Dear Andy, Bhante

...having used the tools you mentioned, we created a collection of most of
the Sutta Pitaka books as epubs:

http://books.nibbanam.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=3&Itemid=29&vmcchk=1&Itemid=29

metta,

Lennart

On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 3:09 AM, Yuttadhammo <yuttadhammo@...> wrote:

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> Also, Calibre does a good job with many options from pdf to epub:
>
> http://calibre-ebook.com/
>
>
> On 12/15/2011 11:09 AM, palitechguy wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I spent the last couple of days getting Pali Texts from VRI plus Access
> to Insight web pages formatted into ePub format and onto an eReader I have
> for testing.
> >
> > The bottom line :
> >
> > 1) There is at least one inexpensive eReader that allows you to install
> Pali fonts and use them without any problem.
> >
> > 1.a If you know how to copy files onto a USB key then you can install
> the Pali fonts onto the eReader.
> >
> > 1.b If you can choose a font from the list in your word processor then
> you have the skills needed to activate the font and use it.
> >
> > The eReader I tested with is the Kobo eReader Touch Edition.
> >
> > (My Sony eReader PRS-650 does not allow me install and activate fonts in
> a way that any normal human being can understand. It is such a complicated
> fuss that I won't bother detailing it).
> >
> > 2. The Pali Tipitaka as PDF files - bug?
> >
> > I downloaded the PDF files from tipitaka.org a few times over the last
> year but they didn't unzip properly on my Windows XP computer and I didn't
> have time to fuss with it.
> >
> > I think I found the problem. You cannot "Extract All..." files on
> Windows XP if there are Pali special characters in the file name?
> >
> > In any case, I renamed the zip files that I downloaded and they unzipped
> fine.
> >
> > BTW : the computer I used is installed in French so this might have
> affected the unzip?
> >
> > Conclusion : If you have not been able to unzip the PDF files from
> tipitaka.org then try renaming them.
> >
> > If you have the font installed on the eReader then these PDF files show
> all pali characters. This is nice but...
> >
> > 3. It turns out that it is very fast and easy to create ePub books for
> Pali (and the Access to Insight web site or other web sites).
> >
> > There is a program called "SIGIL The ePub Editor" (under the GNU GPL v3)
> that makes it very easy to create ePub format books for yourself or others.
> >
> > 3.1 If you just want to create a fast ePub book then
> >
> > - Open Windows Notepad
> > - Copy and Paste some Pali or a web page into Notepad
> > - "Save As..." - After Filename and File Type there is a little
> pull-down list Code (Encodage in French). Change it from ANSI to UTF-8
> >
> > almost done!
> >
> > - Open Sigil
> > - Open your file
> > - Save As... - There is a pulldown box for the file type. The default is
> EPUB file (*.epub)
> >
> > and you have just created your first Pali ePub book.If a pali font is
> installed on your eReader then all Pali characters will show properly.
> >
> > Optional : If you are going to be sharing the book then you will
> probably want to add a cover, create section headings, generate a table of
> contents and much more but it is not necessary.
> >
> > 4. Links
> >
> > I blogged about the Pali Tipitaka pdf file bug and about adding fonts to
> the eReader at :
> >
> >
> http://emsjuwel.com/pali.dictionary/buddhist-pali-tipitaka-pdf-files-an-unzip-problem-solved/
> >
> > You can download Sigil and see the Basic Tutorial (on the left side
> under "Wiki Pages") at :
> >
> > http://code.google.com/p/sigil/
> >
> > Hopefully we will soon be able to offer pali materials in the very handy
> ePub format.
> >
> > peace from
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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