[macvoiceover] Re: bookshare books on the iPad
- From: Olivia Norman <olivianorman@xxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:10:50 -0400
I just tried this and it worked great!
Thanks!
Olivia
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Candie Stiles wrote:
> 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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