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After converting a few of my favorite scans into epub ebooks for the Sony reader (see here), I'm at the point to give a brief - but hopefully complete - "how to" of the process for best results:
Requirements:
Sony Reader (PRS-505 is my model, but I think any e-ink reader with the ability to deal with jpg images should work)
Calibre (freeware for ebook management)
Irfanview (freeware for pictures)
7-zip (freeware packer; any other packing software should be fine as well)
( how to turn scans into ebooks )
It also works well if you have to handle heavily formatted A4 pdfs (and access to an automated scanner-to-files). There are e-book devices for handling full sized A4 pdfs, but they are almost as heavy as a small laptop, thus their advantage as a lightweight reading device for everywhere is pretty muched nulled. :)
Requirements:
Sony Reader (PRS-505 is my model, but I think any e-ink reader with the ability to deal with jpg images should work)
Calibre (freeware for ebook management)
Irfanview (freeware for pictures)
7-zip (freeware packer; any other packing software should be fine as well)
( how to turn scans into ebooks )
It also works well if you have to handle heavily formatted A4 pdfs (and access to an automated scanner-to-files). There are e-book devices for handling full sized A4 pdfs, but they are almost as heavy as a small laptop, thus their advantage as a lightweight reading device for everywhere is pretty muched nulled. :)
