zTXT Format
xTXT format is a handheld text format which offers a higher compression ratio than other publishing formats. While this does not matter for short articles and short stories, it is very handy when trying to publish an 800 page novel and read it on a PDA. zTXT seems to be only available on PDA's using the Palm OS.
If you have a long book, it is especially good to offer in this format in addition to the others.
Readers:
Readers are what you install on your handheld to read the files.
Weasel - free
TiBR Pro - shareware
Compilers:
Compilers are software that converts your manuscript from one format into zTXT.
JMakezTXT - Java application so it runs on Windows, Mac, Linux etc. Free.
Txt2Palm - Windows only.
2 Comments:
Do you have any recommendations for xTXT equipped readers for the Pocket PC? I'm hunting around but can't find any. (Checked iSilo and µbook.)
Hi Ignatz,
I just checked about 10 PocketPC readers and none supported zTXT. It looks like it is only supported on the Palm OS.
My understanding is that zTXT is very similar to PalmDOC but with better compression. It is an open source format. I can see it being useful for Palm 21 users who have limited memory and perhaps no expansion card.
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