Hacks Savory - a native ebook conversion package for the Kindle 2

anurag · 04-03-2009, 08:28 PM

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Savory is a native ebook conversion package for the Kindle 2. It lets you download and read PDFs and ePubs on the Kindle without a manual conversion step.

http://blog.fsck.com/2009/04/savory.html

I don't have a Kindle 2, but this seems VERY useful for those of you who do (and are brave enough to try it out).

jesse · 04-03-2009, 10:03 PM

FWIW, I installed and uninstalled savory a couple dozen times while testing it out. The dire warnings in my blog post are there to make sure that folks understand the gravity of installing updates onto a "consumer-grade" device. Savory is actually less "dangerous" than the screensaver or font hacks that people have been using.

fugazied · 04-04-2009, 01:12 AM

Interesting, I'll check it out cheers for the link!

alfarhan · 04-04-2009, 04:40 AM

I installed Savory successfully. I moved a PDF file to my Documents folder on the K2. Nothing happened! I can't see my converted file anywhere.

jesse · 04-04-2009, 12:23 PM

@alfarhan: Can you tell me what version string you see at the bottom of your setting page and a directory listing of your kindle's /system directory?

TheJohnNewton · 04-04-2009, 12:38 PM

Very nice work Jesse. I'm sure many people will find this very usefull. Unfortunately I don't have a K2 to test on.

Ravenlocke · 04-04-2009, 04:00 PM

This is pretty amazing Jesse! Thank you...I have actually been trying to compile Calibre on my PS3 for a week or so using Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 with no luck. This could solve my problems. Any chance for .lit conversion as well? Thanks again!

jesse · 04-04-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ravenlocke

This is pretty amazing Jesse! Thank you...I have actually been trying to compile Calibre on my PS3 for a week or so using Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 with no luck. This could solve my problems. Any chance for .lit conversion as well? Thanks again!

Yes. There's an issue with my hacked-up Calibre that causes the .lit converter to exit with a UTF8 error. That's why I'm only promising .epub and .pdf at the moment

I'd expect this to be resolved at some point in the future.

S.Canton · 04-04-2009, 07:45 PM

I happen to be at work right now, but damn is this pretty impressive, and I'll have to give this a try once I'm home. This is going to safe me a lot of trouble with having to manually convert, etc. I use pdf's quite often and it becomes a real time sink getting them functioning properly on my K2.

alfarhan · 04-05-2009, 06:12 AM

@jesse Thanks for everything man. Here's what it says:

Version: Kindle 2.0.2 (309510017) UNSUPPORTED SAVORY-0.01

alfarhan · 04-05-2009, 06:23 AM

@jesse ..
..and my kindle system folder contains:

com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader <--- A Folder
savory-image.ext3 <--- Your Magic

Search Indexes <--- A Folder
userannotlog <--- A File

In the root, I have the usual stuff: Audible, documents, music, pictures, system

lancel · 04-05-2009, 09:28 AM

@jesse...I'm having the same trouble as alfarhan. After successfully installing Savory and updating, I moved over a .PDF to "documents" but it has not appeared anywhere on the Kindle 2.

Version: Kindle 2.0.2 (309510017) UNSUPPORTED SAVORY-0.01

kindle/system/ contains:
com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader <--- A Folder
Search Index <--- A Folder
savory-image.ext3 <--- Your program
userannotlog.0 <--- A File

Thanks for working on the program. It could really make using the Kindle 2 that much more enjoyable.

Best,
Lance

lancel · 04-05-2009, 10:05 AM

@jesse...Since installing Savory, my Kindle 2 no longer finds plain text files I manually install either. What should I do? Thanks.

jesse · 04-05-2009, 11:41 AM

@lancel as a debugging step, move the .ext3 image out of the way and reboot the kindle. tell me if the .txt files show up.

@alfarhan - what happens if you use the browser to download a PDF?

jesse · 04-05-2009, 12:20 PM

@lancel, @alfarhan - can you ty uninstalling 0.05 and installing version 0.06 and see if you have a better experience?

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04-03-2009, 10:03 PM	#2
jesse Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 30418 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle 2	FWIW, I installed and uninstalled savory a couple dozen times while testing it out. The dire warnings in my blog post are there to make sure that folks understand the gravity of installing updates onto a "consumer-grade" device. Savory is actually less "dangerous" than the screensaver or font hacks that people have been using.

04-04-2009, 01:12 AM	#3
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	Interesting, I'll check it out cheers for the link!

04-04-2009, 04:40 AM	#4
alfarhan Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 26512 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	I installed Savory successfully. I moved a PDF file to my Documents folder on the K2. Nothing happened! I can't see my converted file anywhere.

04-04-2009, 12:23 PM	#5
jesse Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 30418 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle 2	@alfarhan: Can you tell me what version string you see at the bottom of your setting page and a directory listing of your kindle's /system directory?

04-04-2009, 12:38 PM	#6
TheJohnNewton Addict Posts: 256 Karma: 144599 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Boox Nova 2	Very nice work Jesse. I'm sure many people will find this very usefull. Unfortunately I don't have a K2 to test on.

04-04-2009, 04:00 PM	#7
Ravenlocke Member Posts: 13 Karma: 50 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seagrove Beach, Florida Device: Kindle 2	This is pretty amazing Jesse! Thank you...I have actually been trying to compile Calibre on my PS3 for a week or so using Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 with no luck. This could solve my problems. Any chance for .lit conversion as well? Thanks again!

04-04-2009, 07:45 PM	#9
S.Canton Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle 2	I happen to be at work right now, but damn is this pretty impressive, and I'll have to give this a try once I'm home. This is going to safe me a lot of trouble with having to manually convert, etc. I use pdf's quite often and it becomes a real time sink getting them functioning properly on my K2.

04-05-2009, 06:12 AM	#10
alfarhan Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 26512 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	@jesse Thanks for everything man. Here's what it says: Version: Kindle 2.0.2 (309510017) UNSUPPORTED SAVORY-0.01

04-05-2009, 06:23 AM	#11
alfarhan Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 26512 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	@jesse .. ..and my kindle system folder contains: com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader <--- A Folder savory-image.ext3 <--- Your Magic Search Indexes <--- A Folder userannotlog <--- A File In the root, I have the usual stuff: Audible, documents, music, pictures, system

04-05-2009, 09:28 AM	#12
lancel Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle 2	@jesse...I'm having the same trouble as alfarhan. After successfully installing Savory and updating, I moved over a .PDF to "documents" but it has not appeared anywhere on the Kindle 2. Version: Kindle 2.0.2 (309510017) UNSUPPORTED SAVORY-0.01 kindle/system/ contains: com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader <--- A Folder Search Index <--- A Folder savory-image.ext3 <--- Your program userannotlog.0 <--- A File Thanks for working on the program. It could really make using the Kindle 2 that much more enjoyable. Best, Lance

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04-05-2009, 10:05 AM	#13
lancel Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle 2	@jesse...Since installing Savory, my Kindle 2 no longer finds plain text files I manually install either. What should I do? Thanks.

04-05-2009, 11:41 AM	#14
jesse Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 30418 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle 2	@lancel as a debugging step, move the .ext3 image out of the way and reboot the kindle. tell me if the .txt files show up. @alfarhan - what happens if you use the browser to download a PDF?

04-05-2009, 12:20 PM	#15
jesse Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 30418 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle 2	@lancel, @alfarhan - can you ty uninstalling 0.05 and installing version 0.06 and see if you have a better experience?