Build an eDoc Reader for your iPod

Matthew Russell has written the first part of a series of articles on how to Build an eDoc Reader for your iPod. The article's title is a bit misleading, as this isn't a program to run on your iPod but a Mac-coded program to convert files to the proper format for reading on the iPod. The program looks cool, the article would appear to be a very useful tutorial for someone trying to get into Mac-coding, and I'm looking forward to the next installment's discussion of converting PDF files.

If you want to avoid having to code this stuff for yourself, there are already a few programs like iPoDoc and Text2iPodX that convert text files to an iPod-friendly format. Text2iPodX will even work with older, pre-3G iPods by porting the text to the Contacts folder. I wrote a couple of articles for iPod and iTunes Hacks that discuss these programs and cover how to hand-roll an iPod-readable document. Check it out.