11-17-2008, 05:20 PM | #136 |
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The Book Designer program is a pain when it comes to saving files. I occasionally lost whole novels at the beginning. This is how I do it now:
1. Put my book into BD. 2. Check that it's looking vaguely correct. 3. IMMEDIATELY click on "make book" and make a Book Designer book. 4. Carry on editing, periodically either clicking on "save" or making a book designer book (which comes to the same thing). If, by any mischance, the computer crashes, the file is stored in my computer/c drive/program files/Book Designer/BD. In my opinion it is always a good idea to make a Book Designer book as well as any other version. Then it is easily retrievable if you ever want to make corrections, or have a need to make a book in another format. |
11-17-2008, 06:57 PM | #137 |
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Hi,
I have followed all the instructions on how to install BD 4.0 and install the update 2007-07-30. I also installed it outside program files.And I have office 2000 on my XP.and I have the free edition of AVG as my anti-virus. When I was trying to make sony reader file.It says "failed to make sony reader file". Please help? |
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Hi JSWolf,Thank you for the reply.
Here's the content of my book cleaner folder: MiddleDashes_after.bcf MiddleDashes_before.bcf RemoveRepeatedEmptyLines.bcf i also added 1.bcf and 2.bcf and opened it at BD book cleaner.but still doesn't work... and my OS is XP sp3. Last edited by craft2113; 11-17-2008 at 10:08 PM. |
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PLease help?
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11-20-2008, 02:02 PM | #141 |
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When you start up BD, go to Tools/Book cleaner.
In the new Book cleaner window you have to do the following: bellow input file: before formatting in a drop down menu choose 1.bcf then bellow input file: after formatting in a drop down menu choose 2.bcf. Close the Book cleaner window and load your book. It should work. |
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Or just drag and drop the files into the book cleaner directory.
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Test it by creating a doc or txt file where you type Hello World.
Upload it to BD and try to create a Sony Reader file (go to Make eBooks/Sony Reader(lrf)) |
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Yes and No. It is what its name implies A temp folder that BD creates when you edit a book. It exists in C:\Program Files\Book Designer 4.0 directory as long as BD is in use and it disappears when you close down BD.
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