JAVA eBook Conversion, Anyone?
The complete documentation of java eBook conversion using mjBook can be view here, you can find the complete list of java enabled phones here. Aside from eBook, mjBook is also capable of converting your pictures into a digital photo album… hmmn, I can’t wait to try that too. Yeah, I admit I did have a great time using this software.
The first important thing to do is prepare your text format file. View it on your notepad, edit if necessary. If you want to have tags on your java book for easy page searching… this is the process you should do. Add <p1> for introduction, <p2> for chapter and <p3> for section before the word. (example: <p2>Chapter 1) Do this to all chapters and parts you want to tag. This is just an option, if you didn’t do the process, you still have the first page, last page, % position and the bookmarks on the navigation option of finished java eBook. I prefer to do it anyway. You have to set tag <img picture_file_name> to have a picture on your ebook like book cover. (example: <img d:bookspicturesbookcover.png>) Make sure that you use png format.
- Open the mjBook software (see screenshot), at the upper right portion, choose your phone screen resolution. I choosed 176*208 for my 6630.
- Input other details such as eBook name, Author and other information. Select the prepared txt file on “source text file”. Checked the tags analysis if you put the <p>‘s in your text file.
- The “max size of text path” default is 90,000 bytes or 90kb. Text file size bigger than 90kb will split your file into many java eBooks. I did convert a 799kb text file, just imagine how many java Ebook it made. To mobile phones with lower or limited memory, this is the solution to read the eBook partially. I’ve set it to 1000000 bytes or 1mb just to make sure it would not split my eBook.
- Fonts! Choose “MS Windows and phone fonts” for a variety of fonts available, then choose your font, font style, font size, font and background color. Click wordwrap. Choose your desired layout, portrait or landscape.
- Images. The flash screen image will be shown only on start up of the java eBook. The 2nd one is for the icon, it can be seen on java eBook menu (upper part) and at the phone’s menu.
Recheck your settings then start converting.
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Thanks a million for the tutorial! I had just read William Gibson’s Neuromancer, but I couldn’t find the sequel, Count Zero, in any local bookstore or library. Since it was much cheaper to get it on ebook, I did that, and then used ABC Lit to convert it from .lit into .txt. I followed your tutorial, uploaded the .jar to my cellphone via rumkin.com’s phone uploader, and a minute later, I was deeply emmersed in chapter 1. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for letting me know that my post helped you. BTW, I’m cooking up the eBook resources page, I hope its ready within the week. What’s your device anyway?
Thanks for the article
I am still not clear about where/how the etc tags go.
Any chance of a short script example.
I’ve mastered the image tags, but the images are not coming out as large as i would like.
& I do not understand the purpose of the picture gallery.
& his help file actually has NO tags!
Script sample idea: Of course this doesn’t work, what am i doing wrong? Do i have to write “Contents” somewhere?
chapter1
chapter2
Sorry your software took out all the tags that i had inserted in the sample file!
Hi, Naurice. First of all, Thank you for voicing out your concern.
Second, this is not my software, its a freeware that I’ve tried and tested to convert java ebook files. I haven’t tried the digital photo album using this software YET. That would be my next entry.
Regarding the tags: You’re supposed to do that on your text file using your notepad. Tags are for bookmarks of your java ebook, if you don’t need the bookmarks, you could skip this step.
Here’s how to do it. Open your text file on notepad, add the tags:
[p1]for introduction
[p2]for chapter
[p3]for section
If the ebook txt file doesn’t have such section,you could make them if you want.
For example, you found the Introduction, simple add [p1] at the beginning of the word Introduction.
That’s it, after conversion, the tags will recognized as your Table of contents or bookmarks of your finished file.
Please replaced [] to less than and greater than sign.
I hope this reply helps. Don’t hesitate to comment if you still have problems with java conversion.
Thanks for answering,
I also wrote to the authour, the following is his reply:
Hi,
You have to specify tags in following way:
(p1)chapter 1(/p1)
Content of chapter 1…
(p1)chapter 2(/p1)
Content of chapter 2…
(p2)chapter 3(/p1)
Content of chapter 3…
You don’t need to specify chapter number – the programm will do it while making jar file.
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Now i know the closing brackets are needed, but, do you think the third one should read (/p2)?
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I am having problems getting pictures to fill the screen size, maybe cause i am on a treo, but i intend to ask him about this too.
I replaced () for the less than and greater than sign
Hi again, Maurice. I’m sorry to disappoint you but putting the closing tags just like a html file is another thing. You don’t have to put closing tags such as (/p1), (/p2) and (/p3).
I’ve double check it just now, you cannot attain your table of contents by doing so. I’ll stand on my position. Please make some trials and find it yourself if you don’t believe me.
Another example:
(p2)chapter 1
Content of chapter 1…
(p2)chapter 2
Content of chapter 2…
(p2)chapter 3
Content of chapter 3…
Digital Photo Album article using mjBook will soon be posted.
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