question on format selection

Phogg · 01-02-2009, 01:58 PM

I have a project I want to do just for me.

I want to make illustrated versions of about 8 books I reread often.
I realize that the current crop of Eink devices only do grayscale, but I plan to continue rereading these books for years to come.
Eventually there will be color, and I use LCD tablets a lot.
These are my best friends, my refuge as it were.

A couple I have in .lit, 3 others are available in multiple formats, and the others I will need to scan. The illustrations i want to use are in .jpeg or .tiff form
The 2 lit books have multiple spelling errors that I can fix by buying a new copy, as they are also available (assuming the editing has been corrected).

Is there one of the flowing text formats that will handle illustrations well?
I have only done this sort of thing with .doc files before.

pepak · 01-02-2009, 02:36 PM

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DaleDe · 01-02-2009, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phogg

I have a project I want to do just for me.

I want to make illustrated versions of about 8 books I reread often.
I realize that the current crop of Eink devices only do grayscale, but I plan to continue rereading these books for years to come.
Eventually there will be color, and I use LCD tablets a lot.
These are my best friends, my refuge as it were.

A couple I have in .lit, 3 others are available in multiple formats, and the others I will need to scan. The illustrations i want to use are in .jpeg or .tiff form
The 2 lit books have multiple spelling errors that I can fix by buying a new copy, as they are also available (assuming the editing has been corrected).

Is there one of the flowing text formats that will handle illustrations well?
I have only done this sort of thing with .doc files before.

ePUB, LIT, others, see the wiki. You can make these fairly easily.

01-02-2009, 01:58 PM	#1
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	question on format selection I have a project I want to do just for me. I want to make illustrated versions of about 8 books I reread often. I realize that the current crop of Eink devices only do grayscale, but I plan to continue rereading these books for years to come. Eventually there will be color, and I use LCD tablets a lot. These are my best friends, my refuge as it were. A couple I have in .lit, 3 others are available in multiple formats, and the others I will need to scan. The illustrations i want to use are in .jpeg or .tiff form The 2 lit books have multiple spelling errors that I can fix by buying a new copy, as they are also available (assuming the editing has been corrected). Is there one of the flowing text formats that will handle illustrations well? I have only done this sort of thing with .doc files before.

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01-02-2009, 02:36 PM	#2
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