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- Subject: Newton FAQ: Part VI - Books [8/9]
- Summary: This posting gives answers to most questions concerning the Newton
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- This part explains how to find & create books.
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- Version: This is the October 2002 update
- Maintainer: Steve Weyer <weyer@kagi.com>,
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-
- PART VI: Newton Books
-
- * A) Using and finding books
- + 1) How can I view NewtonBooks on the Newton?
- + 2) How can I tell my Newton to read NewtonBooks out loud using
- Macintalk?
- + 3) Where can I find NewtonBooks?
- + 4) Can I read PilotDOC books on the Newton?
- * B) Creating NewtonBooks
- + 1) What Apple software is available?
- + 2) Is it possible for me to create a NewtonBook directly on my Newton?
- + 3) How can I view PDF files on the Newton?
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- A) Using and finding books
-
-
- 1) How can I view books on the Newton?
-
- The book viewer is already built-in (in Newton ROM). See your Newton User
- Guide for help to turn pages, view TOC, annotate, set bookmarks, etc.
-
- 2) How can I tell my Newton to read books out loud using Macintalk?
-
- There is a separate application called Bookreader (Bernie Bernstone's
- reader) that allows you to do that:
- <http://www.bernstone.com/personal/newton/products/>
- You can also read books using the books routing menu (action button) if you
- have the HTMList extension installed: <http://www.kagi.com/weyer/#HTMList>
- (this also allows you email a specified range of book pages)
-
- 3) Where can I find books?
-
- * The Newtonberg project produced many books for Newton: [Dead link?]
- <http://members.aa.net/~robwest/pn/>
- * AMUG has a complete set of books, including Sherlock Holmes novels by Sir
- A. Conan Doyle:
- <http://cdrom.amug.org/http/newt/books.html>
- * J. Farmer compiled many books (mostly Paul Bowles books) [Dead link]
- <http://www.planetnewton.co.uk/>
- * Newton's Library <http://www.algonet.se/~anniqat/>
- * UNNA Book Section <http://www.unna.org/unna/books/>
- * Alex Catalogue automatically generates Newton Books on demand:
- <http://www.infomotions.com/alex/>
- * Terry Fischer's website: <http://home.earthlink.net/~newtonbooks/>
- * [Any other reference?]
-
- 4) Can I read PilotDOC books on the Newton?
-
- With Steve Weyer's PilotDOC plugin for Newt's Cape, you can read PilotDOC
- books. Please see <http://www.kagi.com/weyer/#PilotDoc> for more details.
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-
- B) Creating NewtonBooks
-
-
- 1) What Apple software available?
-
- You can use Apple's software to design books from RTF files or any other
- XTND format (Newton Press) or from files with a special format (with Newton
- BookMaker).
- Links are under Press and Development Software (VB2).
-
- 2) Is it possible to create NewtonBooks directly on the Newton?
-
- Yes, Steve Weyer's Newt's Cape can create books directly on the Newton from
- HTML pages: <http://www.kagi.com/weyer/#NewtsCape>
-
- 3) How can I view PDF files on Newton?
-
- There is no PDF viewer on Newton yet (and probably there will never be
- one). However, you can use Adobe PDF->HTML conversion from
- <http://access.adobe.com/>, and then view the result into your favorite
- browser. Besides Newt's Cape by Steve Weyer allow you to save the result as
- a Book package (this will compress the data).
-