Reader Works by Overdrive

cyberbaffled · 03-18-2010, 11:41 PM

Anyone have experience converting Word .doc files to .lit format using Overdrive's Reader Works? I have a book that converts to .lit format using the ereader icon in MS Word but won't convert using Overdrive's Reader Works which supposedly was developed with Microsoft for this purpose. Supposedly, with Reader Works I can create a TOC and also metadata, which the immediate conversion from Word using the icon does not enable. I've communicated with Overdrive support exhaustively about this, and they remain clueless.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-19-2010, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by cyberbaffled

Anyone have experience converting Word .doc files to .lit format using Overdrive's Reader Works?

I use ReaderWorks to convert all of my novels to Lit from Word. I use a free version, which does not permit you to add a cover to the build... however, if there is a cover already in the file, it will display. I also include TOC and metadata in each conversion. If your system isn't allowing you to do this, there might be something in the way the Word file is set up, or the app itself might be corrupt.

cyberbaffled · 03-19-2010, 10:18 PM

Yes, adding a TOC and metadata is the reason I wish to use ReaderWorks, however when I attempt to build a .lit file with ReaderWorks it always terminates with the error message "Unable to prepare ebook source files (error 14....". And like I wrote, Overdrive can't determine the source of the problem.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-20-2010, 10:25 AM

Did you use the standalone app, or the Word built-in app? I use the standalone app and import the doc into the app.

JSWolf · 03-20-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

I use ReaderWorks to convert all of my novels to Lit from Word. I use a free version, which does not permit you to add a cover to the build... however, if there is a cover already in the file, it will display. I also include TOC and metadata in each conversion. If your system isn't allowing you to do this, there might be something in the way the Word file is set up, or the app itself might be corrupt.

An easier way to do it actually is to forget ReaderWorks and use Calibre. Once you have a well made ePub, Calibre will do a good job converting to MS Reader from there.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-20-2010, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

An easier way to do it actually is to forget ReaderWorks and use Calibre. Once you have a well made ePub, Calibre will do a good job converting to MS Reader from there.

Jon, not that suggestions aren't helpful, but... cyberbaffled is asking for assistance using Readerworks, not suggestions for replacing it...

(but keep it in mind, anyway)

HarryT · 03-20-2010, 01:33 PM

The RW "add in" for Word was never intended for being more than a "quick and dirty" way of converting Word docs into LIT. You may perhaps be expecting too much from it.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-22-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The RW "add in" for Word was never intended for being more than a "quick and dirty" way of converting Word docs into LIT. You may perhaps be expecting too much from it.

I agree... I tried the built-in app once, and it just locked up Word. Go with the standalone app, for better results.

03-18-2010, 11:41 PM	#1
cyberbaffled Author&Publisher Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Colorado, USA Device: Kindle	Reader Works by Overdrive Anyone have experience converting Word .doc files to .lit format using Overdrive's Reader Works? I have a book that converts to .lit format using the ereader icon in MS Word but won't convert using Overdrive's Reader Works which supposedly was developed with Microsoft for this purpose. Supposedly, with Reader Works I can create a TOC and also metadata, which the immediate conversion from Word using the icon does not enable. I've communicated with Overdrive support exhaustively about this, and they remain clueless.

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03-19-2010, 10:18 PM	#3
cyberbaffled Author&Publisher Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Colorado, USA Device: Kindle	Yes, adding a TOC and metadata is the reason I wish to use ReaderWorks, however when I attempt to build a .lit file with ReaderWorks it always terminates with the error message "Unable to prepare ebook source files (error 14....". And like I wrote, Overdrive can't determine the source of the problem.

03-20-2010, 10:25 AM	#4
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Did you use the standalone app, or the Word built-in app? I use the standalone app and import the doc into the app.

03-20-2010, 01:33 PM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The RW "add in" for Word was never intended for being more than a "quick and dirty" way of converting Word docs into LIT. You may perhaps be expecting too much from it.

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