koobe

If you're looking for a lightweight script to help you open .epub and .lit files in Konqueror, koobe could be just what you need. This handy tool is designed specifically to work with the IDPF Open ebook spec, as well as convertlit via openberg. However, it's worth noting that it only supports html or xml based files - PDFs won't be viewable through this script.

Of course, no software review would be complete without a look at the requirements. To get started with koobe, you'll need kdialog and konqueror installed on your system, as well as unzip (for .epub files) and convertlit (for .lit files - be sure to read the legal notes for this tool). You'll also need to have a tempfs file system mounted in /dev/shm, as well as pykde and pyQt.

Overall, koobe is a useful little tool for anyone who needs to open .epub or .lit files in Konqueror. While it may not be perfect - particularly if you prefer to view PDFs - it's a solid choice for anyone who needs quick and easy access to ebooks. And who knows? With a little luck, koobe may be even better in future versions - particularly if we ever see a kio_slave or support for .opf files in Konqueror.