Ubook is beginning preliminary Epub Support.

brewt · 03-21-2009, 02:54 AM

It opens it as a zip file, which ubook is happy with.

No metadata, tocs, curly quotes, special characters, hyperlinks, or xml, and a real license is still $15, but hey - this is the first software that even tries to open Epub for Windows Mobile.

So, Yay µBook!

-bjc

DaleDe · 03-21-2009, 05:17 PM

I believe FBReader runs on Windows Mobile and it has had ePUB support for quite a while.

Dale

Nate the great · 03-21-2009, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

I believe FBReader runs on Windows Mobile and it has had ePUB support for quite a while.

Dale

There is a Windows Mobile version of FBReader? Where?

DaleDe · 03-21-2009, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

There is a Windows Mobile version of FBReader? Where?

Oops, That is what I get for trusting my memory. There is a Java version that should be able to run on Windows Mobile but you are correct, no native version yet.

Dale

brewt · 04-08-2009, 12:45 AM

From the official µBook support forums (http://www.4winmobile.com/forums/ubo...pub-yay.html):

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Re: Ubook + Epub = Yay!
Also one reader brought to my notice that some books have xml (xhtml) text instead of .html file. Here's the recipe to make it work, until I fix that:

For some reason the HTML is tagged as XML in the OPS folder. So here's the steps (that you'll have to do only once):
- Go to Open...
- At the top hit the +/- to get the browser options
- Tap browser options, then tap on Show All files.
- Go to the OPS folder in the epub file.
- Open one of the xml file.
- Now you'll see that uBook doesn't know what to do with XML, so go to
Options...
- Go to the Book section
- Again hit the +/- to see advanced options
- In Parser, Select Use HTML
- Then above, hit Save as Default for XML
Now you can go back to the XML file (or any XML file) to read it normally.

Cumbersome I know, but it works. I will add defaults for XML to go the HTML way for the next release.
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-bjc

03-21-2009, 02:54 AM	#1
brewt Boo-Frickety-Hoo-Erizer Posts: 251 Karma: 686 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Kobo Glo HD!	Ubook is beginning preliminary Epub Support. It opens it as a zip file, which ubook is happy with. No metadata, tocs, curly quotes, special characters, hyperlinks, or xml, and a real license is still $15, but hey - this is the first software that even tries to open Epub for Windows Mobile. So, Yay µBook! -bjc Last edited by brewt; 03-21-2009 at 12:43 PM.

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03-21-2009, 05:17 PM	#2
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	I believe FBReader runs on Windows Mobile and it has had ePUB support for quite a while. Dale

04-08-2009, 12:45 AM	#5
brewt Boo-Frickety-Hoo-Erizer Posts: 251 Karma: 686 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Kobo Glo HD!	From the official µBook support forums (http://www.4winmobile.com/forums/ubo...pub-yay.html): µBook's Avatar Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 61 Re: Ubook + Epub = Yay! Also one reader brought to my notice that some books have xml (xhtml) text instead of .html file. Here's the recipe to make it work, until I fix that: For some reason the HTML is tagged as XML in the OPS folder. So here's the steps (that you'll have to do only once): - Go to Open... - At the top hit the +/- to get the browser options - Tap browser options, then tap on Show All files. - Go to the OPS folder in the epub file. - Open one of the xml file. - Now you'll see that uBook doesn't know what to do with XML, so go to Options... - Go to the Book section - Again hit the +/- to see advanced options - In Parser, Select Use HTML - Then above, hit Save as Default for XML Now you can go back to the XML file (or any XML file) to read it normally. Cumbersome I know, but it works. I will add defaults for XML to go the HTML way for the next release. __________________ David 4 µBook -bjc

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