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Dr. Drib · 08-22-2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RWood

There are two more Lester del Rey books on PG. If Don has no objection (as he posted the first one), I will do the other two.

No problems at all....and yours look great.

Thanks, also, for correcting his last name so all three now share a common last name.

Don

JSWolf · 08-22-2007, 05:00 PM

I use the Palm (color) as the device so that people using MobiPocket on a color screen will get color graphics if the graphics are in color.

HarryT · 08-23-2007, 02:43 AM

Makes no difference - selecting "Sony Clie", "Palm (Color)", or "Pocket PC" generates an identical file. The only one that gives you a different file is "Palm (Black and White)" which presumably converts any graphics to B&W.

I did some experiments with this a while ago, doing a binary comparison of the generated file.

Patricia · 08-23-2007, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Patricia,

Could you possibly produce your books in MobiPocket format, too? All you have to do is click the "Palm" button on the top toolbar in BD, set the file type to "MobiPocket Reader" and the device to "Sony Clie". Only takes seconds to do once you've done the Sony Reader format.

Thanks,

I'll have a go this evening.

yvanleterrible · 08-23-2007, 02:14 PM

Haven't read the whole thread yet.

I stopped in the books section to take a look at Balzac only to find that all books featured are in English. Would it be possible to have separate selections in other languages like German French and Spanish?

PS I don't have time to prepare any.

HarryT · 08-24-2007, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I'll have a go this evening.

Thanks Patricia - that looks excellent!

The only (very minor) suggestion I'd make would be to rename the PRC file after it's been created - BD tends to truncate them to odd lengths.

Patricia · 08-24-2007, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Haven't read the whole thread yet.

I stopped in the books section to take a look at Balzac only to find that all books featured are in English. Would it be possible to have separate selections in other languages like German French and Spanish?

PS I don't have time to prepare any.

I'm prepared to do a few Balzacs (or other classic French authors) in the original French, provided that I can find a decent html source with all the italics and accents. I really don't feel up to restoring all the missing accents in an entire French novel.
I've had a quick look on Gallica and see that they have lots of Balzac and that they seem to be in html, so your luck is in.

So, Ivan, which ones would you like?

(I'm also quite tempted by Chateaubriand's Memoirs d'outre tombe because I visited Combourg recently.)

PS I'm a bit busy this weekend, so it may be Monday before I get round to it.

yvanleterrible · 08-24-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I'm prepared to do a few Balzacs (or other classic French authors) in the original French, provided that I can find a decent html source with all the italics and accents. I really don't feel up to restoring all the missing accents in an entire French novel.
I've had a quick look on Gallica and see that they have lots of Balzac and that they seem to be in html, so your luck is in.

So, Yvan, which ones would you like?

(I'm also quite tempted by Chateaubriand's Memoires d'outre tombe because I visited Combourg recently.)

PS I'm a bit busy this weekend, so it may be Monday before I get round to it.

You lucky person! Combourg is my favorite castle; and then Carcassone which I have visited as a kid. This is what I miss most of Europe, all the past is in your face. Here it's miles and miles of emptiness. Get's boring after a while...

I have picked up a few works on Gallica. I mentionned Balzac not because I wish to get his works, but only to find out if it was in its original French (my mother tongue) and to see if there were people interested in other languages. Don't fret on it. Thanks for the consideration!

Here is an other site for free French ebookclassics.

Patricia · 08-24-2007, 06:55 PM

Yvan, I expect that you have noticed this already but Hadrien's Feedbooks also has some French novels in formats useable by the sony reader.

NatCh · 08-24-2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

You lucky person! Combourg is my favorite castle; and then Carcassone which I have visited as a kid.

I really enjoyed both Chambourg and Carcassonne, but Chenonceaux is my personal favorite.

yvanleterrible · 08-24-2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Yvan, I expect that you have noticed this already but Hadrien's Feedbooks also has some French novels in formats useable by the sony reader.

Thank you Patricia, yes I knew about it, there are some 5 other sites too even one in Québec.

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Originally Posted by NatCh

I really enjoyed both Chambourg and Carcassonne, but Chenonceaux is my personal favorite.

Hmmm! Aren't you mixing up Chambord and Combourg? Not quite the same type of castle. Chambord is about the same kind of palace as Chenonceaux; roughly the same period. I visited both of them too.
I like the medieval type of castle where they could stand years against the agressor, cut off from the rest of the world but completely sufficient. The ways they went to make traps and defenses, all the ingenuity, now that was building, not the matchstick things of today that blow way at the first storm!

All those castles that we mentionned except for Combourg were restored at the beginning of the last century by the same Viollet Leduc a fantastic architect. He drew furniture too that is why I remember his works. He was one of the inspirations that got me to make furniture. Gothic is the type I'd like to make. Any King (not the family name

)interested in my services?

RWood · 09-02-2007, 05:33 PM

I plan to do a bit of Bret Harte. (I seem to be back to a lot of my heroes of journalism days again.) Most know him as a friend of Mark Twain; but, many never remember that he was also a powerful writer in his day.

Now some say that everything he wrote sounded the same and others think he was all over the map. I am not yet sure if these will be Harry like omnibuses or single volumes. Either way he is a treat to read and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. (This is also a great excuse/reason to read the books of his that I have missed over the years.)

Hadrien · 09-02-2007, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Yvan, I expect that you have noticed this already but Hadrien's Feedbooks also has some French novels in formats useable by the sony reader.

Yeah, and I highly recommend reading this one for those of you who understand french: http://www.feedbooks.com/discover/view_book/1342

Anyone ever heard about Barbey d'Aurevilly outside of France ?

balok · 09-02-2007, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I'm prepared to do a few Balzacs (or other classic French authors) in the original French, [...] which ones would you like?

I haven't been able to find Le colonel Chabert in French. Would you be able to get that?

Patricia · 09-02-2007, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Hadrien

Yeah, and I highly recommend reading this one for those of you who understand french: http://www.feedbooks.com/discover/view_book/1342

Anyone ever heard about Barbey d'Aurevilly outside of France ?

I've got his book on Dandyism in an english translation.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,998 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I use the Palm (color) as the device so that people using MobiPocket on a color screen will get color graphics if the graphics are in color.

08-23-2007, 02:43 AM	#213
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Makes no difference - selecting "Sony Clie", "Palm (Color)", or "Pocket PC" generates an identical file. The only one that gives you a different file is "Palm (Black and White)" which presumably converts any graphics to B&W. I did some experiments with this a while ago, doing a binary comparison of the generated file.

08-23-2007, 02:14 PM	#215
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Haven't read the whole thread yet. I stopped in the books section to take a look at Balzac only to find that all books featured are in English. Would it be possible to have separate selections in other languages like German French and Spanish? PS I don't have time to prepare any.

08-24-2007, 06:55 PM	#219
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Yvan, I expect that you have noticed this already but Hadrien's Feedbooks also has some French novels in formats useable by the sony reader.

09-02-2007, 05:33 PM	#222
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I plan to do a bit of Bret Harte. (I seem to be back to a lot of my heroes of journalism days again.) Most know him as a friend of Mark Twain; but, many never remember that he was also a powerful writer in his day. Now some say that everything he wrote sounded the same and others think he was all over the map. I am not yet sure if these will be Harry like omnibuses or single volumes. Either way he is a treat to read and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. (This is also a great excuse/reason to read the books of his that I have missed over the years.)

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