So, You want to create your own ebooks, eh? You've come to the right place. I am most familiar with Makebook, but multiple different utilities were made back in the day.
Makebook 4.92b
by Pat Crowe
This elegant editor for Windows allows you to format a book (in .txt format) into a feature-rich ebook for either Gameboy (Color) or Gameboy Advance.
Features:
- Helpful editor to help format your book.
- Creates either GBA or GB books.
- Supports multiple book and interface languages.
- Multiple color options.
- Browse by Book, Chapter, Page, or Line.
- Hyperlinks with mouse cursor mode. (GBA Only)
- Bookmarks. (GBA Only)
- Automatic save support to save settings and book position.
- Fullscreen mode. (GBA Only)
- Custom font support and editor.
- Image Support.
- MIDI Support.
- Import from other formats.
- Text compression to save space.
- Works on other operating systems using Wine.
Drawbacks:
- No support for formatting test. (Italics, Bold, Underline)
- Books have splash screens that always run on first boot.
- Currently unable to buy the full version.
Resources:
Gameboy Advance Ebook
by Dan Cotter
This minimalistic application accepts a book or books in txt format, and spits out an e-reading application in Gameboy Advance format. Three versions are known to exist based on which direction the text is displayed: horizontally, vertically, or variably. Not all features are the same in all three versions The original page is long gone, but mirrors exist.
Features:
- Multiple color options. (Text and background can be set independently.)
- Multiple font sizes.
- Import multiple txt files. (One per book)
- Browse by Book, Chapter, Page, or Line.
- Automatic save support to save settings and book position.
- Freeware
Drawbacks:
- Lacks advanced formatting features.
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