please, and no personal attacks.

Thank you,
Don (Moderator)

columbus · 08-03-2009, 01:30 PM

Yup! crashes ADE & Sony eBook library for me also. Anybody tried it on their 505 yet? I'm not going to risk it!!

Random House have shot themselves it the foot yet again

tench · 08-03-2009, 02:09 PM

I was able to view it perfectly in Adobe Reader. Maybe the problem is in trying to use it with ADE?

DixieGal · 08-03-2009, 02:35 PM

It works fine in ADE for me.

daffy4u · 08-03-2009, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tench

I was able to view it perfectly in Adobe Reader. Maybe the problem is in trying to use it with ADE?

Ditto!

columbus · 08-04-2009, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tench;

I was able to view it perfectly in Adobe Reader. Maybe the problem is in trying to use it with ADE?

As others had already said it works fine in Adobe reader and therefore if it is a standard PDF should be the same in the Sony library on the 505 and presumably ADE . I for one would certainly not bother if the only way I could read it was on a PC LCD.

I just spent 60 seconds converting it to both LRF and Epub with Calibre 0.6.0 ( not bothered to update yet ). the resulting LRF reads without glitches in Sony library and the epub in ADE. (Kovid rules!!) but I have not read through the whole files & there may be some issues.

I wonder what is in the PDF that stops Sony's ebook library and ADE from reading it, both crashing and forcing an exit.

jj2me · 08-04-2009, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by columbus

I just spent 60 seconds converting it to both LRF and Epub with Calibre 0.6.0 ( not bothered to update yet ). the resulting LRF reads without glitches in Sony library and the epub in ADE. (Kovid rules!!) but I have not read through the whole files & there may be some issues.

I wonder what is in the PDF that stops Sony's ebook library and ADE from reading it, both crashing and forcing an exit.

My Sony eBook Library software doesn't crash, but gags (Vista gray with revolving coffee cup ring) for about 30 seconds on the graphics pages with the slanted cross on them (absolute page numbers [not the page numbers on the written page] 6, 16, 174, maybe more). The text on those pages is not found in a search in Acrobat Standard. Haven't tried loading to my Sony 505.

[EDIT: Corrected to remove incorrect problem statement about Calibre--I just didn't know where to look for the file, apologies.]

Bluesman7 · 08-04-2009, 12:02 PM

I don't know if this is helpful or relevant but I opened the .pdf with Mobipocket Reader which then sent it on to my Kindle 2.

Reads fine on the Kindle with very minor formatting issues.

koland · 08-04-2009, 12:34 PM

The PDF crashes/locks up the Kindle DX (hey oprah, maybe you should try these things first?). Ripped it apart and found references to a few massive png files, which display as a big black box here. So, removed them from the directory, then edited the html (which is a mess of font references and some hard coded page numbers in the non-working TOC) and generated as a mobi file. Without the extra pic's, it seems to work fine and is considerably smaller in size: <500K (had two copies of the cover embedded, as well).

Anybody remember the html to add so that mobicreator forces a new page? Yes, I'm too lazy to look it up (and have it written down here somewhere), but it would be nice to force a new pg here and there before I call the conversion good.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Free Book (Kindle / nook / Kobo / Sony) - The New World	koland	Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)	8	12-03-2010 01:21 AM
Free Book (Kindle) - Change the World	koland	Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)	0	02-09-2010 09:11 AM
Free on oprah.com - Heroic Meaures	Thrasymachus	Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)	31	07-24-2009 04:52 PM
Suze Orman Book Free on Oprah site	Lilly	Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)	39	01-11-2009 11:52 AM
Free X-mas CD download from Oprah	mjh215	Lounge	5	11-27-2008 07:47 AM

08-03-2009, 12:26 PM	#18
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,366 Karma: 59451559 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Play nice, please, and no personal attacks. Thank you, Don (Moderator)

08-03-2009, 01:30 PM	#19
columbus Wizard Posts: 999 Karma: 5487540 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In my own imagination. Device: Sony Prs 650, 505	Yup! crashes ADE & Sony eBook library for me also. Anybody tried it on their 505 yet? I'm not going to risk it!! Random House have shot themselves it the foot yet again

08-03-2009, 02:09 PM	#20
tench Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 5666 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	I was able to view it perfectly in Adobe Reader. Maybe the problem is in trying to use it with ADE?

08-03-2009, 02:35 PM	#21
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	It works fine in ADE for me.

08-04-2009, 12:02 PM	#25
Bluesman7 Book 'em Danno Posts: 156 Karma: 180 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Blue Ridge Mtns, NC Device: Kindle 2	I don't know if this is helpful or relevant but I opened the .pdf with Mobipocket Reader which then sent it on to my Kindle 2. Reads fine on the Kindle with very minor formatting issues.

08-04-2009, 12:34 PM	#26
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	The PDF crashes/locks up the Kindle DX (hey oprah, maybe you should try these things first?). Ripped it apart and found references to a few massive png files, which display as a big black box here. So, removed them from the directory, then edited the html (which is a mess of font references and some hard coded page numbers in the non-working TOC) and generated as a mobi file. Without the extra pic's, it seems to work fine and is considerably smaller in size: <500K (had two copies of the cover embedded, as well). Anybody remember the html to add so that mobicreator forces a new page? Yes, I'm too lazy to look it up (and have it written down here somewhere), but it would be nice to force a new pg here and there before I call the conversion good.

Advert

Advert