Rocket eBook
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* [http://rbmake.sourceforge.net/RbmakeDocumentation.rb rbmake documentation] | * [http://rbmake.sourceforge.net/RbmakeDocumentation.rb rbmake documentation] | ||
* [https://www.baen.com/download/index/owned/id/2596 John Ringo - A Hymn Before Battle] | * [https://www.baen.com/download/index/owned/id/2596 John Ringo - A Hymn Before Battle] | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040403185922/http://www.ebooksfrance.com/index.php?page=Dictionnaires Dictionaries] | ||
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** rbdump - a debug dump for a .rb file (if you need to debug the .hidx files that rbmake produced) | ** rbdump - a debug dump for a .rb file (if you need to debug the .hidx files that rbmake produced) | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010620213816/http://www.rocket-ebook.com/eRocket/erktdinstall.exe eRocket] - Rocket eBook simulator/reader for Windows | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20010620213816/http://www.rocket-ebook.com/eRocket/erktdinstall.exe eRocket] - Rocket eBook simulator/reader for Windows | ||
| + | ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20040317201510/http://www.ebooksfrance.com/index.php?page=eRocketPlus&racine=Logiciels eRocket++] - patches eRocket memory from 4MB to 48MB | ||
* [http://www.chromakinetics.com/REB1200/rlibrarian13222.exe RocketLibrarian 1.3.222] - converts html and txt to .rb | * [http://www.chromakinetics.com/REB1200/rlibrarian13222.exe RocketLibrarian 1.3.222] - converts html and txt to .rb | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060523150750/http://jim.pp.ru:80/alter/files/elibrarian20244.exe eBook Librarian 2.0.244] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20060907012710/http://jim.pp.ru:80/alter/files/elibrarian20224_patch.zip patch sometimes needed for an unregistered Rocket eBook]) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20021113050431/http://www.rocket-ebook.com/Readers/Software/index.html additional info]) | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060523150750/http://jim.pp.ru:80/alter/files/elibrarian20244.exe eBook Librarian 2.0.244] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20060907012710/http://jim.pp.ru:80/alter/files/elibrarian20224_patch.zip patch sometimes needed for an unregistered Rocket eBook]) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20021113050431/http://www.rocket-ebook.com/Readers/Software/index.html additional info]) | ||
* [http://www.breeno.org/_eBook/index.html GEB eBook Librarian] - create and view .rb (also rebranded as eBookwise Librarian) ([https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/GEB_Librarian additional info]) | * [http://www.breeno.org/_eBook/index.html GEB eBook Librarian] - create and view .rb (also rebranded as eBookwise Librarian) ([https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/GEB_Librarian additional info]) | ||
* [https://pdfread.sourceforge.net/ PDFRead] - convert [[PDF]], [[DjVu]], and [[TIFF]] to .rb | * [https://pdfread.sourceforge.net/ PDFRead] - convert [[PDF]], [[DjVu]], and [[TIFF]] to .rb | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040103093023/http://www.ebooksfrance.com/index.php?page=RocketPublisher&racine=Logiciels RocketPublisher] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120107023748/http://www.the-ebook.org/?dl_id=12 download]) - create and extract .rb | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040317201309/http://www.ebooksfrance.com/index.php?page=RBextract&racine=Logiciels RBextract/RB Extract] - extract component files of a .rb | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20220102154534/http://www.ebooksystem.net/support_rb2project_download.htm RB2Project] - convert a .rb to either HTML markup for import into eBook Publisher or directly to a .imp file | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20220102154534/http://www.ebooksystem.net/support_rb2project_download.htm RB2Project] - convert a .rb to either HTML markup for import into eBook Publisher or directly to a .imp file | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040103092840/http://www.ebooksfrance.com/index.php?page=RBinfo&racine=Logiciels RB-Info] - info on .rb file (GUI, not to be confused with command-line rbinfo that is part of rbmake) | ||
* [https://filestar.com/skills/rb Filestar*] - convert to and from .rb | * [https://filestar.com/skills/rb Filestar*] - convert to and from .rb | ||
* [https://www.logipole.com/formats-e-en.htm Konvertor] - convert to and from .rb | * [https://www.logipole.com/formats-e-en.htm Konvertor] - convert to and from .rb | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20011212072932/http://www.shinui.com/Innovate/Merlin/merlin.html Merlin] ([http://jimblog.me/wp-content/uploads/filebase/ebooks/rocket_reb/utilites/Merlin.zip download]) - RocketLibrarian replacement / Rocket SDK in Java for Windows/Unix | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20011212072932/http://www.shinui.com/Innovate/Merlin/merlin.html Merlin] ([http://jimblog.me/wp-content/uploads/filebase/ebooks/rocket_reb/utilites/Merlin.zip download]) - RocketLibrarian replacement / Rocket SDK in Java for Windows/Unix | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040317201326/http://www.ebooksfrance.com/index.php?page=Haruspice&racine=Logiciels Haruspice] - browse dictionaries in .rb format | ||
* [http://www.chromakinetics.com/REB1200/rebhack305.zip rebhack] - documentation on encrypted .rb format plus possibly help decrypt such files | * [http://www.chromakinetics.com/REB1200/rebhack305.zip rebhack] - documentation on encrypted .rb format plus possibly help decrypt such files | ||
Revision as of 21:39, 1 October 2023
Rocket eBook format was used by one of the first physical ebook readers, the Rocket eBook from NuvoMedia (and later REB 1100 from RCA/Gemstar and GEB1150).
It is a container format for simplified html, images and a pseudo-OPF (.info) file with all of the metadata.
It supports optional DRM and was sold by Gemstar, Barnes & Noble, Powells.com, and eBookwise.
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Identification
Hex "B0 0C B0 0C" or "B0 0C F0 0D" appears at offset 0.
References and format
- https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/RB
- http://www.chromakinetics.com/REB1200/REB1100.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_eBook
- Rocket eBook FAQ
- Russian Rocket eBook forum
- format documentation
Sample files
Online utilities
Software
- Book Designer - create .rb files (also includes RbDisintegrator to extract files from .rb)
- Calibre - read, convert to, and convert from .rb
- rbmake
- rbmake - a book-maker for .rb files
- rbburst - extract a .rb back into its component files
- rbinfo - summarize a .rb file
- rbdump - a debug dump for a .rb file (if you need to debug the .hidx files that rbmake produced)
- eRocket - Rocket eBook simulator/reader for Windows
- eRocket++ - patches eRocket memory from 4MB to 48MB
- RocketLibrarian 1.3.222 - converts html and txt to .rb
- eBook Librarian 2.0.244 (patch sometimes needed for an unregistered Rocket eBook) (additional info)
- GEB eBook Librarian - create and view .rb (also rebranded as eBookwise Librarian) (additional info)
- PDFRead - convert PDF, DjVu, and TIFF to .rb
- RocketPublisher (download) - create and extract .rb
- RBextract/RB Extract - extract component files of a .rb
- RB2Project - convert a .rb to either HTML markup for import into eBook Publisher or directly to a .imp file
- RB-Info - info on .rb file (GUI, not to be confused with command-line rbinfo that is part of rbmake)
- Filestar* - convert to and from .rb
- Konvertor - convert to and from .rb
- Merlin (download) - RocketLibrarian replacement / Rocket SDK in Java for Windows/Unix
- Haruspice - browse dictionaries in .rb format
- rebhack - documentation on encrypted .rb format plus possibly help decrypt such files
