[macvoiceover] Re: bookshare books on the iPad

You need to go to the previous version of unarchivor. The update doesn not work 
with the bookshare books.
On Jul 10, 2010, at 11:41 PM, Olivia Norman wrote:

> How can I unzip these? I've had trouble since the upgrade as well.
> Thanks, Olivia
> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
> 
> On Jul 10, 2010, at 8:37 AM, Joel Zimba wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> There is no need to convert to upload and convert to  epub.  ibooks can read 
>> pdfs just fine.  You can sync them through itunes which streamlines this 
>> process.
>> 
>> Regarding the uncompression of bookshare  files, there is some problem with 
>> the format which is being fixed by bookshare.
>> 
>> the Unarchiver quit working for me with 10.6.4 upgrade.
>> 
>> stuffit expander works fine though.  
>> 
>> an xml to epub converter is probably out there in the wild or will be soon.  
>> that would make this simpler as well.  I could even put together an 
>> automator script.
>> 
>> Joel
>> 
>> On Jul 10, 2010, at 12:51 AM, Jan Stirbens wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I downloaded a book from bookshare.org and converted it to a pdf file.  When
>>> I upload it to www.epubtogo.com, I get an error message back, saying that
>>> the book can't be converted.  If anyone has any suggestions as to what I may
>>> be doing wrong, I would appreciate it.
>>> 
>>> Jan
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Candie Stiles" <cstiles@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 8:07 PM
>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: bookshare books on the iPad
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Yes, I recently figured out how to read bookshare content on the ipad. I
>>> will go through the steps and explain how it is done.
>>> 1. Download your book of choice from www.bookshare.org.
>>> 2. Unzip the file into a folder on your computer the way you normally would.
>>> 3. Locate the file with the extension .xml and open it. This will open up
>>> the text of the book in safari.
>>> 4. Press command A to select all the text on the page.
>>> 5. Press command C to copy the text you selected.
>>> 6. open up a new document in Pages.
>>> 7. Press command V to paste the text of the document there.
>>> 8. Press VO M to go to the menu bar and go to share.
>>> 9. Arrow down to export and press VO space.
>>> 10. Now you want to save the document as a PDF. Make sure PDF is selected
>>> and press enter.
>>> 11. Give the file a name and press enter to save it as a PDF
>>> 12. Now go to www.epubtogo.com. This is where you will upload the pdf file
>>> 13. When you read down the screen, you will be asked where the file is
>>> located. Select "on my computer."
>>> 14. Now you can upload the PDF file to this site, and it will convert it
>>> into the epub format that is read by the Ibooks application on the ipad.
>>> 15. When the file has finished converting, you will be asked if you want it
>>> sent to you by email, or if you want to download it on your computer for
>>> viewing.
>>> 16. Choose to view it on your computer and the file will then be downloaded
>>> on to your hard drive.
>>> 17. Now, open Itunes and go to file and add to library.
>>> 18. Find the epub version of the file you just downloaded and press enter on
>>> it.
>>> 19. The file will then be added to your itune library in the books section.
>>> 20. Make sure the box is checked to synch your books with your ipad.
>>> 21. Now when you connect your ipad to your computer, the book will be copied
>>> on to your ipad in the ibooks application.
>>> 22. When it is finished, tap on the ibooks app on your ipad, and the book
>>> will be on your bookshelf ready for reading.
>>> This sounds like an extremely long process, but once you get the hang of it,
>>> it goes pretty smoothly.
>>> Candie
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Apr 17, 2010, at 6:36 PM, Olivia Norman wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Has anyone figured out a way to read bookshare content on the iPad?
>>>> Olivia
>>>> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
>>>> 
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