Reading LIT Files Could be Fun

I know, I know… It’s a proprietary format. Sometimes you can’t help yourself and get e-books of this file format. Though you wish to really avoid it, you can’t always do that. And so you end up having to deal with it. Let’s see two options that you have.

1. Convert the file into HTML.
   This is one of the most natural things for me to do. Especially when I still had my flash cart working with my DSi. I used to have DS Libris as my e-book reader. That’s why I’d rather have it. If I have an e-book reader like a DSi or maybe even the ipod, then that means that I could simply use a different file format considering that usual e-book readers from open source teams would go that way. This way I could read it on mobile devices that handle HTML file fornats.
   One of the converters out there is convlit. Convlit is an application that you run on the command line. The command is basically: clit name_of_ebook_file.lit ebook_directory/ And you have to really indicate what the director is or it won’t convert the file. Aside from that, it will even show you a message about Baby Jesos becoming sad over distributing illegal copies of ebooks. *lol* But it’s true. This is the evidence:

   This is a tool for **YOUR OWN FAIR USE** and not for stealing
   other people’s ebooks.

   Please do not use this program to distrbute illegal copies of ebooks.
   … that would make Baby Jesus sad.

   So just keep that in mind while you’re converting files, ok?

2. Keep them LIT files as they are.
   
   This is another option for those you who already have been using the application called Calibre. It’s an ebook management application. At the same time, you could view your files here. Even if you have 3 formats of the same title, it’s ok. There will be an option for you to view a particular format.
   When it comes to using Calibre it’s very straightforward. If you just look at the menu/toolbar which practically has everything, decide on what to do: view or convert files, etc. As you can see, you could also convert files from Calibre. But the most awesome detail is that you can really have the luxury of reading the files on your computer so that you have a bigger screen. Neat huh? No need to convert, just let your files stay there and keep them in that format for convenience. And because Calibre’s an ebook manager, you could add tags, etc. to it too.

I do hope that you learned something today. If you have other LIT file or ebook tips, please feel free to comment or send me an email. That way we could share our knowledge with one another.