The "MobileRead Library" Discussion Thread - Page 2

BookCat · 10-19-2009, 08:39 AM

Sorry if I sounded critical, Harry. I do appreciate the work that uploaders put in.

DoctorOhh · 10-21-2009, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

For books that aren't available (in a decent edition) elsewhere, I think it's good to provide the book in a format accessible to people who may not have an ereader (e.g. html, rft or even txt).
This makes the book easily available to the widest possible readership.

With Calibre available for Linux, Mac and Windows computers the formats provided here can be read on those three platforms. Plus Calibre has the option of converting these formats to mobi, prc, pdb, txt, pdf or rtf for use on other mobile devices.

Sweetpea · 10-21-2009, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What is better for the site - IMHO - is for people to properly proof-read books. Very often, the PG (or whatever) originals are in poor shape.

Proof-reading is something that ANYONE can do. Far too few people actually do it, which is a real shame.

If anybody wants to say "thank you" to MR, then this is by far the best way to do it. Proof-read the book, make a note of all the errors, and send them by PM to the uploader.

I've not read that many books from the MR Library, but I did find some minor spelling errors in those that I did read. But, when I was searching the site what to do with that knowledge, it came out empty. I just couldn't find out what to do if I found spelling errors or other typographic errors.

BookCat · 10-22-2009, 11:05 AM

Perhaps we should pm the uploader about the errors. Noting down where they are can imho ruin the flow of reading. I suppose it would be a great help though.

Tattncat · 11-04-2009, 06:51 PM

Can I just say "Thank You" to the uploaders and to MocileRead for their joint prodigious effort in supplying and continuing to supply uploaded reading material.

kennyc · 11-04-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Make sure you give karma to the uploaders! I think this is a great way to rewward those who spent time formatting the books, and shows that their efforts are appreciated.

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NormHart · 11-05-2009, 12:34 PM

One thought I've had recently was that it would be very nice to have, for each ebook, a single download that contains all the formats that have been done. E.G. most uploaders upload at least PRN, IMP, and LRF versions of each ebook. It would be handy to have a RAR version that contains all three (or more) variants.

This occurred to me when I was contemplating the purchase of a new ebook reader which uses ePUB versus the PRN/MOBI that my current ebook reader uses. I have well over 500 ebooks at this point and re-downloading all of them would be a very time consuming process. In examining my elibrary I found that those ebooks that I had gotten from Baen books CDs had many many formats (doc, htm, lit, mobi/prn, prc, lit, rb, and rtf) while the ebooks I had purchased directly from Baen were only in mobi/prn and/or htm. (At this point I remembered having to graduate from html to mobi/prn when I got my Kindle when I only had 200 ebooks or so). When I added in those ebooks I had gotten from here, PG, and other sources around the internet the process looked overwhelming.

I am instituting a new policy of downloading every format available for each ebook I acquire to insure flexibility but it would sure be helpful if they were prepackaged, so to speak.

kennyc · 11-05-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by NormHart

One thought I've had recently was that it would be very nice to have, for each ebook, a single download that contains all the formats that have been done. E.G. most uploaders upload at least PRN, IMP, and LRF versions of each ebook. It would be handy to have a RAR version that contains all three (or more) variants.

This occurred to me when I was contemplating the purchase of a new ebook reader which uses ePUB versus the PRN/MOBI that my current ebook reader uses. I have well over 500 ebooks at this point and re-downloading all of them would be a very time consuming process. In examining my elibrary I found that those ebooks that I had gotten from Baen books CDs had many many formats (doc, htm, lit, mobi/prn, prc, lit, rb, and rtf) while the ebooks I had purchased directly from Baen were only in mobi/prn and/or htm. (At this point I remembered having to graduate from html to mobi/prn when I got my Kindle when I only had 200 ebooks or so). When I added in those ebooks I had gotten from here, PG, and other sources around the internet the process looked overwhelming.

I am instituting a new policy of downloading every format available for each ebook I acquire to insure flexibility but it would sure be helpful if they were prepackaged, so to speak.

True, but then you have to manage/store more. For those books I put both on my Kindle2 and Sony I just let Calibre do an auto-covert rather than loading another book.

P.S. I must say I love the way all the series books were included in the Barsoom and Venus Omnibus(es). Thanks Harry!

DMcCunney · 11-05-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BookCat

One of the things I really like about MR books is the illustrations. Sites like manybooks just have a bracketed description of the picture, which is really annoying. I'd like to see more illustrated books in the library, especially the ones that manybooks have in a 'descriptive' version.

Manybooks' proprietor wouldn't mind doing illustrated editions. His problem is that his ebook conversions to the myriad formats he offers are scripted, and as of the last time we exchanged email, he hadn't found a good reliable scripted solution for including illustrations. Munseys (formerly Blackmask) hs a similar issue.

When you hand craft ebooks as the uploaders here do, you can find appropriate illustrations from things like original magazine appearances and include them. When your process is automated, it's trickier.
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Dennis

mtravellerh · 11-05-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NormHart

One thought I've had recently was that it would be very nice to have, for each ebook, a single download that contains all the formats that have been done. E.G. most uploaders upload at least PRN, IMP, and LRF versions of each ebook. It would be handy to have a RAR version that contains all three (or more) variants.

This occurred to me when I was contemplating the purchase of a new ebook reader which uses ePUB versus the PRN/MOBI that my current ebook reader uses. I have well over 500 ebooks at this point and re-downloading all of them would be a very time consuming process. In examining my elibrary I found that those ebooks that I had gotten from Baen books CDs had many many formats (doc, htm, lit, mobi/prn, prc, lit, rb, and rtf) while the ebooks I had purchased directly from Baen were only in mobi/prn and/or htm. (At this point I remembered having to graduate from html to mobi/prn when I got my Kindle when I only had 200 ebooks or so). When I added in those ebooks I had gotten from here, PG, and other sources around the internet the process looked overwhelming.

I am instituting a new policy of downloading every format available for each ebook I acquire to insure flexibility but it would sure be helpful if they were prepackaged, so to speak.

We are currently rebuilding our ebook upload section from the base. Probably, one book will be featured on the same page with all the available formats so that you may choose between them!

kennyc · 11-05-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

We are currently rebuilding our ebook upload section from the base. Probably, one book will be featured on the same page with all the available formats so that you may choose between them!

NormHart · 11-06-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

We are currently rebuilding our ebook upload section from the base. Probably, one book will be featured on the same page with all the available formats so that you may choose between them!

Nice!

But... nicer if I didn't have to choose.

(Gratuitous annoying holiday smilie.)

BookCat · 11-10-2009, 11:14 PM

Manybooks' proprietor wouldn't mind doing illustrated editions. His problem is that his ebook conversions to the myriad formats he offers are scripted, and as of the last time we exchanged email, he hadn't found a good reliable scripted solution for including illustrations. Munseys (formerly Blackmask) hs a similar issue.

Quote:

When you hand craft ebooks as the uploaders here do, you can find appropriate illustrations from things like original magazine appearances and include them. When your process is automated, it's trickier.

Thanks for explaining that to me. I always wondered why manybooks only had the descriptions.

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10-19-2009, 08:39 AM	#16
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Sorry if I sounded critical, Harry. I do appreciate the work that uploaders put in.

10-22-2009, 11:05 AM	#19
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Perhaps we should pm the uploader about the errors. Noting down where they are can imho ruin the flow of reading. I suppose it would be a great help though.

11-04-2009, 06:51 PM	#20
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	Can I just say "Thank You" to the uploaders and to MocileRead for their joint prodigious effort in supplying and continuing to supply uploaded reading material.

11-05-2009, 12:34 PM	#22
NormHart Semper Carpe Bufo Posts: 537 Karma: 21676 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Napa Valley, California Device: Kindle2 & Kindle3	One thought I've had recently was that it would be very nice to have, for each ebook, a single download that contains all the formats that have been done. E.G. most uploaders upload at least PRN, IMP, and LRF versions of each ebook. It would be handy to have a RAR version that contains all three (or more) variants. This occurred to me when I was contemplating the purchase of a new ebook reader which uses ePUB versus the PRN/MOBI that my current ebook reader uses. I have well over 500 ebooks at this point and re-downloading all of them would be a very time consuming process. In examining my elibrary I found that those ebooks that I had gotten from Baen books CDs had many many formats (doc, htm, lit, mobi/prn, prc, lit, rb, and rtf) while the ebooks I had purchased directly from Baen were only in mobi/prn and/or htm. (At this point I remembered having to graduate from html to mobi/prn when I got my Kindle when I only had 200 ebooks or so). When I added in those ebooks I had gotten from here, PG, and other sources around the internet the process looked overwhelming. I am instituting a new policy of downloading every format available for each ebook I acquire to insure flexibility but it would sure be helpful if they were prepackaged, so to speak.