Playing around with CM7 and I'm not all that keen on the Nook app, so I want to try and find a replacement. I use calibre on my PC and I also use the calibre library app, which will allow you to specify the download location.
The problem with Aldiko seems to be that you have to put the book on your NC first (doesn't matter where) and then import it. I'd like to have it so that when calibre puts it there, the reader sees it and we're good to go, but with Aldiko, I have to import after it's on the NC and then I have two copies of every book, unless I do some sort of cleanup.
Any suggestions on a cleaner way to use Aldiko or a different app, given what I'm using? I don't have to use the calibre library app either - if I can just set a download location that the reader will pick up without jumping through hoops.
ive never had a problem with aldiko duplicating books on import i was under the impression that it just indexed the location on the sd card
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ive never had a problem with aldiko duplicating books on import i was under the impression that it just indexed the location on the sd card
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Double check it. It duplicates for me by moving the book into it's library structure on the sdcard and leaving the old one where it is.
I think I'm liking FBreader right now. Surprised no one has any input on this...
I'm a fan of moon reader myself.
I use coolreader but I don't use Calibre so I can't help you there. I suspect your problem with Aldiko has to do with importing books into Aldiko rather than just opening them. I noticed that if I choose import after pointing the program at the book location on the sd card it makes a copy and puts it on my shelf thingie. if I don't import (and let it make the copy) I don't get the cover on my shelf.
Doesn't anyone here use the Nook for Android app? The most latest one look pretty slick, although it can get a bit laggy, especially if you're like me, who has like thousands of ebooks.
Aldiko is great but I have the same problem. I would love to use the "Send to device" function, in Calibre.
I image the problem lies in the setup, there must be a way to setup a custom device and tell it where the files should go.
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Doesn't anyone here use the Nook for Android app? The most latest one look pretty slick, although it can get a bit laggy, especially if you're like me, who has like thousands of ebooks.
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Maybe I'm old-school, but I use the Nook app for all my B&N books, which is mostly what I have. It's generally my go-to so far for the public domain books too, but I haven't read much lately outside of PDFs for work using ezPDF. The last update that added magazines etc made it much nicer and more stable for me.
I like the B&N Nook app okay, but the organization seems to be a tad lacking to me. You can only do 'recent', 'title' and 'author' and you can't do a simple list (just words) either.
Aldiko, for example, will do series. FBreader will do tags and you can set favorites. And so on.
At least the app has a decent night mode vs the grey that's on stock. But shelves might be nicer I think. And adding some of the other stuff as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111978
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=917926
I was on aldiko previously until they have issues with calibre opds format lately. I have moved to fbreader as opds works great but now I have another issue. Fbsync doesn't seem to work when trying to sync bookmarks. Whenever I click sync it will force close. It works on my attic though...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111978
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=917926
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Thanks a lot khatsyus! I missed those!
One thing I *really* like is the ability to use Aldiko and put a shortcut to a book right on the home screen.
Hm...My ideal reader:
Shortcuts to open books on home screen (like stock)
Recognize books in directory without need to "import" (everything but Aldiko, I think)
Autoscroll (moon+)
Recognize Tags (all but nook)
"Last reading" - FBReader opens right to the page of the last book you were reading which is essentially just like the stock "Last Reading" button from the status bar.
Organization/Collections (aldiko, moon+)
Ability to see and use TOC from details without opening book (nook)
Multiple bookmarks (can't figure out how to even add a bookmark in nook app, it just puts one wherever you left off automatically.
On a side note, does anyone else find that the nook app does't honor screen timeouts or anything? It just keeps the display powered up and running. Accidentally ran my nook down completely because of it.
Slightly off the main topic, but I found this article yesterday about how to use either Aldiko or Moonreader along with Calibe and Dropbox to access your entire ebook library anywhere. I currently have 646 ebooks on my laptop and don't have them all on my different devices, so as long as I have WiFi or 3G I can connect and add any books I want to my Nook or phone.
http://www.anamardoll.com/2011/03/ereader-library-in-cloud.html
I'm using Aldiko now (and the Nook app for any of my downloads from B&N, which is actually pretty few) and the only option it doesn't have that I want is the ability to synch the app between devices so if I'm reading on my Nook it will remember the page so I can continue from the same spot on my phone. Does Moonreader have an option like that?
I've been using coolreader for months and really like it. Free and I haven't found anything that I want to do frustrated.
I had been using the nook for android app, and it does work quite well. However I figure there are alternative readers out there and I would be doing myself a dis-service if I did not check a few of them out to see what else is available. So I installed moon reader and so far it is working nicely for me. I particularly like the night themes as they are very easy on my eyes.
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+1 for moon reader
What kind of sharing options does Moon+ have? Is there any type of option that will post the page you're on or percentage complete like Goodreads does? (I can't get the Goodreads app to work on my rooted Nook)
Definitely souring on Aldiko. Have some books that it is chopping up on-screen (dropping words/sentences from end/beginning of pages). Pulled up the same pages in fbreader and no problems. I've never had that issue in the nook app. Gotta try moon reader now...
Moon reader +1
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So I'm sure there are similar threads out there dealing with general android devices, but I thought since I spent a good majority of my day yesterday looking through some ebook apps specifically for my nook, I'll post my findings.
First off, I'm going to talk about my top finds. Trust me, there are a lot out there and I didn't download them all, but I probably went through a good 15-20 apps. If you have an app that isn't listed that you like for whatever reason, post about it and I'll look into it! Make sure if you post an app below, that you give as much info as possible about it (and you've tried it on your nook)
App: Nook
Pros: Has a wide variety of books from major publishers, store sync's well with app, many options for viewing, allows you to import epub and pdf books.
Cons: Kinda basic, changing pages via the scroll bar doesn't work well, don't seem to be able to export books easily.
Bottom Line: Although it's a solid app, it doesn't have nearly as many books as the Kindle nor does it have as good a reading experience as other apps. With that said, it does offer some books that the Kindle store doesn't. I recommend this if you're loyal to B&N.
App: Kindle
Pros: Nice interface, huge store with major publishers (more than the Nook), good viewing options, allows import of epub and pdf books.
Cons: The app redirects to a webpage for the store, which doesn't work as flawlessly as other apps, Like the NOOK app, changing pages via the scroll bar doesn't work well. The mobi format isn't that common and doesn't add for easy exporting.
Bottom Line: The Kindle app offers more choice in books than any other app, but the reading experience still lacks somewhat. It has just as much options as the Nook, but being able to customize it more would have been nice. It is very similar to the Nook in terms of usage. If you are loyal to Amazon, it's great.
App: Overdrive
Pros: Free books rented from local library, also offers audiobooks.
Cons: Selection varies depending on your area, Library account needed, there is a wait on most books, the app itself sends you to a webpage.
Bottom Line: This is a good complimentary app IF they offer anything for you in your area. Out of the three area's I have tried, only one had support for it. Free is always nice!
App: Laputa (free version)
Pros: Free books from both major publishers and independent writers, many Public Domain books, support for Chinese books, allows for easy import/export (due to epub and pdf file types), Multiple sources from which to get books from, Virtual shelf interface.
Cons: Reading experience lacks, most books are bootleg (therefor illegal), small buttons make it almost impossible to touch, many links in the stores are broken, misspelled/missing text within downloaded books.
Bottom Line: If you don't mind getting books illegally, it has a lot of major series (Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Sword of Truth series, Holmes, and many more). Most (if not all) of the downloaded books are in epub format so importing them into another reader is easy. Right now (apparently with the last app update), book covers is broken, so to utilize that feature in any reader, you have to manually download and add them. Not many reading options don't help the reader at all. Good way to get free books, but not to read them.
App: Aldiko
Pros: Best reading experience, many many options (from font size to margins), multiple library views, categories, and tags, Store works OK with a lot of public domain and creative common books, along with paid books, importing books is really easy, as is setting up cover art (if the book doesn't already come with it), Support for Catalogs and easy "Last Read" button, also support for Adobe DRM (which I have not tried out)
Cons: The paid section of the store doesn't offer as many books as Nook or Kindle, but still has a good amount, plain Home interface and store.
Bottom Line: Although the store lacks compared to a big company such as Amazon or B&N, you can find many books with this app. There is no reading experience as good as this one, with options to change text, brightness, orientation settings, day/night colors, margins, and even advanced formatting to override the books initial formatting to suit your style. The library offers both "bookshelf" view and "list" views, which can be sorted to your desire independently. List view also offers tabs to view by Author, tags, and Collections (some books come preset with tags, others don't. Either way you can add your own, and your own tag types) By far the best way to view epub and pdf books, I just wish they had support for mobi and other formats so that I could import my kindle and nook books that I have.
Each of these offer different reasons to use them, but if you can find your ebook in epub or pdf format, Aldiko gives you the best reading experience by far. The fact that it makes it so easy to import, download, and use ebooks is refreshing compared to the Kindle and Nook. Although I do not fully understand Adobe DRM, because Aldiko supports it, it seems to only enhance it. On a final note, I downloaded the first book from Harry Potter from Laputa and imported it into Aldiko and read the first 4 chapters. The file was OK, with some spacing, spelling, and formatting errors that I KNOW and official release of the Harry Potter book would NOT have.
I will be updating this with further information and maybe other apps when I can. Let me know what you think and if you have different experiences than me (or I got something wrong)
PLEASE NOTE: I'd like to say that I do not condone getting ebooks illegally, however one of the apps I talk about above (Laputa) does allow you to do so (at the cost of spelling errors, formatting errors, etc.). I also believe (not 100% sure, but it makes sense) that the law on ebooks would be similar to the law on video game ROM's, that is if I won the book I can technically download a free version of the ebook if I can find it, such as the case with the Harry Potter book I mention.
I don't know about your legal interpretation of that. It's a different platform/format. If I buy a movie on DVD, I'm not entitled to download and burn a blu-ray copy of that same movie.
I prefer Nook from Android Market combined with Calibre ebook manager on the PC. You can pretty much feed Calibre any ebook format and it will not only convert it to which ever device you wish to read it on but it will load it onto the device in the directory that the device expects to find ebooks. (unless you tell it otherwise) Killer ebook combo.
Hi,
I have been using FBReader for my eBook reader and find it works very well. It
handles epub and a variety of other formats. (but not PDF). It has a good 'night
mode' and the ability to dim the backlight in the app.
There is a third party called FBSync in the market that will use the web to sync
book mark progress in books and/or the books to Dropbox. Particularly useful when
changing ROMs too often on the Nook Color!
I use Repligo for pdf reading, the reflow works reasonably well.
I know you are looking mainly at eBook readers, but you haven't mentioned Calibre
an opensource PC/MAC ebook library management program:
http://calibre-ebook.com/
Calibre will also download and manage covers, reviews and do format conversions.
Calibre works well with an Android app 'Calibre library' (paid) and FBReader.
I like your writeup and plan to try some of the other apps you suggested.
Thanks,
Peter
I'll put another vote here for FBReader.
I used Aldiko since I first got an Android phone in 2009. It was awesome, the absolute best reader software on Android. And then they lost their damn minds.
It is now 10 times bigger. And has one third of the options it used to have. I still haven't figured out what they did to accomplish that. When that happened I went looking for another option.
I had already given up on the Nook reader software because I keep a lot of books on my phone (and now on my Nook). The Nook reader software just couldn't handle it and basically self destructs when I try to load up my library. Laputa sucks in so many ways it isn't even worth mentioning.
I had tried FBReader way way back and it just wasn't good enough, but to my surprise when I tried it again all of the original issues were gone. It is easy to use, easy to configure to your liking, and can handle my 500+ book portable library with ease.
A. Nonymous said:
I don't know about your legal interpretation of that. It's a different platform/format. If I buy a movie on DVD, I'm not entitled to download and burn a blu-ray copy of that same movie.
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Actually I just looked this up and you're right. I guess because I was thinking about digital rights and not literature rights, I thought that way. I'll update my post to reflect this.
Atahachi said:
I prefer Nook from Android Market combined with Calibre ebook manager on the PC. You can pretty much feed Calibre any ebook format and it will not only convert it to which ever device you wish to read it on but it will load it onto the device in the directory that the device expects to find ebooks. (unless you tell it otherwise) Killer ebook combo.
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The nook app, IMO, lacks both features and usability. I'll have to check out Calibre, sounds like something i was looking for, thanks!
pmilford said:
Hi,
I have been using FBReader for my eBook reader and find it works very well. It
handles epub and a variety of other formats. (but not PDF). It has a good 'night
mode' and the ability to dim the backlight in the app.
I saw FBReader but decided not to download it after reading all the negative reviews of it. However, after seeing what you guys have said, I'll check it out and probably post my thoughts on here maybe tomorrow.
JMMusic said:
I'll put another vote here for FBReader.
I used Aldiko since I first got an Android phone in 2009. It was awesome, the absolute best reader software on Android. And then they lost their damn minds.
It is now 10 times bigger. And has one third of the options it used to have. I still haven't figured out what they did to accomplish that. When that happened I went looking for another option.
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What more options could they have? It has more than any of the others I've seen.
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Laputa sucks in so many ways it isn't even worth mentioning.
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The only reason I mentioned it was because of it's store. Also, the app used to work pretty well when it first came out, but basically has not been updated since then.
Thanks guys for your input, I'll check out FBReader!
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Thanks for the write up.
I'd like to note that Aldiko's PDF viewer is quite limited (no zooming or panning whatsoever) unless the device is running Android 2.2 (Froyo) and up, which spoils it for me running the stock ROM (Eclair). Not finding any free alternatives, I purchased ezPDFreader, the least expensive option, and am quite happy with it so far.
For compiled HTML files (chm), iReader is a good option. It's very customizable and handles zooming and re-flow pretty well... and it's free
I'm on stock ROM and using Moon+ reader, lovin' it so far.
that moon reader seems pretty good. nice tip.
I also read (and documented somewhere) that you can set up Calibre in a server mode to serve up your own library of books. It seems that Aldiko will interact with it remotely in this manner. I read about it and intend to do it when I have a chance but haven't tried yet so that's about the extent of my knowledge on it
The three best reviewed Ereader Apps are Aldiko, Moon+ and FBReader.
FBReader was one of the original apps, from something like 15 years ago.
Of course, all of these are designed to read DRM-free books, so the "store" references in your review are not really relevant.
pmilford said:
Hi,
I have been using FBReader for my eBook reader and find it works very well. It
handles epub and a variety of other formats. (but not PDF). It has a good 'night
mode' and the ability to dim the backlight in the app.
There is a third party called FBSync in the market that will use the web to sync
book mark progress in books and/or the books to Dropbox. Particularly useful when
changing ROMs too often on the Nook Color!
I use Repligo for pdf reading, the reflow works reasonably well.
I know you are looking mainly at eBook readers, but you haven't mentioned Calibre
an opensource PC/MAC ebook library management program:
http://calibre-ebook.com/
Calibre will also download and manage covers, reviews and do format conversions.
Calibre works well with an Android app 'Calibre library' (paid) and FBReader.
I like your writeup and plan to try some of the other apps you suggested.
Thanks,
Peter
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Totally support. Been using the FBReader for ages now and with FBSync app there's absolutely no fuss now with different gadgets I read on.
Been using Aldiko here. Though it is a little big size wise, I like the feature set as well as visibility. Looks and performs really well, and allows you to import any other online catalogs you favor.
Combining that with Calibre, got a pretty nice pair.
Also, theres a portable test version of calibre incase you wanna throw it on a stick, or even your phone:
portableapps.com/node/20518
Cool Reader
Seems to work well on Rooted 1.1 - lots of options and very little bloat.
Another vote for Moon+ reader here! Been using it since day one and it's awesome.!
Sorry it's taking me so long to update my post guys, I'll be doing it soon, I promise! It's been a busy week on my end and I haven't had much nook time. Thanks for everyone who has replied!
Still waiting lol
Since this thread has popped up again, I would just put out there that Mantano has replaced both aldiko and any other PDF reader out there for me. The PDF reading experience is the most complete I've found to date, and with its new support for OPDS catalogs, should now be able to interact directly with calibre in server mode (although I haven't tested this yet... been too busy to read anything in the last month).
I've been using Kobo for epubs, it's pretty cool it gives you stats on your reading. It works great with the default dpi, unlike the nook app. Also, there's no need to move your files around in the sdcard since the app searches for all supported files in the card.
Another vote for Kobo! Lighter than Aldiko and with similar options.
Anyone know if its possible and how I can use the built in eBook reader to read my own books in either epub or pdf format? I couldn't find the local storage directory for downloaded books. If there's no way, any suggested ebook readers that have a similar asthetic feel to the built in reader? Lumiread on the Acer iconia is really nice, but it doesn't appear to be downloadable anywhere. Aldiko is serviceable, but I don't really like the look and feel. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I didn't try pdf but I can read my epub books from sdcar with default reader. You can import your books to your shelf, then can read easily.
Better to use default reader to use full pen function, therefore I don't prefer any 3rd party ebook reader.
I've mostly been using FBreader for .epub books. Don't think it supports pdfs, though.
I prefer moon+ reader over aldiko myself. I use the pay version so I'm not to clear what features the free version has or I'd post them. Available at the Android market.
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The ereader in View/Flyer will automatically import any epub it finds in SD or internal sd. I have created a folder and named it books with all my magazine's, books, etc.. and works very well for me. Whenever
I add something it imports it and ready to view quickly.
godZson
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The ereader in View/Flyer will automatically import any epub it finds in SD or internal sd. I have created a folder and named it books with all my magazine's, books, etc.. and works very well for me. Whenever
I add something it imports it and ready to view quickly.
godZson
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I'll echo this, even though it took a minute to get it to work. If you have trouble getting the reader to find your epub files, go onto the app settings and click the "clear data" button. Then restart your Flyer. That allowed the reader to find the files.
I just wish it could read Kindle books.
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GrandAdmiral said:
I just wish it could read Kindle books.
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install Calibre on your PC...converting any format to any other format is simple
http://calibre-ebook.com/
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install Calibre on your PC...converting any format to any other format is simple
http://calibre-ebook.com/
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I concur with that...
But I don't like the built-in reader. I find the margins of that one horrible, without any means of changing them... And when I turn it to mobile layout, it ignores the embedded font while still having too wide margins...
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But I don't like the built-in reader. I find the margins of that one horrible, without any means of changing them... And when I turn it to mobile layout, it ignores the embedded font while still having too wide margins...
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i use the Flyer mainly as an ereader and i've pretty much tested all the reader apps out here...i stuck with Aldiko...it doubles up on the data storage by 'importing' the books on the device, but it is the most stable without adds
and you can set up your Calibre library as a server using a no-ip address and connect to it via wifi or 3G from within Aldiko (or just access your library via a web browser)
it really is a great setup
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i use the Flyer mainly as an ereader and i've pretty much tested all the reader apps out here...i stuck with Aldiko...it doubles up on the data storage by 'importing' the books on the device, but it is the most stable without adds
and you can set up your Calibre library as a server using a no-ip address and connect to it via wifi or 3G from within Aldiko (or just access your library via a web browser)
it really is a great setup
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So did I I dismissed Aldiko after finding out it didn't support highlighting. And why I'd love to get the included reader app to work as I want it... The pen highlighting is awesome.
I finally ended up with Mantano Reader. The two advantages is the fact that it doesn't double up my books and it supports highlighting. It doesn't even add things to my ebook library, but keeps a shadow folder structure where it puts the (extracted) covers and it has a sqlite db where it saves extra info.
The only drawback is the fact that doesn't read whole font-families. So the italic (especially noticeable) is the internal one and not the one that belongs to your font family...
Not sure about the connection to Calibre, I use my browser to go to my Calibre library (or an USB cable...)
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I finally ended up with Mantano Reader.
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i quite liked the mantano interface but I've only JUST started to buy apps and the $7 just annoyed me...lol
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install Calibre on your PC...converting any format to any other format is simple
http://calibre-ebook.com/
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Yeah. I found out about Calibre not long after I made that post. It works almost like a charm. I have an issue with some of the page breaks it makes and can't seem to fix it. Other than that, I love it.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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?
Anyone know of a good epub or pdf reader that does the paper/page animation when swiping between pages?
I tested a couple online and they either garble up my epubs or just crash or loop when loading
The stock Asus "my library" has a great page turning animation function and is good for reading epubs and PDF 's. You can select it by opening any PDF or epub in the file manager.
I also found "mantano reader" which has a great note taking ability within the epub or PDF, however it does not have a cool page turn animation. I need this function for notes at school...
Both great readers
Nook is the cleanest imo. Takes epubs, just place then in the nook/mydocuments directory
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I just tried nook (on my phone) and it seems to work great but, I'm reading a watchtower epub and it has like a paragraph then you can click on the scripture and it takes you to it but how do I get back? I see no options to get back to the page I orginally clicked it on.
My Library locks up and FC's on me sometimes lol its not really cutting it for what I want it for maybe I have to tweak it or something?
Not sure exactly, but if you click toward center of the page there should be controls and options show up
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I like nook but the only thing is, It won't show all my artwork for my books atm nothing shows
Check out Moon+ reader. Very good, tons of options. I like it a lot. I convert everything to epub using Calibre and then import them on Moon.
MrCapcom said:
I like nook but the only thing is, It won't show all my artwork for my books atm nothing shows
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Search the Market for Nook Book Cover Helper (if your rooted) Its finds the covers for you
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Check out Moon+ reader. Very good, tons of options. I like it a lot. I convert everything to epub using Calibre and then import them on Moon.
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Moon+ is the best on the market, especially if you have any illegal copies of ebooks. If you go pro it's even better. I've tried about every ebook reader on the market, the best are laputa(extinct now), Moon+ Pro, and Alkido.
No others come close. Also Moon+ had an easy change cover option and great note taking, plus the pro version has tts.
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I've always used Aldiko but I'll have to check out Moon+. Aldiko wouldn't read a couple of my pdfs and epubs (like 2/50 so far).
WOW on this long road to finding what I need I think I got my combo.
For all PDF's
ezPDF Reader is really nice and slick (Pay App) (I got it for free on Amazon awhile ago)
For EPUB Files
Convert to Mobi Using Calibre
Then Use Kindle
Kindle is slick and seems to be tablet friendly AND shows all my photos for all my epubs
Thanks guys I'll use this combo for awhile I did like Cool Reader and Moon+ They just acted weird on my tablet. Nook Works great but no book covers. So for now ill rock the Kindle/ezPDF combo till
something doesn't work hehe
Can you Sideload on Google Books? There widget is pretty awesome
Matstarr said:
Search the Market for Nook Book Cover Helper (if your rooted) Its finds the covers for you
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I couldn't get NBCH to work on my prime...anyone else have better luck?
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I couldn't get NBCH to work on my prime...anyone else have better luck?
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Are you rooted?
yeah EZ PDF reader is a really good one.
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Are you rooted?
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Yeah I am, sorry I should have made that clear. Only a black screen when I open it up and it won't respond after that. Just wondering if it's an isolated case or what...
i'm not rooted and use the paid ver. of Alkido, i have yet to actually buy a book, d/l'd everything and side-loaded it, reads all of my pdf's and epubs, not sure if i got mobi to work or not, all covers shown and nice layout....went through 3-4 of them and fooled around with the stock one for a few days before i settled on this one, i'll check out moon+ as working with unscrupulous files is a big deal to me on a tablet device (why are epub's more expensive then a hard back or paper back on the market? wtf?...enough of that talk though...)
i bought my device mainly for reading comics (200 gigs +) , video games , and wanking off during meetings at work, figuratively not literally, sicko's, lol...update this thread with your impressions after a while i may have to switch again ;-)
Moon reader+ is good. It can even use TTS to read books for you in the pro version.
Lumiread is a good PDF reader
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i'm not rooted and use the paid ver. of Alkido, i have yet to actually buy a book, d/l'd everything and side-loaded it, reads all of my pdf's and epubs, not sure if i got mobi to work or not, all covers shown and nice layout....went through 3-4 of them and fooled around with the stock one for a few days before i settled on this one, i'll check out moon+ as working with unscrupulous files is a big deal to me on a tablet device (why are epub's more expensive then a hard back or paper back on the market? wtf?...enough of that talk though...)
i bought my device mainly for reading comics (200 gigs +) , video games , and wanking off during meetings at work, figuratively not literally, sicko's, lol...update this thread with your impressions after a while i may have to switch again ;-)
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If you're into comic reading, there is nothing better on the market than ComicRack (has a paired desktop app to for organizing and sync) it's the best one I've used (wanted to read Blackest Night & Civil War events on my Droid) none of the others worked as good as it does.
Given your comics are in the comic format (cbz, cbr, etc).
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I'm still not finding the best app for organizing and annotating research papers. Any suggestions?