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* Re: EbooksPeter
`- Re: EbooksSjouke Burry

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From: occassio...@nospam.co.uk (Peter)
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Subject: Re: Ebooks
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 by: Peter - Fri, 28 Jul 2023 21:30 UTC

Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jul 2023 03:40:24 +0100, Peter
> <occassionally-confused@nospam.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
>>> Does anyone know of a reader app that wll work on a Windows XP PC, and
>>> display epub files properly?
>>>
>>> I've got a good mobi reader, but the epub readers I have do not
>>> display properly.
>>
>>As stated elsewhere in this thread, Calibre is comprehensive free epub
>>management tool - which also reads most ebook formats, including epub.
>>https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows
>
> That one says it nly works on Windows 10 or higher. I'm looking for
> one that works on Windows XP.
>
>>Other options are
>>Balabolka
>>http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm
>
> That seems to be only text-to-speech.
>
>>CoolReader
>>http://sourceforge.net/projects/crengine/
>
> Now that one looks interesting!
>
> But unfortunately
>
> This Connection is Untrusted
>
> You have asked Firefox to connect securely to
> downloads.sourceforge.net, but we can't confirm that your connection
> is secure.
>
> And it's not offering the opportunity to override.
>
>>Sigil
>
> Sigil currently provides Windows installers for x86 and x64 and will
> only work on Windows 8 or newer. There�s a Legacy installer that�s
> suitable for Windows 7.
>
>>Adobe Digital Editions
>>https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html
>>
>>One advantage of CoolReader is it's cross platform.
>>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.coolreader

It's worthwhile to find a Windows Firefox solution for Ebooks that works.

With respect to CoolReader not showing up in Firefox
http://sourceforge.net/projects/crengine/

There is probably a way to set Firefox to allow http connections.
I'll add the Windows & Firefox people who may know better.

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 by: Sjouke Burry - Sat, 29 Jul 2023 01:07 UTC

On 28.07.23 23:30, Peter wrote:
> Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 Jul 2023 03:40:24 +0100, Peter
>> <occassionally-confused@nospam.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
>>>> Does anyone know of a reader app that wll work on a Windows XP PC, and
>>>> display epub files properly?
>>>>
>>>> I've got a good mobi reader, but the epub readers I have do not
>>>> display properly.
>>>
>>> As stated elsewhere in this thread, Calibre is comprehensive free epub
>>> management tool - which also reads most ebook formats, including epub.
>>> https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows
>>
>> That one says it nly works on Windows 10 or higher. I'm looking for
>> one that works on Windows XP.
>>
>>> Other options are
>>> Balabolka
>>> http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm
>>
>> That seems to be only text-to-speech.
>>
>>> CoolReader
>>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/crengine/
>>
>> Now that one looks interesting!
>>
>> But unfortunately
>>
>> This Connection is Untrusted
>>
>> You have asked Firefox to connect securely to
>> downloads.sourceforge.net, but we can't confirm that your connection
>> is secure.
>>
>> And it's not offering the opportunity to override.
>>
>>> Sigil
>>
>> Sigil currently provides Windows installers for x86 and x64 and will
>> only work on Windows 8 or newer. There¢s a Legacy installer that¢s
>> suitable for Windows 7.
>>
>>> Adobe Digital Editions
>>> https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html
>>>
>>> One advantage of CoolReader is it's cross platform.
>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.coolreader
>
> It's worthwhile to find a Windows Firefox solution for Ebooks that works.
>
> With respect to CoolReader not showing up in Firefox
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/crengine/
>
> There is probably a way to set Firefox to allow http connections.
> I'll add the Windows & Firefox people who may know better.
>
I am using version 1.9 on XP PRO.

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