Mobile eBooks Etc

PDF to Microsoft Word conversion? The easiest way is to open the PDF file, click edit, choose select all, copy then paste it to blank word document. How about batch conversion? Will you choose to do the repetitive steps? Count me out. The best way is to use conversion software like Some PDF To Word Converter I stumbled. A shareware that is powerful enough for batch conversion is great.

I’ve tried and tested SomePDF2Word software. Well, it is user friendly and converts PDF files easily. As I’ve said before, PDF files is the most popular and common ebook format but not easy to read on symbian mobile phones. The best way is to convert the PDF to other format and convert it to mobile ebook format you want. That depends on the ebook conversion tool you have.
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An icon is a small image or pictogram. Icons have been used to supplement the normal alphanumerics of the computer. A computer icon usually ranges from 16 by 16 pixels up to 128 by 128 pixels. It has *.ico extension name and represents may represents a file, a folder or application.

On cell phones, the images you see in our menu are icons. We also use icons on favicons.

Having a hard time searching for ebook icons? I tried searching for ebook icons and landed on unavailable links or “dead end”. On java ebook conversion, we can customized the ebook icon but we have to use png file format. Using the default, the icon would looked like this.
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Many times from my previous articles that I mentioned the extension name of the ebook file. When I say doc files, I’m referring to MS Word doc files. Although Quickword can read doc files to mobile phones, it has some limitations like you can’t read some doc files using QuickWord. This is the reason why some mobile ebook readers prefer to have them converted instead.

I’ve used Repligo for Nokia Series 60 2.0 software to convert MS Word doc files. The download link is from cerience, a trial version. Again, its not a free software. Read more »

I offered a long time co-moblogger requested me to convert her 10 doc ebook files, 1 in prc format and 1 pdf ebook file to repligo format last week. I admit, the files were in my email inbox for a week and haven’t checked the details until last night. Its not that I don’t want to grant her request, but I can’t find time to convert them sooner. I guess, she forgot that she’s asking for a favor and I have a busy life outside mobile ebooks and blogging. Anyway, she didn’t have any access to computer that’s why she asked me I offered her. She kept texting me leaving ym messages the whole week if I’m done converting the ebooks until I find time last night. Listed below are the ebooks I’ve converted. Read more »

Why some people want to convert LIT files to repligo? Mostly, the new generation of bookworms don’t have or limited access to computers, some are always “on the go” and don’t want to carry many things like me… some don’t have a pocket PC or PDA that’s always been handy. These are just some of the numerous reasons why some would rather convert a LIT file to repligo. Anyway, I’ve mentioned here that LIT eBook format is 2nd to most common file to PDF.

How to convert LIT eBook to Repligo format? RGO or repligo format when used to a symbian 60 or S60 is one of the best format for me and there are already many mobile ebook readers prefer to use repligo reader.

Although its possible to copy the text when using Microsoft Reader and paste it to notepad, I don’t recommend it because it consume lots of time in editing. We’ll be needing a LIT converter software, any software will do or you can use ABC Amber LIT Converter to convert the file to any format you like.

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The new generation of bookworms’ primary problem is ebook conversion especially if they’re going to read the ebook not on their computer but on handheld device such as mobile phones. Chosen format varies on the electronic device they will be using and of course the mobile ebook application or ebook reader. Its impossible to read LIT eBooks on mobile phones as I’ve mentioned from my previous post here. LIT format eBooks can be read by Microsoft Reader.

How to convert LIT files? There are many free conversion software in the internet. It just so happen that I’ve been using ABC Amber LIT Converter v 2.05. Actually, I’ve used the older version.

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