Biblioskop: A Connect alternative - Page 2

texag · 02-25-2007, 12:37 PM

I'm a little confused....I have a mac....can I use this program to purchase books from the Sony Connect store?

adinb · 02-25-2007, 12:44 PM

Nope. But you can download RSS feeds and transfer compatible files to the Sony EReader from your mac.

Parallels is still the best method of running the connect software.

Otherwise you need to use tools available around mobileread to convert formats like Microsoft's .lit books to the Sony lrf format, or use PDF, Text, or HTML.

tsgreer · 03-01-2007, 02:47 PM

Oh and by the way, Biblioskop just updated their software recently. So now the new version is supposed to fix some minor USB issues. The current version as of today is 0.2.6.

Their quote:
"Biblioskop version 0.2.6 is now ready for download. This release should fix most of the USB problems we had on the Mac. Most importantly, Biblioskop doesn't interfere with other USB equipment any more. And it really should be less picky about the USB port you use."

gr8tech4me · 03-06-2007, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adinb

After playing musical USB ports for about an hour, I finally got Biblioskop to recognize the PRS-500. It seems to need to be on the *first* port on the machine, and it doesn't seem to hurt if its the only USB device plugged in. I threw about 300 RSS feeds into the main memory without any issue. (obviously text only).

My next test will be with some PDF's I've been meaning to read.

BTW, anyone know if functionality similiar to RSS2Book/Sunrise planned for this app?

I was hoping you could point me to some tips on how to get the rss feeds to be all text. I like how there are no graphics or links in the Biblioskop output except I get all the "&ldquot" strings throughout my feeds instead of the punctuation after I sync the feed to my reader.

I am using the following link to my feed:
http://www.reason.com/news/index.xml

Thanks,
Gr8tech4me

Update: I noticed now that the text only output is actually just the summary of the actual article. I still want to find a way to remove links and images from the articles so the output is a bit cleaner for the Reader.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
alternative to PB360	franklekens	PocketBook	18	08-27-2010 09:44 AM
Unutterably Silly The alternative alternative Friday Question 21 August 2009	Wetdogeared	Lounge	13	08-26-2009 09:47 AM
Connect is no longer Connect it's now The eBook Store from Sony	Lobo59	Sony Reader	14	12-18-2007 12:27 PM
CONNECT - alternative payment methods?	TadW	Sony Reader	9	10-23-2006 03:45 AM
Change PDF title in Connect/Import files w/o Connect	jessesn	Sony Reader	6	10-02-2006 12:55 PM

02-25-2007, 12:37 PM	#16
texag Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2007	I'm a little confused....I have a mac....can I use this program to purchase books from the Sony Connect store?

02-25-2007, 12:44 PM	#17
adinb RSS &amp; Gadget Addict! Posts: 82 Karma: 67 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Albuquerque, NM Device: Sony PRS-500, iPod Touch, iPhone	Nope. But you can download RSS feeds and transfer compatible files to the Sony EReader from your mac. Parallels is still the best method of running the connect software. Otherwise you need to use tools available around mobileread to convert formats like Microsoft's .lit books to the Sony lrf format, or use PDF, Text, or HTML.

03-01-2007, 02:47 PM	#18
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)	Oh and by the way, Biblioskop just updated their software recently. So now the new version is supposed to fix some minor USB issues. The current version as of today is 0.2.6. Their quote: "Biblioskop version 0.2.6 is now ready for download. This release should fix most of the USB problems we had on the Mac. Most importantly, Biblioskop doesn't interfere with other USB equipment any more. And it really should be less picky about the USB port you use."

Advert