I want to read, but I can't!

June 10, 2008 5:11 PM

Is there any way to convert .lrf's to anything readable on OS X?

I sold my Sony Reader because I much prefer a real book and I never really used it. This did leave me with a problem, and I'm an idiot.

I really should have finished my small library of books that I had for it, but I didn't and now I regret selling the Reader. I don't really want to buy another just to read 14 books. Can I convert the .lrf's that I have to .pdf, or is there any way to read them on my computer?

OS X 10.4, but I do have access to Windows (Vista, blech)

posted by InsanePenguin to technology (4 comments total)

This will do the conversions, but on Windows. (You said you have access to Windows.)

">http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/118338

posted by BryanPayne at 5:37 PM on June 10, 2008

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/118338

I'm new at MetaFilter, it ate my link. Not sure why. Copy/paste the above. :)
posted by BryanPayne at 5:38 PM on June 10, 2008

Thanks, this is why I love MetaFilter!
posted by InsanePenguin at 6:32 PM on June 10, 2008

Calibre (an absolutely brilliant alternative to Sony's software) works on MacOS X and has a viewer built in.
Only disadvantage is you'd really wish you still had your Reader. Converts everything over into LRF. Wouldn't have bought a Reader if this didn't exist.

Auto downloads of websites into your Reader, all formatted with table of contents-- brilliant.
posted by Static Vagabond at 6:46 PM on June 10, 2008