How do you get new content onto your eBookwise 1150 / REB 1200? (pick all that apply)

nrapallo · 09-22-2008, 09:11 AM

Ok , poll time! I haven't done one in a while, I mean an ebookwise specific poll; Hopefully all users of this forum will participate (and thanks in advance)!!!

Personal content, such as HTML files, Word .doc, PP .ppt, plain text files, Rocket .rb, Mobipocket .prc/.mobi, PalmDoc .pdb, MS Reader .lit, .pdf, or .djvu files may be moved onto your eBookwise 1150 (or REB 1200) in several different ways. In addition, store bought (DRMed or unencrypted) ebooks may also be transferred. The choices are expanding and that's good for our out-of-production readers.

There are several ways to move new content onto your eBookwise 1150 (REB 1200) device, some are easier than others. Some are better and safer than others. What works best for you and would recommend that to new users starting off. Do you remember being in that same situation? Oh, shudder....

Oh, BTW, having recently completed some pretty awesome plugins for ashkulz's impserve program (part of ebookutils), my next one will explore how to convert LCD to eink....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just kidding!

Have fun with this!

shighfield · 09-22-2008, 11:33 AM

I used the Ebookwise Librarian that I purchased with the device, until last week. Last week I switched to Impserve full time and love it!

ashkulz · 09-22-2008, 11:43 AM

Seeing that I'm the author, I obviously picked impserve

I'd previously bought GEB Librarian, but it didn't work under Wine so I just had to roll out my solution, with a lot of support/encouragement from nrapallo

nrapallo · 09-22-2008, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shighfield

I used the Ebookwise Librarian that I purchased with the device, until last week. Last week I switched to Impserve full time and love it!

I have to admit that I still pop the SM card out (CF for my REB 1200), once in a while, when I'm too lazy to double-click the impserve.exe.

I know, I know, old habits die hard...

Glad you like using impserve. ashkulz (and me too) have worked very hard to make it easy to use **plug** **plug**...

I originally bought GEB Librarian for ebooks transfers and content creation; now I don't use it anymore!!! It had its heyday; and plus I wanted to support the author for his efforts, so I don't regret my (original) purchase.

But, I agree with you, when there is something BETTER...

=X= · 09-22-2008, 12:48 PM

Well thank you for the poll. I did not now impserv existed.

@ashkulz impserv looks very promising, Thank you!

ashkulz · 09-23-2008, 11:34 AM

Just curious: for those who chose "I take out the SM card and manually transfer ebooks using my PC's card reader", what's the reason you do that? I think I must've removed the SM/CF card only once or twice (for firmware upgrades) -- otherwise I prefer the USB cable option. Pulling out the card is very inconvenient and I'm always afraid I'll break it if I pull hard...

nrapallo · 09-23-2008, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nrapallo

I have to admit that I still pop the SM card out (CF for my REB 1200), once in a while, when I'm too lazy to double-click the impserve.exe.

I know, I know, old habits die hard...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashkulz

Just curious: for those who chose "I take out the SM card and manually transfer ebooks using my PC's card reader", what's the reason you do that? I think I must've removed the SM/CF card only once or twice (for firmware upgrades) -- otherwise I prefer the USB cable option. Pulling out the card is very inconvenient and I'm always afraid I'll break it if I pull hard...

That would be me...

Before impserve, I would have to launch GEBLibrarian (it was a slow starter, to boot), navigate to the directory I had just placed my .imp ebook, then do the transfer thing...

For the REB1200, it was easier to take out the CF card, put it my CF-SM Sandisk reader (I thought ahead when I bought this

), then just place the .imp in the root directory of the drive assigned to the CF reader. Quick and safe!

For the EBW1150, I would rarely pop out the SM card (for fear of breaking it or my reader!), so I usually would wait for the GEBLibrarian to start, navigate down and load it that way. Fear made me do it this way more often than not!

Again, a thing of the past, now that we have impserve!

shighfield · 09-23-2008, 03:37 PM

I always used the SM card reader on my PC before Impserv. My reason was speed, for some reason the 1150 would lock up / freeze on transferring of books using Elibrarian.
Impserv is fast and hasn't caused a crash yet (For transferring books)

DaleDe · 09-23-2008, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shighfield

I always used the SM card reader on my PC before Impserv. My reason was speed, for some reason the 1150 would lock up / freeze on transferring of books using Elibrarian.
Impserv is fast and hasn't caused a crash yet (For transferring books)

I too have found that larger files would crash and not transfer correctly using elibrarian. I have multiple cards.

Dale

ashkulz · 09-24-2008, 01:21 AM

Hmm, how large were the files that caused the crash? It may be that the limited memory on the 1150 was the real culprit, and the GEB Librarian was sending data too fast for it to be written to the card. Can you try a large file with impserve to see whether it too causes a crash?

Seabound · 09-24-2008, 02:09 AM

I use the eBookwise librarian, but I would be eager to try out impserve when I have time to fiddle with it.

shighfield · 09-24-2008, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashkulz

Hmm, how large were the files that caused the crash? It may be that the limited memory on the 1150 was the real culprit, and the GEB Librarian was sending data too fast for it to be written to the card. Can you try a large file with impserve to see whether it too causes a crash?

The one that caused the crash for me was a 45MB book (Commadork by Rob Ohara). I had to load that book using the card reader. I just tried loading it again using impserve and there was no problem.

I will re-install geblibrarian tonight after work and try with it again.

nrapallo · 09-24-2008, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shighfield

The one that caused the crash for me was a 45MB book (Commadork by Rob Ohara). I had to load that book using the card reader. I just tried loading it again using impserve and there was no problem.

I will re-install geblibrarian tonight after work and try with it again.

After you're done experiementing, don't forget to re-install eBook Publisher as it is required by Mobi2IMP, imp viewer, etc...

Leaving the GEBLibrarian installation files confuses things, like opening a 1150 .imp file and having the viewer display it as a 1200 .imp file!

=X= · 09-24-2008, 11:37 AM

Hey can I change my vote? I'm now using Impserv

nrapallo · 09-24-2008, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by =X=

Hey can I change my vote? I'm now using Impserv

Bring it up with "management"....

View Poll Results: How do you get new content onto your eBookwise 1150 / REB 1200? (pick all that apply)
I use the ETI servers to get/convert all my new content onto my Online Bookshelf.	9	19.15%
I only buy from ebookwise.com, so all my new ebooks are already available to me!	3	6.38%
I bought eBookwise/GEB Librarian, so I prefer to use only it via usb cable.	21	44.68%
I use the trial version of eBookwise/GEB Librarian, and like seeing only 3 ebooks.	3	6.38%
I now use impserve for all my .imp transfers from my PC or directly from the internet!!!	10	21.28%
I use Linreb because it's free and works on Windows/linux; it's primitive but effective.	0	0%
I take out the SM card and manually transfer ebooks using my PC's card reader.	13	27.66%
I don't; I'm happy reading what I've got (Love that '80 days' novel...)	0	0%
I use my own method not described yet (please post what you do).	2	4.26%
I don't own a 1150/1200, but would like to get one to try the above.	0	0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

09-22-2008, 09:11 AM	#1
nrapallo GuteBook/Mobi2IMP Creator Posts: 2,958 Karma: 2530691 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: REB1200 EBW1150 Device: T1 NSTG iLiad_v2 NC Device: Asus_TF Next1 WPDN	How do you get new content onto your eBookwise 1150 / REB 1200? (pick all that apply) Ok , poll time! I haven't done one in a while, I mean an ebookwise specific poll; Hopefully all users of this forum will participate (and thanks in advance)!!! Personal content, such as HTML files, Word .doc, PP .ppt, plain text files, Rocket .rb, Mobipocket .prc/.mobi, PalmDoc .pdb, MS Reader .lit, .pdf, or .djvu files may be moved onto your eBookwise 1150 (or REB 1200) in several different ways. In addition, store bought (DRMed or unencrypted) ebooks may also be transferred. The choices are expanding and that's good for our out-of-production readers. There are several ways to move new content onto your eBookwise 1150 (REB 1200) device, some are easier than others. Some are better and safer than others. What works best for you and would recommend that to new users starting off. Do you remember being in that same situation? Oh, shudder.... Oh, BTW, having recently completed some pretty awesome plugins for ashkulz's impserve program (part of ebookutils), my next one will explore how to convert LCD to eink....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding! Have fun with this! Last edited by nrapallo; 09-22-2008 at 09:21 AM.

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shighfield Groupie!? GROUPIE!?!? Posts: 319 Karma: 649 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Dirty Shwa Device: EBW 1150, Libra Color	I used the Ebookwise Librarian that I purchased with the device, until last week. Last week I switched to Impserve full time and love it!

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ashkulz Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 705 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Kindle 1/REB 1200	Seeing that I'm the author, I obviously picked impserve I'd previously bought GEB Librarian, but it didn't work under Wine so I just had to roll out my solution, with a lot of support/encouragement from nrapallo

09-22-2008, 12:48 PM	#5
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	Well thank you for the poll. I did not now impserv existed. @ashkulz impserv looks very promising, Thank you!

09-23-2008, 11:34 AM	#6
ashkulz Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 705 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Kindle 1/REB 1200	Just curious: for those who chose "I take out the SM card and manually transfer ebooks using my PC's card reader", what's the reason you do that? I think I must've removed the SM/CF card only once or twice (for firmware upgrades) -- otherwise I prefer the USB cable option. Pulling out the card is very inconvenient and I'm always afraid I'll break it if I pull hard...

09-23-2008, 03:37 PM	#8
shighfield Groupie!? GROUPIE!?!? Posts: 319 Karma: 649 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Dirty Shwa Device: EBW 1150, Libra Color	I always used the SM card reader on my PC before Impserv. My reason was speed, for some reason the 1150 would lock up / freeze on transferring of books using Elibrarian. Impserv is fast and hasn't caused a crash yet (For transferring books)

09-24-2008, 01:21 AM	#10
ashkulz Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 705 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Kindle 1/REB 1200	Hmm, how large were the files that caused the crash? It may be that the limited memory on the 1150 was the real culprit, and the GEB Librarian was sending data too fast for it to be written to the card. Can you try a large file with impserve to see whether it too causes a crash?

09-24-2008, 02:09 AM	#11
Seabound Steerage Class Posts: 711 Karma: 505995 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest, USA Device: Won't fit here anymore, see sig for a list of liseuses.	I use the eBookwise librarian, but I would be eager to try out impserve when I have time to fiddle with it.

09-24-2008, 11:37 AM	#14
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	Hey can I change my vote? I'm now using Impserv

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