Re: Automating creation of eBooks in Mobipocket format

I agree with you on Windows; I have two machines on my desk, one
running Windows XP and the other a Mac. But here I'm talking about a
dedicated server, which runs our website remotely using Linux, rather
than a desktop machine. 

I could definitely use WINE or even Mobipocket Creator if it we were
generating the eBooks locally. But the way our system works, every
time a user of our web-based software uploads text and clicks
"Publish," we automatically create HTML of the text which we then need
to turn into a Mobipocket formatted eBook.

Is there a way to generate Mobipocket eBooks this way? Will WINE work
on a remote Linux server? Is there a Linux based utility that will
convert from HTML to Mobipocket?

Thanks for help on this technical question.

Brian
www.bloggerce.com

--- In [email protected], Marion Gropen
<Marion.Gropen@...> wrote:
>
> 
> On Apr 30, 2008, at 5:55 PM, A. Lefkowitz wrote:
> 
> >     In today's world, regardless of operating system you prefer,  
> > having a Windows machine is a necessity. There are windows  
> > emulators available for linux, but the performance hit may not be  
> > to your liking.
> 
> 
> 
> Oh, I disagree.
> 
> There are some things that Mac machines don't do well (large scale  
> accounting systems for companies above the $10 million/year range,  
> perhaps).
> 
> There are some things that CAN'T be done on anything like a Windows  
> or Mac.
> 
> Most of the time, though, you can do pretty well with whatever OS  
> suits your fancy.
> 
> As for my credentials in this area: I started out in physics in the  
> 80s, programming on machines that ranged from the ones with punch  
> cards to the room-sized ones with spinning tape drives. I've worked  
> on boxes with a range of OS including DOS, Classic Mac, Mac OSX,  
> Windows (in various flavors including NT, but not Vista), and a  
> number of truly archaic IBM systems.
> 
> IMNHO, it's like accounting software, or shoes -- you have to pick  
> the ones you feel comfortable with, because if they pinch, it's awful.
> 
> Marion Gropen
> Gropen Associates, Inc.
> www.GropenAssoc.com
> Offering Financial Advice By-The-Question,
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> and Classes to the Small Press Community.
>



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