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E-Book How-To
This
page details how to download from a web site to an Ebookwise
E-reader or a Rocket E-reader (REB 1200 purchased from
E-bay).
My books from Cerridwen and Wild Rose are not sold
through Ebookwise although my Wild Rose books are on Fictionwise.
Here's information about how to get those books from the
publisher's web site into your nifty device.
To do that you need another piece of software from
Ebookwise, called The Librarian. You can buy it on the
Ebookwise site and store it on your computer. What it does
is allow you to take a .rb book format and convert it for use on your reader.
To find the Librarian, go to
http://www.ebookwise.com.
Click on Help and then click on the Ebookwise
Librarian FAQ link. That will take you to a spot where
you can read about it and then download it. You can download
a trial copy and use it before you buy, too.
To download my books
to an older REB 1200 (bought on E-bay), you'll need a
compact flash card reader, too. Those are those little
floppy disk things, about 1.5" big (not the wee tiny ones
that go in cameras, but the other ones). You'll need the
'floppy disk' plus the reader. Most newer computers come
with a multi-media reader built in, but if yours doesn't,
you can buy a reader to plug into your USB port for about
$25.
Here's the step-by-step instructions for downloading a book
from, say,
Cerridwen Press's web site to your Ebookwise E-book
reader (this assumes you've bought the Libarian
software):
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Go to a web site and buy book in .rb format (you need
that format to store on these devices). Heck, buy
several copies, they’re cheap. Give them to your
friends, your relatives, your dog.
NOTE: If you can't get them in .rb format, .html is
okay, too. So if you're buying from Wild Rose,
go that route.-
Pay for the book in the usual way (credit card,
etc.) After going through checkout, you’ll get a
‘download now’ option. Go ahead and download it and
save the book on your hard drive of your computer.
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Plug
your E-reader device into your computer via the USB
port. Turn it on.
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If you got
the book in .html format, double click on the book
name to open it. Highlight all the text (ctrl-A) and
copy the text (ctrl-C) into a Word document. If you
got the book in .rb format, no need for this step.
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Now open the Ebookwise librarian and select Create
New. Browse to the location where my book is stored
and click Open once you’ve highlighted my book. -
A screen will show the pertinent details about
the book (title, author, etc.) In the little
pull-down box at the bottom of the popup screen,
select “Convert to Ebookwise 1150 format.” -
Soon a message will come back saying that it’s converted.
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Check your Ebookwise device. Touch the “Online
Library” tab. My book will be stored there.
Touch the circle next to the book title, and it
will transfer my book to your e-book library.
VISTA USERS: you may receive an error message
when you perform these steps (the error will appear
in the Librarian's message pane). Here's what you
need to do:
In Windows Explorer, find
c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. For those
of you not accustomed to Windows, the simplest way
to find this file is go to My Computer. Click on the
icon for C:.
Click on Windows, then System32, then
Drivers, then etc. Now you should see
a list of files and one is named "hosts".
Right click on "hosts". Click Properties.
Select the Security Tab. Click Edit next to
the "To change permissions" line. Change "Users" to
all rights by checking all the boxes in the lower
pane. Click Apply then Ok.
The steps are similar to download to a REB 1200.
Choose .rb format, download it, open the Ebookwise
librarian, select Create New, browse to my book and click
Open. In the pull-down box, though, select GEB 2150/REB
1200. The message will come back saying its been converted.
Now
here's the big difference. You can't make a direct
connection between computer and REB reader (well, you can,
but I don't want to step you through how to do that. It's a
bit complicated. This way is easier).
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Take the compact flash card out of your REB reader (turn
it off first).
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Put the flash card into your card reader. Skim through
your list of ebooks in the Librarian (if it's like my
list, it's big. If not, you're not buying enough books).
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Look for my converted book. In the "ebook Format"
column, it will say 'REB 1200/GEB 2150".
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Right click on my converted book file name on your PC,
and you'll see a menu. One option is "Export to Memory
Card". Click that and in the pathname that appears,
select e:/softbks.
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The software will copy my book to your card. Put the
card back in the REB, turn it on, and you should see my
book there, waiting to be read.
NOTE:
some reader have a e:/ebooks directory. If you have that,
put the book in there. All that means is that your device
was upgraded to a newer software version.
I
haven't downloaded to a handheld computer or a PDA ... yet.
Check back later, I'll put those instructions up when I
have.
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