Questions relating to electronic books, including different files types, ebook conversion software, and ebook reading software.
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dbus : Where to get started?
Many every day actions in Ubuntu can be done easily from terminal using dbus. The main advantage is it can be done exactly the GUI does, using a one liner, such as change brightness, copy file, etc.
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Open ebooks in Ubuntu 12.04
I have downloaded e-books in both electronic publication and mobile reader. In windows a program called 7zip extracts the files. Which program will do the same in Ubuntu 12.04?
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Is there any application for Ubuntu 12.10 to create ebooks?
Like MAC has ibooks author for preparing ebooks, are there any applications for Ubuntu? If so, please inform.
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Can someone recommend a Java ebook maker for mobile on Ubuntu 12.04?
Can someone recommend a Java ebook maker for mobiles? I want to create 176x220 or 240x320 ebooks for my personal use. I am using Ubuntu 12.04. I found a couple of softwares for Windows but I don't ...
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Software to manage my book collection
Is there any software letting me manage my book collection and sync it with anobii or any other online reading community?
aNobii is an online reading community built by readers for readers allowing ...
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Software that will read books from library [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Ebook Reader Software
Is there any available program in Ubuntu that can read ebook from local public library without using windows?
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Uninstalling/deleting Calligra
I am installed Calligra on Ubuntu 12.04, but I do not like it and now I want to uninstall it. I am installed unstable release with project-neon. I am tried to delete folder in /opt but I can not ...
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Is there a way to convert a PDF file to ePUB format WITHOUT using Calibre
I'll tell you clearly and loudly: I don't like Calibre!
So, how can I convert PDF to ePUB without it?
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How to transfer eBooks from an iPhone
My daughter reads a lovely ebook on her iPhone. I wonder if it is possible to transfer this ebook to my laptop so I can read the ebook as well.
I am using Ubuntu 12.04
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How do I update the firmware on my Sony eBook Reader?
I've a Sony Ebook Reader PRS-T1. I have Calibri and there is no problem to put ebooks on the Reader, but I don't know how to update the firmware. Perhaps you can help me?
Regrets
Malte
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Reading out loud my ebooks
Is there any option which I can activate so calibre reads out loud my .pdf s or my e books in general. This is something that I have first seen in the adobe acrobat reader. But if it exists in Ubuntu ...
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What Book-Library Organizing Programs are available?
I would like to ask if there is any good program for ubuntu 12.04 to organize a library of books.I want to mention that I also have books written in my native language (Greek) and I have books written ...
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Information regarding who to contact for submitting books to software centre
I am wondering who I need to get in touch with to find out information regarding books in the Ubuntu Software Centre. What are the requirements? Does Ubuntu get a percentage regarding the sale (like ...
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Sony e-reader opens Shotwell and displays content of /Media/Setting
When I connect my Sony PRS-T1 e-reader Ubuntu 12.04 opens the Removable Media's default photo app (Shotwell) and then displays the contents of one of the two drives: /Media/Setting. The other drive is ...
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Is there an open source alternative to “Adobe Digital Editions”?
For the moment I run Adobe Digital Editions under Wine to download ebooks burdened with ditigal restriction management. I only use it to open .acsm files supplied by ebook-shops, which contain ...
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How to convert .lit files in other formats?
I've changed my e-reader and i want to convert my .lit files in other supported formats (AZW, TXT, PDF, HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG or BMP)
thanks
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Help needed running apps from USB
Here is my situation:
I have a 14 GB USB stick with Ubuntu 11.10, and loads of video files, and eBooks for use at the pub/coffee shop/park away from my main computer at home.
I have a Dell Mini 9 ...
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E-Book-Reader Style Desktop Environment for 11.10?
Out of many desktop environments available around i wanted to know which satisfy my needs.
I want
1) Quick Minimal Desktop.
2)Support for pdf and doc, No need of video.
3)Need wifi, no need of BT ...
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How do I set FBReader as the default mobi ebook reader?
Is there a quick simple way of installing FBReader? Also, how do I fix the filetype not being recognized (mime TYPES?)
I want to set FB Reader as the default Open for mobi ebooks, but it's not ...
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Setting custom commands for eBooks
I wanted to follow these instructions from another thread about reading eBooks:
If you install calibre, and you just want to read a mobi file, then you can use the ebook-reader application that ...
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How to install Adobe Digital Editions
How can I install Adobe Digital Editions on Ubuntu?
I've read that this is possible using Wine, but I can't download the installer from the Adobe page (as this installer is an online flash installer ...
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Ubuntu books for 11.10? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are there any good books for new Ubuntu user?
I'm looking for some good books to check out that are updated to cover the current version 11.10.
While this question may ...
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What ebook reading devices work well without Windows or Wine?
I want to purchase an eBook reader device and eBooks. I don't use Windows, Mac OS or Wine. Most eBooks sold today are encumbered with DRM. Therefore, I need a workflow to buy and read DRM eBooks ...
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Does Calibre support Full Text Indexing / Search?
Calibre has tons of plugins, but what I really miss is full text search for all my books (mainly pdf and DJVU). Is this implemented, is there a plugin available? I can only find feature requests that ...
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Is there any ereader-like program? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Ebook Reader Software
I would like to have an ereader-like program to read books that I downloaded off of this website:
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Remove DRM in Calibre (Ubuntu 11.04) problem [closed]
I've installed Calibre 0.7.44 . I tried to open a book (prc) but it said that the book was locked by DRM.
I downloaded "MobiDeDRM 0.16.py" and zipped it to "MobiDeDRM.zip".
Go to ...
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How do I get Calibre to fetch news?
After spending a while figuring out Calibre's news fetching feature, and spending another while slowly editing the recipes as it maxed out the cpu, I was disappointed to find that resulting the ebooks ...
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Converting DJVU to PDF
I want to convert a DJVU document into a PDF document, separating and preserving the text layer and the images while also keeping the structure from the DJVU. How can I do this in Ubuntu?
(I will ...
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pdf to mobi convertor
is there any application in natty which can convert a pdf file into a mobi file?
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How can I execute a command through a browser?
I'm trying to create a link that will run a command (more specifically, open an ebook). Is there a way to do this?
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Is there an application for reading mobi files?
Is there e-book reader on Ubuntu that read mobi file format?
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What's a good tool for creating .epub format e-books?
I have seen a question here about reading .epub but I would like to create my own easily from a GUI, what is available for Ubuntu? Even if I have to download something outside the repository, as long ...
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How to listen to Audible files?
Does anyone know of any software or solution I can use to listen to Audible files in Ubuntu? I'd rather not have to use wine but I'm just wondering what other people have come up with.
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Kindle for PC via Wine
I've been checking out all the free books on Amazon and I really want to get the Kindle PC program running on my computer so I can download, read, and manage my e-books. I realize that Calibre can be ...
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Convert CHM to ebook for kindle 3
Is there any application for Ubuntu that can convert CHM files to ebook compatible with kindle?
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How can I get Kindle for PC to work in Ubuntu using Wine? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Kindle for PC via Wine
I've 'installed' Kindle using Wine but it doesn't work. The menu item is there but nothing seems to happen when I click it. I have set the ...
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Ebook Reader Software
Can anyone suggest a nice ebook reader in ubuntu? Preferably something lightweight.
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List of free Ubuntu books
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