ePubs from BooksonBoard not d'loading on Mac?

troutqueen · 07-16-2009, 10:07 PM

I'm having a strange issue right now. I've previously been able to download epubs off BooksonBoard onto my Mac and download them to my Sony 505. I have all the normal workarounds, but tonight when I downloaded an ePub off BooksonBoard, I could not get it to work or open on my Mac (OS X). It's downloading as a .epub.jar file and then it just gets stuck. Nothing happens. I double click on the file and get an error message.

Now, if I delete the .jar extension, it acts like a regular .epub file, and then I just move it to the right folder and Add it to the Digital Editions library, etc.

But either I've forgotten how to properly download epub files to the Mac, or something change in the application used to download and process epubs to a Mac? Does anyone have any ideas? Is it just user error on my part?

pthwaite · 07-17-2009, 08:27 AM

I've only ever downloaded their test books and they were succesful, but that was about a month ago.
However, a .jar extension usually infers a Java application. Quite why it is sticking that on the end I don't know. One of the recent Mac updates was to the Java implementation so maybe it's a hiccup with that? Have you tried contacting BoB to see what they say?

JSWolf · 07-17-2009, 08:46 AM

Have you tried changing the extension to just .epub and see what happens?

troutqueen · 07-17-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Have you tried changing the extension to just .epub and see what happens?

I did take the .jar extension of and was able to move the book into Adobe Digital Editions and load it to the PRS505, but it required me physically moving it into the right folder, and I noticed that while the file names for the other epub files were the name of the book, this one stayed the name of the file that came over (71343blahblah.epub). It's more a usability issue that's caused by a technical glitch.

HarryT · 07-19-2009, 03:08 AM

A "JAR" file is just a ZIP archive, as is an ePub file. It sounds as if something on the Mac is looking at the file, deciding that it's a ZIP file, and so, because it doesn't have a ".zip" extension, thinking "it must be a JAR file" and tagging on the ".jar" extension. What that might be, I'm afraid I don't know.

JSWolf · 07-21-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by troutqueen

I did take the .jar extension of and was able to move the book into Adobe Digital Editions and load it to the PRS505, but it required me physically moving it into the right folder, and I noticed that while the file names for the other epub files were the name of the book, this one stayed the name of the file that came over (71343blahblah.epub). It's more a usability issue that's caused by a technical glitch.

You could rename 71343blahblah.epub to NameOfeBook.epub and you'd be all set.

zacheryjensen · 08-16-2009, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by troutqueen

I'm having a strange issue right now. I've previously been able to download epubs off BooksonBoard onto my Mac and download them to my Sony 505. I have all the normal workarounds, but tonight when I downloaded an ePub off BooksonBoard, I could not get it to work or open on my Mac (OS X). It's downloading as a .epub.jar file and then it just gets stuck. Nothing happens. I double click on the file and get an error message.

Now, if I delete the .jar extension, it acts like a regular .epub file, and then I just move it to the right folder and Add it to the Digital Editions library, etc.

But either I've forgotten how to properly download epub files to the Mac, or something change in the application used to download and process epubs to a Mac? Does anyone have any ideas? Is it just user error on my part?

Try a different browser until BoB fixes their mime types on their server. Be sure to report this behavior to them, because, honestly, they are the ones that can fix it, not this forum.

JSWolf · 08-16-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by zacheryjensen

Try a different browser until BoB fixes their mime types on their server. Be sure to report this behavior to them, because, honestly, they are the ones that can fix it, not this forum.

I can say with certainty that ePub from BoB download fine using Firefox with Windows.

07-16-2009, 10:07 PM	#1
troutqueen Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	ePubs from BooksonBoard not d'loading on Mac? I'm having a strange issue right now. I've previously been able to download epubs off BooksonBoard onto my Mac and download them to my Sony 505. I have all the normal workarounds, but tonight when I downloaded an ePub off BooksonBoard, I could not get it to work or open on my Mac (OS X). It's downloading as a .epub.jar file and then it just gets stuck. Nothing happens. I double click on the file and get an error message. Now, if I delete the .jar extension, it acts like a regular .epub file, and then I just move it to the right folder and Add it to the Digital Editions library, etc. But either I've forgotten how to properly download epub files to the Mac, or something change in the application used to download and process epubs to a Mac? Does anyone have any ideas? Is it just user error on my part?

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pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	I've only ever downloaded their test books and they were succesful, but that was about a month ago. However, a .jar extension usually infers a Java application. Quite why it is sticking that on the end I don't know. One of the recent Mac updates was to the Java implementation so maybe it's a hiccup with that? Have you tried contacting BoB to see what they say?

07-17-2009, 08:46 AM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Have you tried changing the extension to just .epub and see what happens?

07-19-2009, 03:08 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	A "JAR" file is just a ZIP archive, as is an ePub file. It sounds as if something on the Mac is looking at the file, deciding that it's a ZIP file, and so, because it doesn't have a ".zip" extension, thinking "it must be a JAR file" and tagging on the ".jar" extension. What that might be, I'm afraid I don't know.

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