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It's February 2011 and I am busy playing with a new Sony PRS-650 (black).
== History ==


First off I want to be able to read the morning paper on it.
2019-01-31 - Wrestled (again) to put an Overdrive eBook onto it. Finally succeeded on the PC [[Murre]].


I am using Calibre software but I don't want to run the desktop GUI all the time. I want to run a script as a cron job.
Purchased around 02/2011
 
== Automated Newsfeed ==
 
My goal here is to use my "always-on"* Ubuntu server [[Bellman]] as a download machine for news. It will run a news download script in the morning, and then transfer the news to my Reader.
 
These commands will download the news.
 
cd /tmp
ebook-convert "San Francisco Chronicle".recipe sf_chronicle.epub
ebook-convert "The Nation".recipe the_nation.epub
ebook-convert "The Guardian / The Observer".recipe The_Guardian.epub
ebook-convert "Christian Science Monitor".recipe CSM.epub
I think once the download and conversion is completed
all I need to do is copy the epub files to the Reader.
 
cp sf_chronicle.epub /media/READER/database/media/books/
 
but I could be wrong...
 
== Tips ==


=== Using Calibre software ===
=== Using Calibre software ===


That's the biggest tip -- use Calibre.
I used to use Calibre all the time.


Use Calibre to convert PDF files into Epub files; reading PDFs on the Ebook is not very satisfying. You can't really change the font size because the pages are laid out wrong if you do.
Use Calibre to convert PDF files into Epub files; reading PDFs on the Ebook is not very satisfying. You can't really change the font size because the pages are laid out wrong if you do.


=== Transfer library books to reader using a Mac ===
== Transfer library books to reader ==


'''Preparation'''
=== Preparation ===


# Install and authorize Adobe Digital Edition on your computer, which means setting up an account.
# Install and authorize Adobe Digital Edition on your computer, which means setting up an account.
# Sometimes you have to "deauthorize" and then "authorize". It's under the Help menu. The error is something like E_NOT_ACC_RDY or whatever.
# Sometimes you have to "deauthorize" and then "authorize". It's under the Help menu. The error is something like E_NOT_ACC_RDY or whatever.
# With the ebook reader plugged into your Mac, download and install the Sony Reader Library software, and set up and account, and activate your reader with the account. https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/downloads/W0010083
# With the ebook reader plugged into your computer, download and install the Sony Reader Library software, and set up and account, and activate your reader with the account. The Mac software is here https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/downloads/W0010083
 
This time around (1/2019) I had better luck with the PC but YMMV.


'''Checking out books'''
'''Checking out books'''
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# Open the Sony Reader program. Use File->Import File to import the epub.  
# Open the Sony Reader program. Use File->Import File to import the epub.  
# Drag the epub from the "bookshelf" to your device.
# Drag the epub from the "bookshelf" to your device.
'''You can't transfer books in Adobe, only in the Sony program.'''


That's it.
That's it.
*Actually Bellman currently shuts down every night and starts itself up every morning.

Latest revision as of 05:47, 1 February 2019

History

2019-01-31 - Wrestled (again) to put an Overdrive eBook onto it. Finally succeeded on the PC Murre.

Purchased around 02/2011

Using Calibre software

I used to use Calibre all the time.

Use Calibre to convert PDF files into Epub files; reading PDFs on the Ebook is not very satisfying. You can't really change the font size because the pages are laid out wrong if you do.

Transfer library books to reader

Preparation

  1. Install and authorize Adobe Digital Edition on your computer, which means setting up an account.
  2. Sometimes you have to "deauthorize" and then "authorize". It's under the Help menu. The error is something like E_NOT_ACC_RDY or whatever.
  3. With the ebook reader plugged into your computer, download and install the Sony Reader Library software, and set up and account, and activate your reader with the account. The Mac software is here https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/downloads/W0010083

This time around (1/2019) I had better luck with the PC but YMMV.

Checking out books

  1. Download the book in epub format using Adobe Digital Edition (the only way the library gives you to download epubs).
  2. Open the Sony Reader program. Use File->Import File to import the epub.
  3. Drag the epub from the "bookshelf" to your device.

You can't transfer books in Adobe, only in the Sony program.

That's it.

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