Newb: PDF on the Reader

coeus · 07-12-2008, 12:20 AM

Hello everyone,

From the threads I've been reading on here it looks like PDF support on the Reader is bad. I've seen several options suggested on how to view PDF on the Sony Reader (I have a prs505 btw). I was wondering what was the best method?

pdflrt?
Calibre?
PDFCropper?
PDFRead?

Has anyone tried all of these and found one to work best?

vivaldirules · 07-14-2008, 09:30 PM

Welcome, coeus. I'm sorry I didn't see your post a few days ago. I haven't compared these and have only tried PDFLRF which I use often with no problems. Also, thank you for the books you converted and uploaded today. I think it's unusual for a new member to upload 3 new books in their first 4 days here. You're an inspiration!

coeus · 07-14-2008, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Welcome, coeus. I'm sorry I didn't see your post a few days ago. I haven't compared these and have only tried PDFLRF which I use often with no problems. Also, thank you for the books you converted and uploaded today. I think it's unusual for a new member to upload 3 new books in their first 4 days here. You're an inspiration!

LOL, thanks for the compliments. I got a lot of information from this community so I decided to give back

. I also just got my Sony Reader today so I decided to play around with the 3rd party software I found (mainly Calibre and BBeB Binder). I've recently discovered BookDesigner, so I'll be checking that out too. I'll probably stick to converting txt,html,pdf to BBeB since it renders best on the PRS-505.

vivaldirules · 07-15-2008, 08:53 AM

Also, I would recommend the next time you convert ebooks that you at least strip out the legal stuff by Gutenberg at the beginning and end of the work. Most of the books that people post here have had a table of contents added or illustrations - something that makes them more interesting than the Gutenberg texts which you can get over at ManyBooks.net where the text files have been run through an automated process to make the ebooks. Just a suggestion.

coeus · 07-15-2008, 05:59 PM

Thanks. I may have forgotten to do that with the Bertrand Russell book, but the others I posted should be Gutenberg jargon free. They also have a clickable ToC which distinguishes them from the ManyBooks.net files.

DixieGal · 07-15-2008, 06:03 PM

I wanted to give you karma, but I got the popup that I've given my limit for the day. So I'm sending mental karma and saying "Thanks!"

07-12-2008, 12:20 AM	#1
coeus Member Posts: 15 Karma: 1058 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Nook; Motorola Milestone	Newb: PDF on the Reader Hello everyone, From the threads I've been reading on here it looks like PDF support on the Reader is bad. I've seen several options suggested on how to view PDF on the Sony Reader (I have a prs505 btw). I was wondering what was the best method? pdflrt? Calibre? PDFCropper? PDFRead? Has anyone tried all of these and found one to work best?

07-15-2008, 05:59 PM	#5
coeus Member Posts: 15 Karma: 1058 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Nook; Motorola Milestone	Thanks. I may have forgotten to do that with the Bertrand Russell book, but the others I posted should be Gutenberg jargon free. They also have a clickable ToC which distinguishes them from the ManyBooks.net files. Last edited by coeus; 07-15-2008 at 06:05 PM.

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07-14-2008, 09:30 PM	#2
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Welcome, coeus. I'm sorry I didn't see your post a few days ago. I haven't compared these and have only tried PDFLRF which I use often with no problems. Also, thank you for the books you converted and uploaded today. I think it's unusual for a new member to upload 3 new books in their first 4 days here. You're an inspiration!

07-15-2008, 08:53 AM	#4
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Also, I would recommend the next time you convert ebooks that you at least strip out the legal stuff by Gutenberg at the beginning and end of the work. Most of the books that people post here have had a table of contents added or illustrations - something that makes them more interesting than the Gutenberg texts which you can get over at ManyBooks.net where the text files have been run through an automated process to make the ebooks. Just a suggestion.

07-15-2008, 06:03 PM	#6
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I wanted to give you karma, but I got the popup that I've given my limit for the day. So I'm sending mental karma and saying "Thanks!"

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