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Nate the great · 05-10-2008, 12:52 PM

Book Glutton has recently added epub conversion to their website. This is all weel and good, but is there any program that reads epub yet?

It currently accepts only single HTML files. You can find it here.

kovidgoyal · 05-10-2008, 01:08 PM

okular (part of KDE 4) reads epub, so does the openberg firefox extension.

Timoleon · 05-10-2008, 01:51 PM

Adobe Digital?

Nate the great · 05-10-2008, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

okular (part of KDE 4) reads epub, so does the openberg firefox extension.

Thanks. I didn't know about the Firefox extension.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timoleon

Adobe Digital?

I don't think Adobe DE does it yet. I can say two things about Adobe. I've never used a mediocre Adobe program. (I've never used a good one, either.)

IceHand · 05-10-2008, 03:18 PM

Doesn't FBReader have basic Epub support?

pwiecz · 05-10-2008, 03:50 PM

At least newest beta of Adobe Digital Editions has quite nice support of epub.

Nate the great · 05-10-2008, 04:31 PM

Has anyone gotten it to work? I've tried twice, but I haven't gotten an epub file back from them.

KoopaOne · 05-11-2008, 07:56 AM

i tried yesterday with a complete ebook in html format and it was working good, at least within the known restrictions.
The beste EPub Reader at the moment is definately Adobe Digital Editions, no other program does even get close...

DaleDe · 05-11-2008, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoopaOne

i tried yesterday with a complete ebook in html format and it was working good, at least within the known restrictions.
The beste EPub Reader at the moment is definately Adobe Digital Editions, no other program does even get close...

Have you tried Feedbooks.com to convert your source. It does an excellent job.

Dale

BooksForABuck · 05-11-2008, 11:28 PM

I also tried this program, with basically good results. I offer all of our books in HTML format, and it's a simple matter to select a file, then download the resulting ePub version.

I read it in the FBR reader with no difficulties at all. This program doesn't include graphics, so it stripped my beautiful cover, and it ignored my <center> and <p align="center"> (deprecated) tags. Otherwise, it seems like a nice little gadget.

I hadn't really messed with the FBR reader before. I installed the windows version with no problems and was able to read ePub and Palm DOC eBooks with no problem. I haven't experimented with other formats.

Rob Preece
Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com

wallcraft · 05-12-2008, 11:11 AM

If you have a OEB version (starting point for MOBI, or run convertLIT on LIT) then the python script oeb2epub should do a better job. See ePub Creation Utility, post #12 links to the latest oeb2epub.

vivaldirules · 05-12-2008, 01:23 PM

Back to Nate's question ("is there any program that reads epub yet?"):

1. Is the correct answer at the moment only Adobe Digital Editions and FBReader?
2. I assume we are still hoping (and expecting soon) for Sony to support it (and Adobe DE) for the Reader, correct?

DaleDe · 05-12-2008, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Back to Nate's question ("is there any program that reads epub yet?"):

1. Is the correct answer at the moment only Adobe Digital Editions and FBReader?
2. I assume we are still hoping (and expecting soon) for Sony to support it (and Adobe DE) for the Reader, correct?

1. ADE, FBReader, and Openberg Lector.
2. I do not think the planned PDF upgrade on the Sony is likely to include DE. That was a jump made by some posters, not a claim from Sony. The only thing that was shown at CES was a PDF reader that could reflow text only documents and for some reason this hasn't yet seen the light of day.

Dale

KoopaOne · 05-16-2008, 01:55 AM

According to Nate, he was able transfer a native ePub File to the PRS-505 using the newest version of Adobe Digital. Didn't have a chance to try it myself yet ...

=X= · 05-16-2008, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoopaOne

According to Nate, he was able transfer a native ePub File to the PRS-505 using the newest version of Adobe Digital. Didn't have a chance to try it myself yet ...

That was at the convention, so I think the sony was not a stock device but with the firmware upgrades.

Of course to double check, I've upgraded the Adobe DE and it does not seem to detect the SONY reader.
=X=

05-10-2008, 03:50 PM	#6
pwiecz Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: SonyReaded 505	Adobe Digital Editions At least newest beta of Adobe Digital Editions has quite nice support of epub.

05-11-2008, 11:28 PM	#10
BooksForABuck Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 150001 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Device: Color Nook, Kindle 2, Palm III, eBookWise, HP Jornada	ePub Options I also tried this program, with basically good results. I offer all of our books in HTML format, and it's a simple matter to select a file, then download the resulting ePub version. I read it in the FBR reader with no difficulties at all. This program doesn't include graphics, so it stripped my beautiful cover, and it ignored my <center> and <p align="center"> (deprecated) tags. Otherwise, it seems like a nice little gadget. I hadn't really messed with the FBR reader before. I installed the windows version with no problems and was able to read ePub and Palm DOC eBooks with no problem. I haven't experimented with other formats. Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com

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05-10-2008, 12:52 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	HTML-to-Epub Online Converter available Book Glutton has recently added epub conversion to their website. This is all weel and good, but is there any program that reads epub yet? It currently accepts only single HTML files. You can find it here.

05-10-2008, 01:08 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,743 Karma: 24967300 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	okular (part of KDE 4) reads epub, so does the openberg firefox extension.

05-10-2008, 01:51 PM	#3
Timoleon Time Enough at Last Posts: 387 Karma: 1151316 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New England Device: iPad 3, iPhone 5, Kindle 3, Fire, Sony PRS-350	Adobe Digital?

05-10-2008, 03:18 PM	#5
IceHand Linux User Posts: 323 Karma: 13682 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Device: Kindle 3	Doesn't FBReader have basic Epub support?

05-10-2008, 04:31 PM	#7
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Has anyone gotten it to work? I've tried twice, but I haven't gotten an epub file back from them.

05-11-2008, 07:56 AM	#8
KoopaOne Austrian Bookworm Posts: 141 Karma: 2138662 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austria Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4	i tried yesterday with a complete ebook in html format and it was working good, at least within the known restrictions. The beste EPub Reader at the moment is definately Adobe Digital Editions, no other program does even get close...

05-12-2008, 11:11 AM	#11
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	If you have a OEB version (starting point for MOBI, or run convertLIT on LIT) then the python script oeb2epub should do a better job. See ePub Creation Utility, post #12 links to the latest oeb2epub.

05-12-2008, 01:23 PM	#12
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Back to Nate's question ("is there any program that reads epub yet?"): 1. Is the correct answer at the moment only Adobe Digital Editions and FBReader? 2. I assume we are still hoping (and expecting soon) for Sony to support it (and Adobe DE) for the Reader, correct?

05-16-2008, 01:55 AM	#14
KoopaOne Austrian Bookworm Posts: 141 Karma: 2138662 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austria Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4	According to Nate, he was able transfer a native ePub File to the PRS-505 using the newest version of Adobe Digital. Didn't have a chance to try it myself yet ...

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