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ksterling · 10-01-2008, 05:03 PM

I'm a new entrant, living in SW New Hampshire. Just bought a slightly used Kindle from eBay and now figuring out all of the ins and outs. Since I'm quasi retired, I'd like to learn how to convert public domain titles to .prc format. If there's a tutorial someplace that's rather specific, please let me know what it is. Or, if one of the "old timers" wants a hand with a project, please drop me a note at k.sterling@live.com

Thanks

rlparker · 10-01-2008, 05:40 PM

Hi ksterling, welcome to the party!

I'm still a newbie myself, so there's a lot I don't know about your question--but, if you don't already know this--the Kindle can read .prc files without any conversion. There are many wonderful books right here on MR. Click the "e-books" link on the home page and pick "Mobipocket" format. Last I looked, you have about 1900+ choices of books that have been uploaded by the good people here. I'm about 2/3 of the way thru Great Expectations (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16211). I highly recommend it!

Regards,
R.L.

MickeyC · 10-02-2008, 11:20 AM

Hi ksterling and welcome to the Forum

Seabound · 10-04-2008, 03:55 AM

Hi ksterling, welcome!

If, by public domain books, you mean those from Project Gutenberg, and you want to convert text to prc, then you can do so using Mobipocket Creator (please see link below). It's free. It also outputs an html file, and it can also convert html, MS Word, and Adobe PDF documents to prc.

Here is where you can download Mobipocket Creator. Be sure to download also the Mobipocket Reader which can be found on the same page:

http://www.mobipocket.com/en/Downloa...sp?Language=EN

10-01-2008, 05:03 PM	#1
ksterling Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: kindle	Intro I'm a new entrant, living in SW New Hampshire. Just bought a slightly used Kindle from eBay and now figuring out all of the ins and outs. Since I'm quasi retired, I'd like to learn how to convert public domain titles to .prc format. If there's a tutorial someplace that's rather specific, please let me know what it is. Or, if one of the "old timers" wants a hand with a project, please drop me a note at k.sterling@live.com Thanks

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10-01-2008, 05:40 PM	#2
rlparker Ars longa Posts: 1,179 Karma: 17404 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north carolina, usa Device: Kindle K1, K3 wifi	Hi ksterling, welcome to the party! I'm still a newbie myself, so there's a lot I don't know about your question--but, if you don't already know this--the Kindle can read .prc files without any conversion. There are many wonderful books right here on MR. Click the "e-books" link on the home page and pick "Mobipocket" format. Last I looked, you have about 1900+ choices of books that have been uploaded by the good people here. I'm about 2/3 of the way thru Great Expectations (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16211). I highly recommend it! Regards, R.L.

10-02-2008, 11:20 AM	#3
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi ksterling and welcome to the Forum

10-04-2008, 03:55 AM	#4
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.	Hi ksterling, welcome! If, by public domain books, you mean those from Project Gutenberg, and you want to convert text to prc, then you can do so using Mobipocket Creator (please see link below). It's free. It also outputs an html file, and it can also convert html, MS Word, and Adobe PDF documents to prc. Here is where you can download Mobipocket Creator. Be sure to download also the Mobipocket Reader which can be found on the same page: http://www.mobipocket.com/en/Downloa...sp?Language=EN

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