[Old Thread] New way to convert Word Documents to eBooks - Page 2

mandochild · 09-07-2007, 06:42 AM

Sounds like reading on iPod is somewhat masochistic! Wonder what the new large screen iPods will be like?! Can they compete with eink???? (okay, they won't be as great to read, but does the added bonus of music and portability cancel out the size and screen problem?

andym · 09-07-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mandochild

Sounds like reading on iPod is somewhat masochistic! Wonder what the new large screen iPods will be like?! Can they compete with eink???? (okay, they won't be as great to read, but does the added bonus of music and portability cancel out the size and screen problem?

IIRC the new screens are 3.5inch diagonal with a resolution of 480x320 (ish). So very roughly the same as a pda (same size though some pdas have a higher resolution). Smaller and with lower resolution than eink but perfectly usable and of course - colour. Reading A4 pdfs is possible but not something you'd want to do for an extended session but eBooks in html or a custom pdf from FeedBooks would be more than fine (espoecially as I think they use apple's Quartz rendering technology). There were some screengrabs from the iPhone somewhere on the site (or try the Books.app pages).

Gorod · 02-20-2008, 04:52 PM

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to let you all know that Publish eBook now has a new version that should work fine with Word 2007, and with a few other improvements.

Check it out at

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/gorod/PublisheBook

Thanks.

rajeevgeorge · 10-09-2009, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Gorod

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to let you all know that Publish eBook now has a new version that should work fine with Word 2007, and with a few other improvements.

Check it out at

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/gorod/PublisheBook

Thanks.

Hi,

That link is down. Do you have another site where I could download that utility?
Thanks
Rajeev

mtravellerh · 10-09-2009, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by rajeevgeorge

Hi,

That link is down. Do you have another site where I could download that utility?
Thanks
Rajeev

No wonder, it's quasi neolithical considering the age of the Internet.

There are a lot of better tools around anyway. Please tell us what you want to do exactly and I'll give you a link!

rajeevgeorge · 10-09-2009, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

No wonder, it's quasi neolithical considering the age of the Internet.

There are a lot of better tools around anyway. Please tell us what you want to do exactly and I'll give you a link!

Thanks for the offer. I would like to make ebooks/convert to EReader format from MS Word and/or PDF formats.

Thanks again.

PieOPah · 10-09-2009, 08:44 AM

Check https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28313 to see if that outputs the format you are after.

mtravellerh · 10-11-2009, 11:11 AM

Stanza at www.lexcycle.com!

Gorod · 11-03-2009, 01:07 PM

The link for Publish eBook is now

http://publishebook.x10hosting.com/

My previous free hosting was terminated by my ISP, so I changed it to a new place... I'm sorry it took me a few months to do it! :-)

I hope it's still useful for someone...

rckstr · 12-18-2009, 01:32 PM

Hi Peter,

I tried to go to the site and get this program but was directed to a site that was spanish????? Is this site correct????

Rickie

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Originally Posted by Gorod

Editor's Comment:
This following post was recently entered by Peter Gorod, and I am delighted to highjack it for the front page. It's exciting to see this sort of tool appear. Peter has written a program to convert from MS Word documents to eReader format complete with tables and charts, etc. It can then be read on multiple platforms including PalmOS and Pocket PC.

I have not used the program myself, so I don't really know anything about it yet (nor can I guarantee its safety), but I encourage the more adventurous of our readers to give it a go and let Peter know on his forum what you think. Be sure to stop by here also to keep us updated on the general reaction! BobR

mtravellerh · 12-18-2009, 02:42 PM

Have a look at the post prior to your own, please!

miannayyar · 01-03-2010, 10:52 PM

how i can convert my word documents to my mobile e-book my mobile is china club

mtravellerh · 01-05-2010, 01:47 AM

I don't know your reader. What formats does it understand? Normally, simple text may be easily transferrable and is understood by most hardware readers. Open with Word, then save as text.

neelley · 08-26-2011, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gorod

Editor's Comment:
This following post was recently entered by Peter Gorod, and I am delighted to highjack it for the front page. It's exciting to see this sort of tool appear. Peter has written a program to convert from MS Word documents to eReader format complete with tables and charts, etc. It can then be read on multiple platforms including PalmOS and Pocket PC.

I have not used the program myself, so I don't really know anything about it yet (nor can I guarantee its safety), but I encourage the more adventurous of our readers to give it a go and let Peter know on his forum what you think. Be sure to stop by here also to keep us updated on the general reaction! BobR

Has anyone tried this? The url redirects to a different page...I don't see anything about the tool mentioned.

JSWolf · 08-26-2011, 11:58 AM

The page linked in the first post says it's discontinued.

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09-07-2007, 06:42 AM	#16
mandochild Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Currently in Oxfordshire, UK, but moving back to Canberra, Australia in November - after 10 years in the UK! Device: Palm LifeDrive	Sounds like reading on iPod is somewhat masochistic! Wonder what the new large screen iPods will be like?! Can they compete with eink???? (okay, they won't be as great to read, but does the added bonus of music and portability cancel out the size and screen problem?

02-20-2008, 04:52 PM	#18
Gorod Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Device: Google Nexus S	Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that Publish eBook now has a new version that should work fine with Word 2007, and with a few other improvements. Check it out at http://pwp.netcabo.pt/gorod/PublisheBook Thanks.

10-09-2009, 08:44 AM	#22
PieOPah Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 914 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505	Check https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28313 to see if that outputs the format you are after.

10-11-2009, 11:11 AM	#23
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,656 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	Stanza at www.lexcycle.com!

11-03-2009, 01:07 PM	#24
Gorod Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Device: Google Nexus S	The link for Publish eBook is now http://publishebook.x10hosting.com/ My previous free hosting was terminated by my ISP, so I changed it to a new place... I'm sorry it took me a few months to do it! :-) I hope it's still useful for someone...

12-18-2009, 02:42 PM	#26
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,656 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	Have a look at the post prior to your own, please!

01-03-2010, 10:52 PM	#27
miannayyar Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: club	how i can convert my word documents to my mobile e-book my mobile is china club

01-05-2010, 01:47 AM	#28
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,656 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	I don't know your reader. What formats does it understand? Normally, simple text may be easily transferrable and is understood by most hardware readers. Open with Word, then save as text.

08-26-2011, 11:58 AM	#30
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 75,917 Karma: 134368292 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The page linked in the first post says it's discontinued.

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