Rocket eBook
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It supports optional DRM and was sold by Gemstar, Barnes & Noble, Powells.com, and eBookwise. | It supports optional DRM and was sold by Gemstar, Barnes & Noble, Powells.com, and eBookwise. | ||
| − | .RB files are also used to | + | .RB files are also used to update the firmware and system fonts of the device. |
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | * Ebook .rb files: Hex "{{magic|B0 0C B0 0C}}" appears at offset 0. | + | * Ebook .rb files: Hex "{{magic|B0 0C B0 0C}}" ('bookbook') appears at offset 0. |
| − | * System .rb files: Hex "{{magic|B0 0C C0 DE}}" or "{{magic|B0 0C F0 0D}}" appears at offset 0. | + | * System .rb files: Hex "{{magic|B0 0C C0 DE}}" ('bookcode') or "{{magic|B0 0C F0 0D}}" ('bookfood') appears at offset 0. |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040402101802/http://www.the-ebook.org/news/font/index.html#7 Info on System .rb files] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040402101802/http://www.the-ebook.org/news/font/index.html#7 Info on System .rb files] | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120120151837/http://www.the-ebook.org/rus/?page_id=122 rbfPacker] - Collects fonts into a special rb file that replaces Rocket ebook system fonts ([https://libroom.net/viewtopic.php?t=5635&start=20 more info]) | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120120151837/http://www.the-ebook.org/rus/?page_id=122 rbfPacker] - Collects fonts into a special rb file that replaces Rocket ebook system fonts ([https://libroom.net/viewtopic.php?t=5635&start=20 more info]) | ||
| − | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120106182947/http://www.the-ebook.org/e107/e107_files/images/rocket/003/ru_times_full.zip Russian Times New Roman for Rocket eBook] | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120106182947/http://www.the-ebook.org/e107/e107_files/images/rocket/003/ru_times_full.zip Russian Times New Roman for Rocket eBook] - Sample system .rb |
| − | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20030711173416/http://www.aha.ru/~snn/ebook/REB1100_Times_fonts_RUS.ZIP Russian Times New Roman for REB1100] | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20030711173416/http://www.aha.ru/~snn/ebook/REB1100_Times_fonts_RUS.ZIP Russian Times New Roman for REB1100] - Sample system .rb |
| − | * [http://jimblog.me/wp-content/uploads/filebase/ebooks/rocket_reb/firmware/2.0.305.3r%20%28full%29.zip Firmware 2.0.305.3r] | + | * [http://jimblog.me/wp-content/uploads/filebase/ebooks/rocket_reb/firmware/2.0.305.3r%20%28full%29.zip Firmware 2.0.305.3r] - Sample system .rb |
Revision as of 04:12, 8 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.
.RB files are also used to update the firmware and system fonts of the device.
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Identification
- Ebook .rb files: Hex "
B0 0C B0 0C" ('bookbook') appears at offset 0. - System .rb files: Hex "
B0 0C C0 DE" ('bookcode') or "B0 0C F0 0D" ('bookfood') 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
- 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
System .rb Files
- Info on System .rb files
- rbfPacker - Collects fonts into a special rb file that replaces Rocket ebook system fonts (more info)
- Russian Times New Roman for Rocket eBook - Sample system .rb
- Russian Times New Roman for REB1100 - Sample system .rb
- Firmware 2.0.305.3r - Sample system .rb
