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BooKreader

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BooKreader is a Linux KDE twin-panel text files reader/viewer specialized in reading e-books.
It supports multiple bookmarks, custom fonts, encoding selection.

The main feature is the reader has two-page style, so it looks like a real book.

Last changelog:

13 years ago

Version 0.2
There are mostly performance improvements.
* Rendering speed is now more that 5 times higher.
* Fullscreen mode finally works well.

New version 0.1.1.
Background image resizing bug fixed. Thanks to Alexander Bodnarashik.

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coyote22
13 years ago

How about adding pdf and html support to BooKreader?

AndrewSavchuk
13 years ago

Installed normaly, but can`t start :)

Vean
13 years ago

Спасибо

atlanter
13 years ago

Всегда пожалуйста :)

orbit
13 years ago

First up, I like what you are developing with BooKreader, well done :)

One thing though, how do you make BooKreader 0.2 display books correctly in English?

I have tried opening my .lit books with EVERY encoding option, and all I get is gibberish?

This happens even on utf-8 encoding.

Can someone suggest a fix.

I'm using Slackware12.

Cheers

Orbit

atlanter
13 years ago

Hi Orbit. Thanks for your good words.
Google and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Reader say that .lit format is a proprietary Microsoft DRM-protected format for their MS Reader.
Unfortunately, BooKreader 0.2 doesn't support this format. Probably it will in further versions.
I suppose you'd better convert your .lit books into plain-text files using .lib->txt converters you may find.
Thanks.

SeaJey
13 years ago

Well, there is another nice set of apps

http://st-reader.narod.ru/index.html

atlanter
13 years ago

Thanks, already there :)

maarizwan
13 years ago

Here's the web page for rudenko bookreader.

http://www.rudenko.com/ebook.html

You can run it with wine also.

maarizwan
13 years ago

Dear Atlanter,

I thank you for ebook reader. It's a good and much required application for Unix/Linux. Many thanks for creating and maintaining.

Have you seen Rudenko Bookreader, which is also very very nice bookreader, but it is a Windows Only App.

Please consider Rudenko Bookreader interface for betterment your bookreader.

I like your bookreader, and I have a few feature requests for your consideration:

<p>
1. Single Page Layout also (in options):
Reason is to have single view, because
two panels/pages distract while reading.

2. Page Background, Text foreground color selections in options.

3. Color Themes:
predefined color schemes which are comfortable and soothing for the eyes. You know that heavy reading could tire the eyes very much.

4. Unicode (utf-8) encoding as default:
utf-8 as default because, unicode supports all text encodings. Loading any document will be rendered properly. Let the user change encoding if required in the options.

5. Zoom in, Zoom out </p>

atlanter
13 years ago

Hi,
Thanks for your interest. Regarding your propositions:
1-3: they are planned features as you may see on http://kbookreader/about.
4: you can choose any default encoding you like in the preferences dialog. utf-8 is the greatest encoding but most russian text-books are encoded with cp1251 so choosing it as the default is very comfortably.
5: I suppose you can get the same effect by choosing larger/smaller font size in the preferences dialog.
http://www.rudenko.com/ebook.html - thanks, I'll look there.

xbo
13 years ago

Didn't someone create a .deb? I don't see it on the download page. If anybody has it (the one that installs in /usr/bin, please), can I have it?

dmitriy.volk [at] g m a i l

Thanks a lot!

SeaJey
13 years ago

Same problem in kubuntu 7.04

I've got 0.2beta from your site, successfully compiled and install it

But I can not find it in Kmenu even after logout :(

In what section bookreader will appear?

atlanter
13 years ago

By default bookreader is installed in /usr/local/bin or/ usr/local/kde/bin.
./configure --prefix=/usr should help

SeaJey
13 years ago

Thx
Now it works :)

blurymind
13 years ago

I packaged this for vector linux
http://www.vectorlinux.com/forum2/index.php?topic=3308.msg20796#msg20796

atlanter
13 years ago

Thank you. Already in downloads.

atlanter
13 years ago

Could please anyone create Kubuntu package(s)? I'll add them to my downloads. I'm sure many people would appreciate that.
Thanks.

Filozof
13 years ago

I've done a Kubuntu 7.04 package, so if you want, I can send it (but I obviously need your e-mail).

And maybe it could be quite funny for you, but despite the fact that I've installed it successfuly, I can't run the booKreader... Not by KDE menu, nor by Konsole.

Do you have any idea why?

atlanter
13 years ago

Thank you! Please, email the package to atlanter at gmail.
The problem is that on Kubuntu BooKreader is installed to /usr/local/kde/bin and this path is not in your $PATH. Anyway it should appear in the K menu after logout. Either you can run it directly.

phx
13 years ago

Thank you for your program!
I've done Debian package too, and had the same trouble in Kubuntu 7.04 - there is no item in K menu, and program is not in my $PATH. So I created a link to program, and the trouble disappeared :)

But I suppose there is another way of solving this problem - maybe if use prefix when configuring, it will be possible to create a complete Kubuntu package, and manual link creation will not be needed?..

atlanter
13 years ago

Yes, I think it's a good solution. If you want I'll put your package on http://kbookreader.org/download when it's ready. Just email it to atlanter at gmail.com.

maruchan
13 years ago

Just saw this today...going to download the source and give it a try (Kubuntu 7.04). I've been looking for this kind of software for a while now.

atlanter
13 years ago

OK, BooKreader moved to http://kbookreader.org finally. I'm working on making normal site with forum, blog, screenshots etc. Hope it will be available soon.

kodren
13 years ago

Hi !

I'm quite interested in your app, but the download link and your home page seem to be down.

Any idea where I could fine the source ?

Thanx !

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13 years ago

Version 0.2
There are mostly performance improvements.
* Rendering speed is now more that 5 times higher.
* Fullscreen mode finally works well.

New version 0.1.1.
Background image resizing bug fixed. Thanks to Alexander Bodnarashik.

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