10-20-2006, 10:25 PM | #1 |
Addict
Posts: 209
Karma: 999496
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: California
Device: Kindle 3
|
Multiple Output Files?
Okay starting over with this question....
When I use ConvertLit GUI, I end up with a whole pile of little output files for one book. Some are oeb files in html, some are jpgs, some are css, mse, and opf. My ultimate goal is to convert these to RTF, but dealing with all the little html files is a pain, and only results in a pile of little rtf files. I still don't know what to do with the files in the other format. Isn't there an easier way to get a single document output from this process? Last edited by Michele; 10-20-2006 at 11:26 PM. |
10-21-2006, 03:33 AM | #2 |
Addict
Posts: 219
Karma: 368
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: UK
Device: PRS500, Looking at 700
|
In those pile of little files is one file with all the text in it. If you're converting to RTF then that's all you need and all you can use. Everything else is just covers and formatting. Open the largest HTML file and then do your reformatting on that.
|
Advert | |
|
10-21-2006, 10:58 AM | #3 |
Addict
Posts: 209
Karma: 999496
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: California
Device: Kindle 3
|
Unfortunately there's an html file for every chapter. I'm looking for some way to combine/append the little files without having to cut and paste all of them into a single document.
|
10-21-2006, 03:02 PM | #4 |
Evangelist
Posts: 405
Karma: 692
Join Date: Sep 2006
Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 | Kindle Paperwhite | iPad Mini
|
Michelle - I am guessing this is a random house book? There is an html program that "links" the htmls together but it's kind of a pain because because you have to order the html files and sometimes, with those random house books, it's difficult to do. The better solution may be to downconvert the lit file and then use Book Designer to go from the downconverted lit to rtf.
Book designer is confusing for me so maybe someone will do step by step instructions for us. |
10-21-2006, 03:23 PM | #5 |
eBookin' Fool
Posts: 310
Karma: 1008360
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Vancouver, BC
Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KK, iPad (Ex Prs 505, 500, Reb1100-2150, Rocket)
|
What I'm doing - and it doesn't work for ALL secure lits - is using ConvertLit to downconvert the secure lit to an unsecure lit, and then using Book Designer to convert the unsecure lit into a libre lrf.
The results are pretty good. You'll want to play with the output format a bit since the libre fonts are a little different from the reader fronts and so you can get what the software thinks should be a single line wrapping across into a second line. I prefer my fonts to be a bit larger so the output option I chose are: Book style: Simple Book Text: 22 Book Cover: 32 Paragraph Indent: 5 Margins Left: 5 Margins Top: 0 Page Width: 600 Lines per page: 20 And under the Option tab, I deselect Hyphenate. What it produces is quite acceptable, but, of course, not 100%. It drops any accented characters, and doesn't convert open and closing quotation marks as two types but just makes them both the same - " - but it does provide a nice readable output. |
Advert | |
|
10-21-2006, 04:16 PM | #6 |
Addict
Posts: 209
Karma: 999496
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: California
Device: Kindle 3
|
I think it's time I give BookDesigner a try, even though I'm intimidated by it. Thanks for the specs!
|
10-21-2006, 05:52 PM | #7 |
Addict
Posts: 209
Karma: 999496
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: California
Device: Kindle 3
|
Okay, I tried a very simple use of BookDesigner, from the unsecure LIT to the Sony Librie. This is a very big book file, containing two Robin Hobb novels, and it completed in a bit less than an hour, which is fine.
However, the links to the chapters and to the second book in the Table of Contents (functioning in MS Reader) were not preserved, and that is a problem, considering the 2800 pages viewed on the Reader file. Also the italics within the text were not preserved. It's kind of important in understanding the meaning in this book, to identify the speaker. I'm sure it must be something I did wrong, but the program is very complex and I'm hoping I don't need to learn the entire thing just yet. I've tried fiddling around in various areas, but no luck. Any suggestions? Last edited by Michele; 10-21-2006 at 06:46 PM. |
10-22-2006, 07:52 AM | #8 | |
Cave Dweller
Posts: 220
Karma: 1986
Join Date: Oct 2006
Device: Ipad Sony reader prs-505 prs-900
|
Quote:
|
|
10-22-2006, 08:46 AM | #9 | |
Banned
Posts: 1,300
Karma: 1479
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Peoples Republic of Washington
Device: Reader / iPhone / Librie / Kindle
|
Quote:
|
|
10-22-2006, 09:18 AM | #10 | |
Uebermensch
Posts: 2,583
Karma: 1094606
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Italy
Device: Kindle
|
Quote:
While technically using ConvertLit may be illegal in some countries, personally I don't see a moral issue with this as you (should) already own a copy of the book in question. Just make sure you don't use this program to distribute illegal copies of e-books. |
|
10-22-2006, 09:21 AM | #11 | |
Reborn Paper User
Posts: 8,616
Karma: 15446734
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Que Nada
Device: iPhone8, iPad Air
|
Quote:
|
|
10-22-2006, 02:00 PM | #12 | |
eBookin' Fool
Posts: 310
Karma: 1008360
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Vancouver, BC
Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KK, iPad (Ex Prs 505, 500, Reb1100-2150, Rocket)
|
Quote:
|
|
10-22-2006, 02:06 PM | #13 | |
Addict
Posts: 273
Karma: 499
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: San Francisco
Device: Sony Reader
|
Quote:
|
|
10-22-2006, 02:23 PM | #14 | |
eBookin' Fool
Posts: 310
Karma: 1008360
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Vancouver, BC
Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KK, iPad (Ex Prs 505, 500, Reb1100-2150, Rocket)
|
Quote:
|
|
10-22-2006, 04:11 PM | #15 | |
Reborn Paper User
Posts: 8,616
Karma: 15446734
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Que Nada
Device: iPhone8, iPad Air
|
Quote:
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
This is so frustrating! calibre, convert lit gui don't work! | nathancabopino | Reading and Management | 3 | 06-17-2009 01:12 AM |
MS Reader - crashes on every secure LIT | Anhunedd | Reading and Management | 3 | 02-03-2009 02:43 PM |
Need free secure LIT book | jlbfoot | Other formats | 2 | 01-19-2009 09:27 AM |
lit2oeb -- calibre LIT extraction/conversion without ConvertLIT | llasram | Calibre | 22 | 08-11-2008 06:15 PM |
ConvertLIT not working anymore with latest MS Reader? | TadW | Workshop | 3 | 03-16-2008 04:50 AM |