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By David Rothman

eBookWise 1150A beta version of the GEB eBook Librarian lets you adjust your font size and margins and also bold the text that you import into the eBookwise-1150 and other machines that use Gemstar technology, including the RCA eBooks.

Download the beta from this page. To access the new features, choose “Advanced” within the “Create New” menu.

Great for people with vision problems

For the moment, the option will work only with .txt files you bring in, but programmer Steve Breen will soon be offering capabilities in other formats as well. Hey, way to go! Thanks to Steve, the Gemstar-related machines will be far more useful to people with vision problems.

Even if you enjoy normal sight, just bolding could make a major difference in the viewability of the 1150′s screen, especially when you’re using the smaller of the two existing font choices.

This is just a hint of good stuff to come from Steve, including, yes, import of OpenReader files after the exact format is settled on. Steve also will be working on OpenReader importation for other machines. Cool!

Biz details

If you like GEB eBook Librarian beta, you can register it for $15. The final results will also be available as the eBookwise Librarian, sold to owners of the eBookwise machine for $9.95.

Details: Justification is possible, too, with the new beta– although, given the line lengths involved, you may well prefer to do without it if you’re using the 1150 or a similar machine. Justification would make more sense on the larger-screened RCA color eBooks and the like. As for owners of the 1100 machines and perhaps some others, keep in mind that the old eBook Librarian from Nuvomedia does let you vary styles and sizes of type by picking up your desktop fonts. However, the Breen program could be handy for other reasons.

 
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