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Hi, I just got the hp touchpad and I am trying to find a good ebook reader. I have calibre on my PC so I can convert to most formats. I tried out preader but it doesn't render the text very well and very laggy.
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Hi, I just got the hp touchpad and I am trying to find a good ebook reader. I have calibre on my PC so I can convert to most formats. I tried out preader but it doesn't render the text very well and very laggy.
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Did you try preader Native? I tried another preader version and wasn't happy. Then I found com.mhwsoft.preader-native_0.9.9_all.ipk at
precentral.net/preader-native-alpha (new user so I can't post links)
and think it will serve me fine until Android is ported.
Geekzilla said:
Did you try preader Native? I tried another preader version and wasn't happy. Then I found com.mhwsoft.preader-native_0.9.9_all.ipk at
precentral.net/preader-native-alpha (new user so I can't post links)
and think it will serve me fine until Android is ported.
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prereader on the market was the best I could find and it was junk. I'll have to check that out.
Anybody figure out how to side load into the Kindle app?
Ya, tried that but it wasn't loading my .epub book when I added it to the library.
yep, that beta/alpha version of preader is best. Its still total junk but at least its free....really though, at the point that its that awfully inefficient the guy is probably better off trying to generate html and just toss it to WebKit. I mean come on, so slow and buggy with the progress.
I'm using the kindle app on mine. Barebones but works.
I ended up buying the Touchpad Demo version from RadioShack, not realizing that it would not allow me to access the HP Market. As such, I can't download the Kindle app from there. Anyone know how I can get it to my Touchpad? I think the apps for Wed OS are .ipk, as opposed to android's .apk's. Does anyone have the Kindle.ipk?
P.S. I don't think this qualifies as asking for freeware in violation of the rules as the Kindle App is free on the market, and I just need the installation file to be able to use it. If that is incorrect, mods please remove this request. Thanks.
UPDATE:
Never mind, thanks to some of the guys here at XDA I was able to install a clean copy of the latest Web OS on my "Demo" Tablet, and register for a new Web OS account. A Demo no more, but a full fledged Web OS Tablet. I downloaded the Kindle app from the market, but now trying to figure out how to get .mobi books to show up on the Kindle App.
mes215 said:
I ended up buying the Touchpad Demo version from RadioShack, not realizing that it would not allow me to access the HP Market. As such, I can't download the Kindle app from there. Anyone know how I can get it to my Touchpad? I think the apps for Wed OS are .ipk, as opposed to android's .apk's. Does anyone have the Kindle.ipk?
P.S. I don't think this qualifies as asking for freeware in violation of the rules as the Kindle App is free on the market, and I just need the installation file to be able to use it. If that is incorrect, mods please remove this request. Thanks.
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There is some info on this at precentral.net in the TouchPad subforum. You might take a gander as it sounds like the demo units were not supposed to be sold and may be permanently locked out of accessing the app store.
Edit: try googling this and read the thread if you haven't done so already: hp touchpad demo unit solution bypass activation
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Is there an shook reader for webos that i can just load all of my epub files into?
Droid Charge/Gummy 1.9RC2 2.3.4 ext4
Well you can just download a free amazon book, and rename your mobi books to the /.palmkindle directory, but they show up as the name of the amazon book, and I'm pretty sure its impossible to change that because the name of the book is in the main database file for webos. More technical details can be found here
Is there anything like Aldiko for WebOS.
This isn't a real satisfactory solution. I whonder how HP could sell the Touchbook without a working ebook reader preinstalled. I guess its things like these, that made people refrain from WebOS.
Becksman said:
This isn't a real satisfactory solution. I whonder how HP could sell the Touchbook without a working ebook reader preinstalled. I guess its things like these, that made people refrain from WebOS.
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The kindle app works great on my tp
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I use my touchpad for viewing my digital textbooks (.PDF) in class. I'm currently using adobe reader but it lags considerably. I've tried using calibre to convert them to .mobi but it didn't work.
so I'm looking for one as well..
Managed to pick up a cheap 32GB... So disappointed about the lack of a half-decent book reader, and the Kindle app doesn't seem to be available to people in the UK
I had this same problem. I tried pReader, but the version in the market took forever to load even one .mobi ebook, and froze when I tried to load a second.
The Alpha version from the preware store refused to load .mobi files at all for me - it let me select them, and said it was loading, but they never appeared in the list.
I ended up using Calibre to convert all of my ebooks to .epub, and loading these into the Alpha version of pReader - it loaded all of them (about 200) quickly, and they look OK. It is still a bit laggy and rough around the edges, but its good enough for me until someone comes up with something better (or the pReader devs release an update).
How do you get back to the main menu in the preader native version? Im stuck inside one of the books and cant get out.
edit: Nevermind I just uninstalled it and reinstalled it. I think by putting it into fulllscreen I couldnt get into the drop-down to go back. So... DO NOT PUT INTO FULLSCREEN IN DISPLAY PREFERENCES!!!
Also, if you are using pReader and haven't done this already, try setting the encoding to UTF-8.
I had all of the special characters showing up as junk before this.
Good luck.
-chad
PS - If anyone is aware of a way to sideload books into the Kindle app without the free book hack, please let me know.
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How do you get back to the main menu in the preader native version? Im stuck inside one of the books and cant get out.
edit: Nevermind I just uninstalled it and reinstalled it. I think by putting it into fulllscreen I couldnt get into the drop-down to go back. So... DO NOT PUT INTO FULLSCREEN IN DISPLAY PREFERENCES!!!
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This took me a bit to figure out, but I did. I double-tapped toward the top half of the screen and it pulled the top menu bar back up. Similar to the bottom, where if you tap, it activates or deactivates the progress bar. What a pain in the ass and rather unintuitive if you don't know what you're doing.
Isadora said:
Managed to pick up a cheap 32GB... So disappointed about the lack of a half-decent book reader, and the Kindle app doesn't seem to be available to people in the UK
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Have a look at my Blog, it has all the info needed to install Kindle on UK Touchpad Wroks on webOS 3.0.2
http://xeonwales.blogspot.com/2011/08/getting-started-with-your-touchpad-uk.html
So I've been having a blast obsessing over my NT. I find that I actually like the stock Home for reading & browsing books, pdfs & comic book archives. These are some quick observations:
Sideloading via USB to My Files... will use the "reserved for B&N" space.
Any compatible formats will show up in the Library, Home Screen & the Daily Shelf if they're side loaded via USB. But if they're transferred over a network, using ES File Explorer, they won't. You can still find them through search, or browsing through "my stuff" in Library. I'm wondering if there is a way to "refresh" the Library, so they know they're there, as is done when transferred via USB.
PDFs: Covers don't appear. Titles & Author will be displayed if the info is available. I used PDF-Xchange Viewer to edit Title & Author in unlocked PDFs. Cover art does NOT display, which doesn't make sense because they work with CBZ.
CBZs: Comic Book Archives that are ZIP work really well. I used a batch script that I found here: http://www.advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/diary.html?start=363 to convert all CBRs to CBZs. It's way quicker than manually converting. The first page will show up as cover art, which is really cool.
epub: Some, obviously, are better produced than others. If there is cover art, it'll show up. If not Title & Author will be displayed over the generic icon if it's available. I was able to edit (add) that information in FBreader (a super simple windows epub reader.) I wish there was just as simple way to add cover art.
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Not only can you get good covers for your epubs, but I actually know the ideal resolution. And even covers that are embedded in the epub that are misaligned, crappy resolution, or generally garbage I've learned how to fix and perfect.
I WAS going to make a tutorial video showing how to do all of this.
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Omg nirv come back again xD
Thanks for your observations. Its good to know sideloading will go into the B&N space rather than the 1Gb of space. Now I know you are doing it for books etc - but can you tell us if sideloading mp3s and say a movie file will do the same and go into the reserved space? Please try it out and let us know.
Its a shame that the covers of PDFs dont show. Thats kind of a bummer. I don't even understand why that wouldn't just work by default. Is there somewhere official we can go to complain about that so they might fix it? I want to throw lots of pdfs on there and hope to see the covers!
PDFs are legit and supported files, so it wouldn't hurt to comment or suggest that the stock home support PDF covers.
The stock library or home page does not display videos as far as I can tell. The way that media, like pics, music and video work they show up join the Media Gallery, which sucks. But again those are supported file formats, so it's something worth commenting and makings suggestions about. Email their support at [email protected]
I second the notion that cbz work very well on the NT.
Though the lack of some features that actual dedicated comic reader apps offer is really evident when you're stuck with the stock viewer.
Double pages are often shrunken down onto one page, you can't automatically advance to the next comic, you can't create shelves within shelves so you can organize your comic series, etc.
It'll do in a pinch, but the stock reader will never replace stuff like comic reader mobi and perfect viewer. If only those would show up in the B&N app store and become "official."
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epub: Some, obviously, are better produced than others. If there is cover art, it'll show up. If not Title & Author will be displayed over the generic icon if it's available. I was able to edit (add) that information in FBreader (a super simple windows epub reader.) I wish there was just as simple way to add cover art.
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Download calibre. It is a free program for windows (maybe mac too..dunno) that you can add/edit any information for the epub books and convert from/to most formats. I have a lot of mobi ebooks that I have converted to epub and added the cover art and it shows in the stock library. It also has a nifty search program that automatically searches for cover art from multiple sources.
Has anyone experiamented with pdfs > 50mb? I am mostly worried about RPG pdfs... hoping to not have to lug a ton of books to the gaming table...
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Sideloading via USB to My Files... will use the "reserved for B&N" space.
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Could you or anyone please explain this in detail for a noob?
You're saying this uses the 11GB of B&N "reserved" *hijacked* RAM, not the 1GB left for the user?
When I plug my rooted NT into my computer, the MyNOOK drive is mounted, but it's only 1GB. (Also my SD card mounts). Copying to My Files reduces the 1GB. So there must be more to 'sideloading via USB' than this, so what am I missing? Or is it just certain files and formats go to the B&N space?
You can still find them through search, or browsing through "my stuff" in Library. I'm wondering if there is a way to "refresh" the Library, so they know they're there, as is done when transferred via USB.
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So far the closest I've found is clicking 'Edit' in the My Shelves section- a list will pop up with media on either internal or SD card and let you individually select each item to add. Would be a real PITA with a large number of files though.
Thanks for the conversion to CBZ script. I was batch-extracting my .CBR files, zipping them, then changing the extension to .cbz but the script is obviously much faster for large collections.
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Has anyone experiamented with pdfs > 50mb? I am mostly worried about RPG pdfs... hoping to not have to lug a ton of books to the gaming table...
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Stock reader works great for RPG book PDFs. I've used files with sizes ranging from 1-2MB to upwards of 75MB (I've got all of DnD 3rd,3.5, and 4th ed and quite a bit of 2nd scanned and OCRed), and only very rarely notice lag, even when reading off of SD. Only real downside is the PDF cover problem that has existed since the NC. For me, it was enough of an annoyance that I started using Mantano Reader (the paid version) on my rooted NT until such time that it ever gets fixed, since it allows browsing by cover thumbnail.
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Has anyone experiamented with pdfs > 50mb? I am mostly worried about RPG pdfs... hoping to not have to lug a ton of books to the gaming table...
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I've loaded a few 60MB+ pdf files that I use for work. Paging through them is reasonably fast. The stock viewer has really clumsy navigation and bookmark controls though.
I'd rather use QuickPDF, but it has an issue where all the options are trapped under the status bar
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I've loaded a few 60MB+ pdf files that I use for work. Paging through them is reasonably fast. The stock viewer has really clumsy navigation and bookmark controls though.
I'd rather use QuickPDF, but it has an issue where all the options are trapped under the status bar
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I was reading on another post where someone turned off the status bar, accidently at first, but then liked it better that way.
Here it is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19761265&highlight=status#post19761265
Nook native reader chokes on some PDFs
I got my NT to be a universal ebook reader. It works great for that with Calibre.
The native PDF reader is good for selecting text passages, but it will choke and hang on certain PDF's that don't appear to handle text flow correctly. I get a PDF subscription to Monitoring Times, and I've run into that problem. The reader will hang, and then suddenly present you with two sentences of selected text smushedtogetherwithoutspaceslikethis.
The NT comes with QuickOffice Lite and you can read PDF's with it. I decided to buy the Pro version--I needed to be able to edit Word/Excel docs, and the PDF reader on QO Pro is quite a bit smoother. It's worth $7 bucks (and I can't stand Angry Birds anyway...)
I haven't yet found an upper limit for PDF size--a lot of files I have are scanned computer manuals from bitsavers.org, but I regularly read PDF's of 50-60 megs or more on the device.
Otherwise, it's a great first tablet. I had whole folders of PDF's, .mobi, Plucker, .doc and plain text files that just went right in, at least after I used Calibre to convert them.
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I was reading on another post where someone turned off the status bar, accidently at first, but then liked it better that way.
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Haha, yeah that was me. Unfortunately, this was specific only to GoLauncher. No way to turn it off in QuickPDF.
Fortunately, it doesn't matter; I got rid of the paid QuickOffice entirely. (I got it free from Amazon. I'm glad I didn't pay for it, because it sucked on the NT)
I've since found (thanks to someone here) that I prefer Mantano Reader Free. It's available straight from the market.
It has an awesome interface, it's own bookshelf, it generates/shows PDF covers, and it's blazing fast. It seems tablet aware; it only shows the status bar when you tap the bottom of the screen, and it's own menu is high enough not to get stuck behind it. I highly recommend it.
dmoisan said:
I got my NT to be a universal ebook reader. It works great for that with Calibre.
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2nd this. Calibre is amazing. I use the 'Fetch News' feature to gather content from various sources, and it creates a perfectly formatted mini-magazine out of them. I was surprised when I attached my NT; Calibre recognized it as a Nook Tablet, and automatically copied my news 'digests' to My Files.
reverenddak said:
So I've been having a blast obsessing over my NT. I find that I actually like the stock Home for reading & browsing books, pdfs & comic book archives. These are some quick observations:
Sideloading via USB to My Files... will use the "reserved for B&N" space.
Any compatible formats will show up in the Library, Home Screen & the Daily Shelf if they're side loaded via USB. But if they're transferred over a network, using ES File Explorer, they won't. You can still find them through search, or browsing through "my stuff" in Library. I'm wondering if there is a way to "refresh" the Library, so they know they're there, as is done when transferred via USB.
PDFs: Covers don't appear. Titles & Author will be displayed if the info is available. I used PDF-Xchange Viewer to edit Title & Author in unlocked PDFs. Cover art does NOT display, which doesn't make sense because they work with CBZ.
CBZs: Comic Book Archives that are ZIP work really well. I used a batch script that I found here: http://www.advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/diary.html?start=363 to convert all CBRs to CBZs. It's way quicker than manually converting. The first page will show up as cover art, which is really cool.
epub: Some, obviously, are better produced than others. If there is cover art, it'll show up. If not Title & Author will be displayed over the generic icon if it's available. I was able to edit (add) that information in FBreader (a super simple windows epub reader.) I wish there was just as simple way to add cover art.
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How did you get the items you sideloaded into the reserved space via USB?
When I copy files from my computer to "/media/my files/Books" they go into the 1gig space.
Are you sure they are in the 12gig reserved space? In which directory do you see them with root explorer?
I have the same experience.
I did not root my NT coz I am scared (noob here), so I am just sideloading.
Most of the ebooks I downloaded actually go to my library which means it uses the 11 or 12gb that BN reserved for "their" content.
I am not sure if this go to all other files but all the things I downloaded from the browser go to the MyFiles (Downloads) folder of the library, be it ebooks or apps. I haven't tried to download anything from the browser other than ebooks and apps at the moment.
I am using an mp3 download app from the market and the mp3s I downloaded from the app goes to the sd card...
You will load into My Files/Books. If it's on the main storage, this folder is in that 1G area. If you have a SD card, then it's on the SD card. SD card shows on your desktop as another drive.
Possible PDF Cover solution?
PDFs: Covers don't appear.
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I've been annoyed by this issue for a few months now, I think I might have made a little headway though.
I made a post on the nookdevelopers.zendest.com, where one user recommended dropping a PDF into an ePub since it's basically a Zip file. It took me awhile to learn the ePub format since it's a little more involved than just zipping the cover/pdf together.
My final product was a PDF w/ a cover, which showed up nicely on the Nook Tablet "Desktop"!! However now when I open the PDF (well, it's like an PDF/ePub hybrid now), it renders horribly, the page turns are slow, and if I navigate to any page past 80 or so it crashes. This blows my mind because the naked PDF works just fine in the reader app.
Here is a link the now unresponsive Zendesk post: Can't link yet
Here is the ePub/PDF & Cover I created: Can't link yet
Here is a link to the raw PDF: Can't link yet
(Until I can link, head over to the zendesk and search for 'pdf in epub with nook tablet', there are 2 different threads, the newest one has links to the PDF and ePub wrapped PDF I created)
I'm hoping this is a clue that will tip someone off to breaking this problem wide open.
Once the kinks are worked out, I can throw together an app to auto-wrap PDF's into ePubs. A complete bandaid to the problem, but since the Nook developers are asleep at the wheel, it's at least something.
I'll admit I'm a complete noob to android or any smart phone....so be gentle!
I bought a NT for my daughter's Christmas present and have rooted it with Indirect's method following Albert's videos. Excellent stuff and everything went as planned. I loaded Go Launcher and debloated #1 option.
The device will be used primarily for an ereader so the first 2 apps I downloaded were Kindle and Nook for Android. The Kindle fires up just fine, but when I tap the Nook nothing happens. The stock Nook ereader is accessible if you are in another application and hit the 'n' and go to library, but I'd like to have it on the main page in a folder with Kindle. Is there any way to get a Nook reader app on the main page?
I have purchased Root Explorer so if I need to move / modify something I should be ok.
Not sure what the debloater removes, but is the Library icon still available in Go Launcher's app drawer? If so, just long press on it until you see the option at the bottom "Drag to Screen" (or something similar), drag it there and Go Launcher will zoom out to show all of your active screens. Drag the icon to one of them and it will stay there.
Pressing that should get you to the same place as the Library option on the nook menu that comes up when you press the 'n'
Using AnyCut, I believe the stock Reader app is actually Nook Viewer. However- it doesn't have any menus or UI elements of its own. I believe this is why when you're in it, there's no available menu/file functions. By itself, it's just a white screen.
So basically, I think Library is the only practical way to link directly to the stock reader. There's also a 'Books' app that can be added as an Application shortcut, but it's a pretty limited preview of the stock Library.
Alternatively, you could use a third party book reader like Moon Reader, Aldiko (has a very nice bookshelf/library feature of its own) or Mantano Reader Free (ditto).
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Not sure what the debloater removes, but is the Library icon still available in Go Launcher's app drawer? If so, just long press on it until you see the option at the bottom "Drag to Screen" (or something similar), drag it there and Go Launcher will zoom out to show all of your active screens. Drag the icon to one of them and it will stay there.
Pressing that should get you to the same place as the Library option on the nook menu that comes up when you press the 'n'
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This worked perfectly. Thanks!
After flashing my Nook Tablet to CM10, I've come to realise how superior the Stock Reader and Library was to any 3rd party app (I've tried several, and nothing works as elegantly with epub, pdf and cbz as the stock Library & Reader did. It's considerably better than even the Kindle (App and device.) The Kobo App is decent, but way too invasive with its ads and recommendations. Has anyone tried porting the stock library & reader app to CM10? I tried installing the Library & Reader APK from the 1.4.3 update, but it doesn't install.
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After flashing my Nook Tablet to CM10, I've come to realise how superior the Stock Reader and Library was to any 3rd party app (I've tried several...
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Did you not like Moon+ Reader? The Pro version has great PDF support. Worth the five bucks, IMO.
I've been happy with Comic Rack for CBR and CBZs. Lightning fast and hella stable.
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Did you not like Moon+ Reader? The Pro version has great PDF support. Worth the five bucks, IMO.
I've been happy with Comic Rack for CBR and CBZs. Lightning fast and hella stable.
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Yep, I didn't like how moon+ handled my files, and didn't like the interface.
Most readers get close, but want to "import" your files , some just create a database (which is fine) some like to move or copy your epubs into their own directory (e.g. Kobo). I want to copy my epubs to a standard directory, and for the reader's "Library" or browser to see the files there. I also want smooth page transitions.
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Yep, I didn't like how moon+ handled my files, and didn't like the interface.
Most readers get close, but want to "import" your files , some just create a database (which is fine) some like to move or copy your epubs into their own directory (e.g. Kobo). I want to copy my epubs to a standard directory, and for the reader's "Library" or browser to see the files there. I also want smooth page transitions.
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Moon+ doesn't actually move any files anywhere during the import process if that's what you think. You can specify which folder to look at for all your storage. That's exactly what I do.
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Moon+ doesn't actually move any files anywhere during the import process if that's what you think. You can specify which folder to look at for all your storage. That's exactly what I do.
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And a new update just added support for CBR and CBZs with smooth-scrolling thumbnails. Maybe you should give it another go? (And I found that fiddling with the MANY tweaking options for page transitions gave me exactly the level of smoothness, speed, etc., that I was looking for. After that, I saved new default day and night custom themes. I can't say enough good things about Moon+.)
My favorite ereader is still fbreader the minimalist interface is superior to many of the fancy looking ones plus it opens by default it the last read book which is important if you only have a few minutes to read.
Sent from my Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet using Tapatalk 2
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And a new update just added support for CBR and CBZs with smooth-scrolling thumbnails. Maybe you should give it another go? (And I found that fiddling with the MANY tweaking options for page transitions gave me exactly the level of smoothness, speed, etc., that I was looking for. After that, I saved new default day and night custom themes. I can't say enough good things about Moon+.)
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Does Moon+ handled DRM'ed ePubs? My library uses Adobe Digital Editions for lending ePub files, and I've only been able to open them in Aldiko, though otherwise I like the Moon+ interface better. I don't want to plonk down $5 for Moon+ when the free version of Aldiko handles my specific need...
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Does Moon+ handled DRM'ed ePubs? My library uses Adobe Digital Editions for lending ePub files, and I've only been able to open them in Aldiko, though otherwise I like the Moon+ interface better. I don't want to plonk down $5 for Moon+ when the free version of Aldiko handles my specific need...
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Moon+ free version is what I use. As for DRM content, I really dont know as I have NEVER experienced a rejection with anything other than the incorrect format prior to them adding MOBI and CBR CBZ support.
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Moon+ free version is what I use. As for DRM content, I really dont know as I have NEVER experienced a rejection with anything other than the incorrect format prior to them adding MOBI and CBR CBZ support.
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When I try to open a DRM'ed file in Moon+ free, all I get is an error message with a link to search for how to bypass ADE's DRM. That puts a bad taste in my mouth -- effectively they're saying "We don't want to add support for reading DRM files. Here's how to break the DRM, instead."
Aldiko give an error message if you haven't registered you SD card with your ADE credentials. If you have, opening an ADE file is totally transparent.
I guess that decides it for me, then. I'll stick with Aldiko, instead.
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After flashing my Nook Tablet to CM10, I've come to realise how superior the Stock Reader and Library was to any 3rd party app (I've tried several, and nothing works as elegantly with epub, pdf and cbz as the stock Library & Reader did. It's considerably better than even the Kindle (App and device.) The Kobo App is decent, but way too invasive with its ads and recommendations. Has anyone tried porting the stock library & reader app to CM10? I tried installing the Library & Reader APK from the 1.4.3 update, but it doesn't install.
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This is my #1 fear in upgrading from rooted stock w/ go launcher to CM10. No matter what happens, my tablet is still primarily a book reader... and I happen to love the stock reader.
Is there a specific reason as to 1. Why it won't install and 2. Why the nook app for android isn't the same?
I still have my wi-fi off and probably will until after holidays when I can concentrate on how to either block or root my NT. That said I am wondering about public library books and update 1.41. If someone does get stuck with that and/or are one of the ones that buy a new NT and it is already installed am I correct this is going to stop the use of public library ebooks or will they still work off our microSD card?
I have one under the tree and want to know that also. What about other sources of books. My Simple Touch can get those. Can we put e-books on the sd card from our computer and will the updated nook tablet read the PDFs?
It will read pdfs, however, it sucks. It does not do text reflow or work well with images. Ive converted a couple of pdfs to ebooks using calibre, and the experience improved, but it wasnt like reading a normal ebook. Frankly, i think the best device to view pdfs is an ipad. Btw i also have an asus transformer and im not impressed by its pdf capabilities either. Just my $0.02
** just got the adobe pdf reader update with text reflow. Works well on just text, but the pdf im viewing ( a byte of python) has a grey color behind the code that doesn tdisplay right with text reflow selected. Its either above or below the actual text. (***massive pet peeve)
mtemal said:
It will read pdfs, however, it sucks. It does not do text reflow or work well with images. Ive converted a couple of pdfs to ebooks using calibre, and the experience improved, but it wasnt like reading a normal ebook. Frankly, i think the best device to view pdfs is an ipad. Btw i also have an asus transformer and im not impressed by its pdf capabilities either. Just my $0.02
** just got the adobe pdf reader update with text reflow. Works well on just text, but the pdf im viewing ( a byte of python) has a grey color behind the code that doesn tdisplay right with text reflow selected. Its either above or below the actual text. (***massive pet peeve)
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A devices ability to do anything with any file type is based on the app you are using, not the device itself (unless speaking from a form-factor POV). You should have noted that you are talking about the stock PDF reader on the NT, and try not to mis-inform people. I have a Transformer as well, with EZ PDF Reader on it, and it's great.
miniblue: Side-load EZ PDF Reader from the market. Best PDF app I've ever seen for Android.
I used multiple pdf apps and none of them worked right for ME.
Adobe
Quick office
Documents to go pdf to go
Aldiko
Reader
I would continue to list them but i just got the ota update pushed to my device. So sorry if you felt that i was spreading FUD.
-cheers
The questions still remains does an NT updated to 1.41 work with public library ebooks?
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miniblue: Side-load EZ PDF Reader from the market. Best PDF app I've ever seen for Android.
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Unless you end up with 1.41, then you cant side load.
But back to the topic, i don't think it would effect library use, or that would be cutting their own throat as that would effect a large number of customers.
Mine is on 1.41 and i may try our local library next week just to see. I am able to still load free format PDF and ePub files that are on my SD card. Thankfully i installed ezPDF before the update.
Nurb432 said:
Unless you end up with 1.41, then you cant side load.
But back to the topic, i don't think it would effect library use, or that would be cutting their own throat as that would effect a large number of customers.
Mine is on 1.41 and i may try our local library next week just to see. I am able to still load free format PDF and ePub files that are on my SD card. Thankfully i installed ezPDF before the update.
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Please let me know you you make out with this if you do try it. Hubby bought me this for more than just the ability to read library books but still that is important to me. Thank you for your input.
In another thread, albertwertz made these observations in a video he created:
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Another video showing the advantages and disadvantages of using this rom at the moment. It really is working quite nicely. Only one item is having problems that I can tell. Shown in the video at the end. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTWWV3ckjxM
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I figured this topic deserved a post of it's own, so as not to get lost within the CM7 support thread, so I created it.
The only real concern I had, before switching to CM7, was what about Adobe PDF ebook format? There is some DRM in there that can only be opened (as far as I can tell) by the stock B&N Reader app. So I suppose my questions are these:
1.Is the stock B&N Reader app already included in the CM7 ROM? If so, can it open Adobe PDF ebook format?
And if not, then...
2.Are there any other (vanilla Android) app(s) that can open these kind of files?
3.If you backup the stock B&N Reader app (using TiBu, etc.), then restore it back into your newly installed CM7, does it still work with the Adobe PDF ebook format (and possibly other forms of DRM as well)?
Apparently, this Adobe PDF ebook is one of the predominant formats used by libraries to allow checking out of materials available electronically (something I have just been looking into lately) and so I thought it would be an important issue for others as well.
1. No, it's not supported
2. Try with ezPDF Reader
3. No
~ Veronica
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Yes Adobe's Digital Addition it is very important.
Without this capability you will limit your access to reading material to basically purchased; I think you will find the BN free book list wanting. I limit my book purchases to a few authors (the electronic books are expensive compared to printed from what I can tell they can not be resold).
The Adobe digital addition will not load onto a stock nook. I was hoping that could be fixed at some point. The Nook reader is well worth keeping.
most libraries, in the NY area at least, have some ebook lending capabilities available through their website. There's an app called OverDrive available on Android Market (and iphone/ipad App Store) that links in to many of these libraries and handles the DRM and serves as the reader. It's fairly well-featured and allows to search for your local library in the US by ZIP code. All can be done OTA in this case, without a need to hook up to USB to move over the Adobe Digital Edition files.
If you really prefer the Kindle app, many of the ebooks the library lends can also be sent to your Kindle account, which any Kindle or Kindle app can pick up.
Hope this helps.
If this is a concern I think you could always just flash back to a nandroid of the stock rom or wait for a cm7 bootable SD card and just pull it and put into stock when you need this.
TRS-80 said:
In another thread, albertwertz made these observations in a video he created:
I figured this topic deserved a post of it's own, so as not to get lost within the CM7 support thread, so I created it.
The only real concern I had, before switching to CM7, was what about Adobe PDF ebook format? There is some DRM in there that can only be opened (as far as I can tell) by the stock B&N Reader app. So I suppose my questions are these:
1.Is the stock B&N Reader app already included in the CM7 ROM? If so, can it open Adobe PDF ebook format?
And if not, then...
2.Are there any other (vanilla Android) app(s) that can open these kind of files?
3.If you backup the stock B&N Reader app (using TiBu, etc.), then restore it back into your newly installed CM7, does it still work with the Adobe PDF ebook format (and possibly other forms of DRM as well)?
Apparently, this Adobe PDF ebook is one of the predominant formats used by libraries to allow checking out of materials available electronically (something I have just been looking into lately) and so I thought it would be an important issue for others as well.
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You can do all this from your NT. Download Aldiko from the market. Download the acsm file from your public digital library. Use a file explorer - I use Root Explorer, Astro does not work for some reason - to select acsm then wait a few seconds as you receive epub.
Let me know how things work out or ask if you have any questions.
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It is also a pretty simple matter to strip the DRM from an adobe pdf that you download from the library.
You can find a blog post with more information titled "Ebook Formats, DRM and You — A Guide for the Perplexed" (can't actually link to it yet...).
Using a program like Calibre, you can strip the DRM and load the pdf onto your nook, or convert it into a different format.
I personally haven't had a chance to try the Overdrive app for a pdf file, only epub, but for the most part it works well.
tf144 said:
It is also a pretty simple matter to strip the DRM from an adobe pdf that you download from the library.
You can find a blog post with more information titled "Ebook Formats, DRM and You — A Guide for the Perplexed" (can't actually link to it yet...).
Using a program like Calibre, you can strip the DRM and load the pdf onto your nook, or convert it into a different format.
I personally haven't had a chance to try the Overdrive app for a pdf file, only epub, but for the most part it works well.
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Overdrive is merely a middleman. I think Aldiko offers a superior reader.
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SD card version of CM7 is currently in the final testing stages. Look for it to be released by Celtic very soon.
I don't currently have any pdf files with DRM in them. I have never had one far as I know. I have always been able to read pdfs one way or another on any android device. As far as the B&N stock app being included with CM7, no, that app in particular will not work. However the B&N app in the market works for most things. DRM protected epubs purchased from B&N, purchasing, reading etc.
For me, the switch to CM7 has been almost all Pros and very few Cons. The NT boots quicker, touch screen seems much more responsive and I can tweak just about any setting I can imagine. The only Con has been an intermittent wifi issue but a simple reboot fixes that if/when it pops up.
Many thanks to Team B for there hard work on CM7!!!
Con of CM7 is stability. I was taking notes for about 10 minutes and it locked up and reboot.
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Con of CM7 is stability. I was taking notes for about 10 minutes and it locked up and reboot.
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Cons of cm7:
No B&N content.
intermittent wifi issues.
you need to remove and replace the sd card at times
you have too many choices to decide what to do with your tablet.
Cons of Stock.
B&N content
you have to deal with barnes and noble's restrictions on everything they could possibly restrict
you have too few choices about what to do with your tablet
you have too see the annoying nook logo on boot for halfway to forever. (what did they extend the time it takes you to boot just to get more airtime for the nook logo, in case someone, somewhere didn't know it was a nook by barnes and noble?
Pros of CM7
CM7 (Android and all the awesome that comes with a open ROM)
Android Market - Apps, Music, Books, etc
Pride in an unlocked device
Any ereader you want!
Pros of 1.4.x (Stock Nook ROM)
Full B&N support
Full B&N compatibility
Perfectly working Netflix
The biggest Pro for Stock, and so the biggest Con to CM7, is the lack of stability. Remember, CM7 is still alpha software. And I love it!
johnjjschmidt said:
You can do all this from your NT. Download Aldiko from the market. Download the acsm file from your public digital library. Use a file explorer - I use Root Explorer, Astro does not work for some reason - to select acsm then wait a few seconds as you receive epub.
Let me know how things work out or ask if you have any questions.
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Downloaded Aldiko. Downloaded acsm from library. Used es file explorer to select acsm file. Selected open with Aldiko.
I get an error: Could not load file.
Just realized. I downloaded the file with overdrive directly to nook and its saved as epub not acsm. Can this be the problem?
So far loving cm7. Only problem has been wifi. Moving around the house, on a weak signal wifi will not turn on. I have to leave wifi on & it works fine.
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heissman said:
For me, the switch to CM7 has been almost all Pros and very few Cons. The NT boots quicker, touch screen seems much more responsive and I can tweak just about any setting I can imagine. The only Con has been an intermittent wifi issue but a simple reboot fixes that if/when it pops up.
Many thanks to Team B for there hard work on CM7!!!
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After posting, I realized that some of what I said in my OP may have been construed as nit-picking. I suppose what I should have said was, "I have been anxiously awaiting the CM7 ROM and am very excited about it's release. However, I have just begun trying to download some ebooks from my local library and have come across some issues with DRM, specifically Adobe PDF ebook format..." which would be much closer to my sentiments on the matter.
I did hear quite a few good things about the Aldiko reader when I was quickly trying to solve this problem the other day (before posting). I will try that (as well as the other suggestions) and report back my findings. Give me another week or two though, we just moved and are still working on getting settled in to the new place.
Thanks everyone for your input thus far.
tonytronic said:
Downloaded Aldiko. Downloaded acsm from library. Used es file explorer to select acsm file. Selected open with Aldiko.
I get an error: Could not load file.
Just realized. I downloaded the file with overdrive directly to nook and its saved as epub not acsm. Can this be the problem
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Very possible. I downloaded the acsm file directly through the library site as opposed through Overdrive... in fact, I have that completely uninstalled.
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tonytronic said:
Downloaded Aldiko. Downloaded acsm from library. Used es file explorer to select acsm file. Selected open with Aldiko.
I get an error: Could not load file.
Just realized. I downloaded the file with overdrive directly to nook and its saved as epub not acsm. Can this be the problem?
So far loving cm7. Only problem has been wifi. Moving around the house, on a weak signal wifi will not turn on. I have to leave wifi on & it works fine.
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Very possible. I downloaded the acsm file directly through the library site as opposed through Overdrive... in fact, I have that completely uninstalled.
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Very interesting... I thought I would try ES Explorer to try and open an ascm file and apparently, it doesn't recognize file associations that are set up for the file. I get the option to open the file as text/image/video/audio but no way to open it with Aldiko.
I tried Astro but at the moment I'm using rooted 1.4.0 and Astro doesn't work well with that setup. (Does it work any better in CM7???) I used the search function, typed in part of the ascm file name, and clicked on the appropriate file in the results and it opened in Aldiko. A pain in the butt, but it worked.
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Very interesting... I thought I would try ES Explorer to try and open an ascm file and apparently, it doesn't recognize file associations that are set up for the file. I get the option to open the file as text/image/video/audio but no way to open it with Aldiko.
I tried Astro but at the moment I'm using rooted 1.4.0 and Astro doesn't work well with that setup. (Does it work any better in CM7???) I used the search function, typed in part of the ascm file name, and clicked on the appropriate file in the results and it opened in Aldiko. A pain in the butt, but it worked.
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No, Astro does not appear to work with CM7, from what I can tell. Root Explorer gave me the best results.
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I just found out the biggest disadvantage I could ever think of about a stock Nook. Something that made me delete my backup and forget 1.4.1 ever existed - a terrible oversight by B&N, IMHO.
It's useless outside the US.
I can't believe B&N. When I bought the Nook, the salesman who sold it to me knew perfectly well I lived in Mexico. He never mentioned I can't buy any books with an international credit card, or even if I had a US card, I wouldn't be able to download them outside the country.
Seriously - WTH? Had I known that, I'd have bought a Kindle immediately. I love the children's books on the Nook. I like the magazines, and B&N store. And I'm locked out of it.
As it is, I just deleted the Nook app and will stick with CM7 from now on. God bless the Kindle app.
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It's useless outside the US.
I can't believe B&N. When I bought the Nook, the salesman who sold it to me knew perfectly well I lived in Mexico. He never mentioned I can't buy any books with an international credit card, or even if I had a US card, I wouldn't be able to download them outside the country.
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What if he didn't know? Working in retail, one can't possibly be an expert on every single little thing that is sold in the store.
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