Comments on: Read Project Gutenberg e-books with eTextReader http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Maui Porterhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-249534 Maui Porter Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-249534 Oops -- looks like it's windows-only... ah well. Oops — looks like it's windows-only… ah well.

]]> By: Maui Porterhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264336 Maui Porter Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264336 Oops -- looks like it's windows-only... ah well. Oops — looks like it’s windows-only… ah well.

]]> By: Maui Porterhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-249533 Maui Porter Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:25:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-249533 Thank you! I cannot stand serif fonts for reading on the computer -- not TNR anyway. I'm a proofreader too, and I get plenty of TNR there, thankyouverymuch! I do appreciate that the books are in txt format -- as the previous commenter said, it is unlikely to go away any time soon. I doubt seriously that it'll be around in 100 years, but it is a good choice for PG's purposes. I just would prefer not to read it that way. Thank you! I cannot stand serif fonts for reading on the computer — not TNR anyway. I'm a proofreader too, and I get plenty of TNR there, thankyouverymuch!

I do appreciate that the books are in txt format — as the previous commenter said, it is unlikely to go away any time soon. I doubt seriously that it'll be around in 100 years, but it is a good choice for PG's purposes. I just would prefer not to read it that way.

]]> By: Maui Porterhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264335 Maui Porter Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:25:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264335 Thank you! I cannot stand serif fonts for reading on the computer -- not TNR anyway. I'm a proofreader too, and I get plenty of TNR there, thankyouverymuch!I do appreciate that the books are in txt format -- as the previous commenter said, it is unlikely to go away any time soon. I doubt seriously that it'll be around in 100 years, but it is a good choice for PG's purposes. I just would prefer not to read it that way. Thank you! I cannot stand serif fonts for reading on the computer — not TNR anyway. I’m a proofreader too, and I get plenty of TNR there, thankyouverymuch!

I do appreciate that the books are in txt format — as the previous commenter said, it is unlikely to go away any time soon. I doubt seriously that it’ll be around in 100 years, but it is a good choice for PG’s purposes. I just would prefer not to read it that way.

]]> By: only_moinhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-196414 only_moin Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-196414 i couldnt understand why people are having trouble with the txt format. for me its my favorite format , as it allows me to format the books' text any-which way i want. its the only format that works for me. the first time, i generally open the book in microsoft word and change the background colour to grey and the font to size 18. then i sit back and read away by pressing the pgdn button. when i am done i just type my name at the end of the paragraph i am in and click save. the next time i need to read i just search my name in the text through Find and read away. i love the gutenberg books precisely because they are in txt format - and you never have to worry about the txt format going obsolete - it probably gonna stay around or be accessible for the next 100 years. project gutenberg is a great site and i know nothing beats the feel of an actual/physical book - but atleast i get to read the books this way , many of which i wouldnt be able to afford. i couldnt understand why people are having trouble with the txt format. for me its my favorite format , as it allows me to format the books' text any-which way i want. its the only format that works for me. the first time, i generally open the book in microsoft word and change the background colour to grey and the font to size 18. then i sit back and read away by pressing the pgdn button. when i am done i just type my name at the end of the paragraph i am in and click save. the next time i need to read i just search my name in the text through Find and read away. i love the gutenberg books precisely because they are in txt format – and you never have to worry about the txt format going obsolete – it probably gonna stay around or be accessible for the next 100 years.

project gutenberg is a great site and i know nothing beats the feel of an actual/physical book – but atleast i get to read the books this way , many of which i wouldnt be able to afford.

]]> By: only_moinhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264334 only_moin Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264334 i couldnt understand why people are having trouble with the txt format. for me its my favorite format , as it allows me to format the books' text any-which way i want. its the only format that works for me. the first time, i generally open the book in microsoft word and change the background colour to grey and the font to size 18. then i sit back and read away by pressing the pgdn button. when i am done i just type my name at the end of the paragraph i am in and click save. the next time i need to read i just search my name in the text through Find and read away. i love the gutenberg books precisely because they are in txt format - and you never have to worry about the txt format going obsolete - it probably gonna stay around or be accessible for the next 100 years. project gutenberg is a great site and i know nothing beats the feel of an actual/physical book - but atleast i get to read the books this way , many of which i wouldnt be able to afford. i couldnt understand why people are having trouble with the txt format. for me its my favorite format , as it allows me to format the books’ text any-which way i want. its the only format that works for me. the first time, i generally open the book in microsoft word and change the background colour to grey and the font to size 18. then i sit back and read away by pressing the pgdn button. when i am done i just type my name at the end of the paragraph i am in and click save. the next time i need to read i just search my name in the text through Find and read away. i love the gutenberg books precisely because they are in txt format – and you never have to worry about the txt format going obsolete – it probably gonna stay around or be accessible for the next 100 years.
project gutenberg is a great site and i know nothing beats the feel of an actual/physical book – but atleast i get to read the books this way , many of which i wouldnt be able to afford.

]]> By: Ahmadhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-56261 Ahmad Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:58:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-56261 Thank you very much, I will try it. Although, you can copy it in word and save it as microsoft reader or pdf , than you can read it in any of those adobe or microsoft reader too Thank you very much, I will try it. Although, you can copy it in word and save it as microsoft reader or pdf , than you can read it in any of those adobe or microsoft reader too

]]> By: Ahmadhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264333 Ahmad Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:58:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264333 Thank you very much, I will try it. Although, you can copy it in word and save it as microsoft reader or pdf , than you can read it in any of those adobe or microsoft reader too Thank you very much, I will try it. Although, you can copy it in word and save it as microsoft reader or pdf , than you can read it in any of those adobe or microsoft reader too

]]> By: trytreedhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-40796 trytreed Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-40796 I found eTextReader via your article. (Fellnersoft's google ranking must not be very high.) For reading, I now find eTextReader/txt preferable to Foxit/pdf. I found eTextReader via your article. (Fellnersoft's google ranking must not be very high.) For reading, I now find eTextReader/txt preferable to Foxit/pdf.

]]> By: trytreedhttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264332 trytreed Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-264332 I found eTextReader via your article. (Fellnersoft's google ranking must not be very high.) For reading, I now find eTextReader/txt preferable to Foxit/pdf. I found eTextReader via your article. (Fellnersoft’s google ranking must not be very high.) For reading, I now find eTextReader/txt preferable to Foxit/pdf.

]]> By: Help to proof-read books with Project Gutenberghttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-40194 Help to proof-read books with Project Gutenberg Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:17:40 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-40194 [...] by the fact that there isn’t as yet a universally acceptable way of reading e-books. I previously profiled on GAS a text reader which is quite good and of course Amazon, Microsoft and Adobe all have e-book [...] [...] by the fact that there isn’t as yet a universally acceptable way of reading e-books. I previously profiled on GAS a text reader which is quite good and of course Amazon, Microsoft and Adobe all have e-book [...]

]]> By: Linda Martin-Peopleshttp://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-33945 Linda Martin-Peoples Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:09:00 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/12/15/read-project-gutenberg-e-books-with-etextreader/#comment-33945 This definitely sounds like it will have a wide audience! This definitely sounds like it will have a wide audience!

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