[macvoiceover] Re: bookshare books on the iPad
- From: Joel Zimba <zimbameister@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:37:40 -0400
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
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