User:Rossolson/RTF Recapture

Goal: Clean Up

Make the eBooks that only have RTF files compatible with more modern HTML workflows.

Phase 1: Identify candidate eBooks.

(Found via Google Search)

• Vaknin
  • https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4742 - TrendSiters Digital Content, Vaknin
  • https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8421 - The First Book of Factoids, Vaknin
  • https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28363 - MindGames: Short Fiction about Bizarre Mental Health Disorders , Vaknin
  • https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8218 - Wars and Empire, Vaknin
  • https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11261 - Cyclopedia of Philosophy, Vaknin
  • https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12701 - The Suffering of Being Kafka, Vaknin
  • (Likely more of the 29 eBooks from Vaknin will have similar issues.)
• https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5330 - Rhyme and Reason; a Compilation of Verses, Rhymes and Senses, Dom (HTML has incorrect line breaks and formatting issues.)
• https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5766 - Praetor's Lunch, Dom (More line-break weirdness.)
• https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27460 - Il Vanzeli di Mateo (HTML has character conversion issues.)
• https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22746 - The Copy/South Dossier, Story

Phase 2: Conversion Script

Create RTF to HTML conversion tool that is specific to these particular RTF files.

Phase 3: Evaluate

Evaluate conversions for acceptability.

Phase 4: Release

Release conversions.

Other issues:

• Stray files: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2401