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slayda · 03-02-2009, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moe The Cat

Slayda, my installation of OI reads epub. Are you sure your's doesn't? It's FBReader, which does epub quite well.

I'll try again but when I tried before, it seemed to open but only had blank pages. This was an Epub created with Calibre. Could that be a problem? Calibre read it just fine.

Moe The Cat · 03-02-2009, 09:10 PM

Most of the epubs I have are from Feedbooks. Maybe you could try one of those. Alternately, I've tried several epubs from the MR ebooks archive, most of them made by mtravellerh.

I can't comment on Calibre's epub output, as I've never used that program. Maybe Kovid is listening ....

Another thing you could try is your Calibre-produced epub on the desktop version of FBReader ....

GeoffC · 03-03-2009, 09:23 AM

quickhand, slayda.

Many, many thanks - you have answered the question(s) - I, and I am sure others, appreciate your descriptive reply.
Place this onto the wiki and you'll not have any other daft, senile twerp asking stupid questions.......

subject for my purpose

daviddem · 03-03-2009, 10:19 PM

I've also had problems with Calibre-generated epub, and it seems to be a known issue. Search Calibre forum subsection for more info.

scottdw · 03-03-2009, 11:22 PM

Along with the "What?" question, which I think quickhand has now answered, there is also a "Why?" question whose answer goes beyond just the functionality OpenInkpot does and could add to an e-reader device. This thread prompted me to upload an e-reader formatted version of "Free Software, Free Society". In this book the ideals and reasons behind the Free Software movement and projects like OpenInkpot explained and argued for.

As an aside: Thanks OIers! And keep up the great work!

lunohod · 03-04-2009, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daviddem

I've also had problems with Calibre-generated epub, and it seems to be a known issue. Search Calibre forum subsection for more info.

Calibre-generated mobi files are also buggy. Take a look at this screenshot:
http://users.openinkpot.org/~lunohod/bad_mobi.png

03-02-2009, 09:10 PM	#17
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	Most of the epubs I have are from Feedbooks. Maybe you could try one of those. Alternately, I've tried several epubs from the MR ebooks archive, most of them made by mtravellerh. I can't comment on Calibre's epub output, as I've never used that program. Maybe Kovid is listening .... Another thing you could try is your Calibre-produced epub on the desktop version of FBReader .... Last edited by Moe The Cat; 03-02-2009 at 09:16 PM.

03-03-2009, 11:22 PM	#20
scottdw Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 206 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: PRS-505	Along with the "What?" question, which I think quickhand has now answered, there is also a "Why?" question whose answer goes beyond just the functionality OpenInkpot does and could add to an e-reader device. This thread prompted me to upload an e-reader formatted version of "Free Software, Free Society". In this book the ideals and reasons behind the Free Software movement and projects like OpenInkpot explained and argued for. As an aside: Thanks OIers! And keep up the great work! Last edited by scottdw; 03-03-2009 at 11:25 PM.

03-03-2009, 09:23 AM	#18
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	quickhand, slayda. Many, many thanks - you have answered the question(s) - I, and I am sure others, appreciate your descriptive reply. Place this onto the wiki and you'll not have any other daft, senile twerp asking stupid questions....... subject for my purpose

03-03-2009, 10:19 PM	#19
daviddem Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 244 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai Device: Sony PRS-T1	I've also had problems with Calibre-generated epub, and it seems to be a known issue. Search Calibre forum subsection for more info.

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