Mobipocket PRC eBook Conversion
Did you know that converting file to Mobipocket PRC format is complicated? Have you tried downloading a PRC format from forums? Of course if you purchased or download from mobipocket site, the file should be perfect. Try comparing a PRC file from Mobipocket site and a PRC file from forums. You could download free ebooks or a sample PRC ebook from Mobipocket ebooks site and the PRC file you downloaded from forums (usually shared by other members). You will see the difference.
Complicated? If you don’t have the perfect source file, that means you have to edit the source file first. If you’ll be reading the PRC file using your mobile, you will see a minimal difference but using the MobiReader for PC, its the other way around.
Downloads:
Mobipocket Reader for PC
Mobipocket Creator Home Edition
Mobipocket Creator Publisher Edition
It is advisable to install Mobipocket Reader for PC so you could see if you converted a perfect PRC file. Its easy to use the Home Edition but on ebook conversion, I suggest to use the Publisher Edition.
Conversion:
MS Word DOC to PRC – Please read my post Prepare MS Word DOC Before Conversion. There’s a lot of editing on MS Word DOC file but I guarantee that you should have a perfect PRC if you checked and edited the whole document. It consumes a lot of time on editing depends on the file, it usually took me a minimum of two hours depends on my desired output PRC file.
Actually, you could convert HTML, PDF and TXT format too as source file but I prefer MS Word, you could see and edit the layout faster and use font style, font size and styling on MS Word window. That’s impossible on TXT format. HTML and PDF file should be easy, just import the file on Mobipocket Creator and convert. Don’t forget to encode the metadata.
Bob Ong's eBooks
The image above is a sreenshot of Bob Ong’s ebook in PDF format. Bob Ong is a Filipino author publishing books in tagalog. He had already lots of books published from 2001 to present.
- ABNKKBSNPLAko?!
- Bakit Baliktad Magbasa Ng Libro Ang Mga Pilipino?
- Ang Paboritong Libro Ni Hudas
- Ang Kagilagilalas Na Pakikipagsapalaran Ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah
- Alamat Ng Gubat
- Stainless Longganisa
- Kikomachine Komix Blg. 1-5
- Penumbra Novellas: Takod, Parman, Craving
- Macarthur
- Tikman Ang Langit
- Girl Trouble
- Kulas
- Peksman (Mamatay Ka Man) Nagsisinungaling Ako (at iba pang Kuwentong Kasinungalingan na di pa dapat paniwalaan)
- Trese: Murder On Balete Drive
- ROLES (a Not Quite Unreal novel)
2 reasons why I made this post:
First reason, piracy. See the image above? The real book was photocopied or scanned and created in PDF format. The book costs not much compared to other similar genre and it was available for download from forums. If I really like the book, I’m sure I will have another collection just like Pugad Baboy (a local political humor books).
Second reason: This is to show an example of a kind of ebook that is impossible to be converted. I received a download link via SMS for this PDF years ago from a ebookworm and asked me a favor to convert it so he can read it on his mobile. Technically, its impossible.
PDFZilla's Free PDF To TXT Conversion
Converting mobile ebook can be so complicated to others if we have to convert a certain source file to a specific format. Let’s say we have pdf format ebook and we want to convert it to SmartphoneWare’s ebook that supports Aportis PRC. FYI, ebook coversion to this format is possible using a mobile application “eBook Maker”. So if you are using eBook 1.03 make sure that you also installed eBook Maker on yur mobile phone. This is an old application and never been updated since 2003 but it still works on compatible smartphones. This was the first ebook reader I used in 2004.
Above is just an example on when we are needing to convert PDF to TXT format. PDFZilla has a PDF to TXT conversion tool that supports batch conversion easily. The best part is Zilla PDF to TXT Converter is a freeware. You can download the file directly from PDFZilla Download here.
How to use it? Just click the plus sign (+) to add files, assign the output folder and press “Start Converting Now”. Its easy. You could also upgrade and purchase the product to convert PDF to other formats.
Convert PDF To LIT
I received an email few days ago about converting PDF to LIT format using the contact form on this site. I have some issues with the past contact form plugin after plugin upgrade, the sender’s name and email address were not shown because of the plugin bug. The email goes like this:
I’m curious if you know of a program that can convert .pdf files into .lit files. I HATE reading pdf ebooks, because I cannot save my place in them, whereas the .lit version saves your place in multiple books. I read the books on my laptop…
I agree that when it comes to eBooks, we cannot have bookmarks in pdf unless we take note of it. The easiest way will be purchasing a file converter specially for that function, pdf to lit. There are trial versions but they offer it for limited page conversion, 5-10 pages only just enough to try and test the product.
The “FREE” conversion:
- Convert the pdf files to .TXT format or Word .DOC file. There are two ways:
- Open the PDF file, edit, select all, copy and paste it to notepad or MS Word.
- Use free PDF to TXT converter software. You could also try free PDF to DOC software.
- Images will not be copied (TXT), save the image separately as an image file (optional)
- Edit the copied file for line breaks and spaces.
- Download and install free ReaderWorks.
- Make necessary adjustments to settings before conversion.
Instructions and informations to use these products will be posted soon. My apologies to email sender, you can contact me again (contact page already working), comment here or subscribe to my feeds to have immediate answer to your concern.
Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty eBooks
Today is Blog Action Day focusing on poverty, every blogger will be united on this day to discuss poverty issues. This is my first time to participate.
Poverty is a very delicate issue, everyone have his own point of view… the origin… the causes… the effects… its a global issue. Poverty is a condition in which the basic needs of human beings (shelter, food, and clothing) are not being met. I browsed the net to search for some files about poverty, somehow it will give us a better understanding.
- Poverty In The Philippines, Income, Assets and Access ¹
- Causes Of Poverty In The Philippines ¹
- Poverty, Vulnerability and Family Size: Evidence from the Philippines ¹ (2005)
- Analyzing the Impact of Philippine Tariff Reform on Unemployment, Distribution, and Poverty ² (2003)
- Human Resource Development and Poverty in the Philippines ² (2005)
- Impact of Agrarian Reform on Poverty ² (2002)
- Land Issues in Poverty Reduction Strategies and the Development Agenda: Philippines ² (2003)
- Population and Poverty: A Review of the Links, Evidence and Implications for the Philippines ² (2002)
- Philippine Poverty Assessment Vol.1 4 (2001)
- A Strategy To Fight Poverty 4 (1996)
- Doha Scenarios, Trade Reforms, and Poverty in the Philippines: A CGE analysis 5 (2005)
Sources:
2 Philippine Institute For Development Studies
3 Oxford Poverty And Human Development Initiative
5 International Food Policy Research Institute
All the above links are in PDF format, simply click the title to view the file or right-click then choose “save as” to save the file. You could also read them directly on your handheld device or convert them to other ebook formats.
