10-19-2008, 06:09 PM | #1 |
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Calibre rocks but... what if i change device?
Hi sold my Sony PRS 505 to a friend... because i'm buying iliad book edition. I used calibre like my bible software and i cannot imagine my sony reader without it.
Now with my collection of books, almost everything with lrf format, but also some epubs... i dont know if better to convert everything to epub or print to pdf... Also, i dont know how to convert from lrf-only book to epub because calibre gives me error... What's your experience with changing device? What about using calibre for different devices (im interested in iliad obviously let us know! Paolo |
10-19-2008, 06:22 PM | #2 | |
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10-19-2008, 06:47 PM | #3 | |
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10-19-2008, 08:17 PM | #4 |
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There is also ABC converter sony edition if you are like me and need a GUI, it converts LRFs to lit, PDF etc.
The only problem so far is that it doesn't seem to preserve author/title information. |
10-20-2008, 12:20 PM | #5 | |
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I will convert .lit files using calibre to .epub and only .lrf files with this lrfTools. Still curious to see if it is better .epub format with Iliad or .mob. What do you think? |
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10-20-2008, 12:51 PM | #6 | |
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For LIT I suggest you convert directly to MOBI, or for FBReader just stay as an OEB ebook. So, for FBReader, explode the LIT to OEB using Calibre or ConvertLIT then make a ZIP and rename it .oebzip. To get a MOBI on a Mac you probably need to use MobiPerl on the DRM-free LIT or OEB. I use FBReader's internal library, but if you use the contentlister for navigation there is a utility that can handle a DRM-free LIT directly by running it through ConvertLIT on the iLiad and then passing the result to FBReader. I find forming the .oebzip off line easier and consistent with the FBReader's internal library. |
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10-20-2008, 01:07 PM | #7 |
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