I recently posted about finally finding a workflow to properly convert a cache of old Doc Savage books to ePub files.
In the last installment, I used Calibre to convert the original BBeB format (Sony) files into rich text files. Then I was using Nisus Writer Pro to clean them up, and then finally copy the text to Apple Pages for the final tweaks.
This was workable, but I learned a few things, and improved my processes:
When I got my first eBook “Reader,” a Sony PRS-700, in 2008, I went stumbling around for books.
One of the things I stumbled on was an archive of the 180+ Doc Savage books, in .lrf format, for the Sony Reader series. (yes, I am aware that they were not “legal” to download, so if you are offended you can move away now).
The .lrf format worked great on the old Sony reader. Table of contents, chapters, and all navigation worked.
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