Backbone.js Fundamentals

Re:Backbone.js Fundamentals by pooriaazimi on Thursday April 12, 2012 @11:02AM (#3832595)

There's always Calibre[1], but it's really bloated. It's a very powerful and capable ebook management system though, it's just not really Mac-ish.

Adobe has a very good ePub reader, called 'Adobe Digital Editions'[2] that runs on Mac, Windows and (I assume) Linux. It's an Adobe Flash/Air application and is much prettier than Calibre. If you don't mind Flash on your mac (I gave up last year), It's currently the best choice.

[1]: http://calibre-ebook.com/

[2]: http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/

[edit] No, there's no Linux version. You can use it with WINE though; use the instructions here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=701191

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Re:Backbone.js Fundamentals by tambourine_man on Thursday April 12, 2012 @02:31PM (#3833623)

Thanks. Isn't ePub just zipped xml/html? Why aren't there more choices? Seems like a wrapped Webkit would do the trick. Or maybe people just don't read much on PCs anymore.

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Re:Backbone.js Fundamentals by pooriaazimi on Thursday April 12, 2012 @05:48PM (#3834336)

It's more than just a zipped xml+css+html. There's a total mess underneath that open format specification (toc, item-references, etc).

Use Calibre (right click -> tweak ePub -> explode ePub), or eCub[1] to see and manipulate what's inside an epub...

[1]: http://www.juliansmart.com/ecub#mac

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Re:Backbone.js Fundamentals by novalis on Thursday April 12, 2012 @01:13PM (#3833285)

Adobe Digital Editions runs just great and is always handy. I don't get how no one else is doing something like it.

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