[macvoiceover] Re: bookshare books on the iPad

  • From: Marcy Weinberg <rhymingmom1@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:33:08 -0400

When the books are converted to epub format, are they still Dazey?

Marcy


On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Olivia Norman wrote:

> 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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Marcy
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