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Something that mimics the way an ipod or ipad has their books on shelves when you open them up. I have a book color which is rooted but i use a launcher application to customize my home screen. Id really like to find an app that held all of my books on an organized shelving system when i open it. I just don't know of one or know really how to search for something like that on th app market.
Several of the free e-book readers do shelves, and look like the iPhone reader app. I prefer Aldiko to the rest.
aldiko allows you to put shortcut to books on the home screen. theres your shelves
The Kobo App on the iPad has shelves, but it doesn't seem to want to work correctly on the rooted NC.
i 2nd the vote for Aldiko.
thank you
Thanks much guys, I will check out the aidiko app If they made one that read both nook books and kindle books with the shelf thing I'd die a happy person
The stock NC app has shelves.
When I get my GT10.1 I plan to read a lot of books. I tried it on my DHD using Aldiko, but I think the screen is to small.
I've seen the videos of the preinstalled book app, it looks sweet! Is it a Google app or Samsung?
I'm wondering what book apps would you reccomend?
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When I get my GT10.1 I plan to read a lot of books. I tried it on my DHD using Aldiko, but I think the screen is to small.
I've seen the videos of the preinstalled book app, it looks sweet! Is it a Google app or Samsung?
I'm wondering what book apps would you reccomend?
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It's the Google Books app. But I find myself using the Kindle app.....but I guess that because I have an amazon account.
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It's the Google Books app. But I find myself using the Kindle app.....but I guess that because I have an amazon account.
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Heh, apparently Google Books is not available in Sweden yet...can't find it on the Market and the Google Books internet page just tells me it's not available. Wonder if Samsung will remove the app on the European/Swedish Tabs...
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Aldiko looks and works great on the Tab.
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Aldiko looks and works great on the Tab.
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Aldiko looks and works great on the Tab.
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The google books app and kindle app are both fine, but I need the ability to sideload epub files, so...
I do wish you could limit the page length in aldiko though. One full screen (in portrait) is an awful lot of text.
Aldiko lets you load ePub files from your SD card. I used Aldiko heavily on my Evo 4G but I find myself preferring the Nook app on the tablet. It loads ePubs, splits the pages in two in landscape mode & has page transitions like you see in the Books app. I haven't tried Kindle, but Kobo also lets you load ePubs.
In general I like google book and like the animation of it. However, its still very poor when it comes to functionality. You can't highlight, write note, or annotate. The app by itself remember your last location but you cant mark a page. It still needs more work to be done as i think its unfinished app. I contacted google regarding that, and they said that they are still working to improve the app as its still and i quote "a baby"
I am gonna receive my Tab 10.1 tomorrow and as you have mentioned, i will be doing lots of reading as its one of the reasons i bought the tab. For the meaintime, I think I will go with the Kindle version unless otherwise, google impvorved their ebook.
I am using Nook. Kobo is also good. But anybody know if there is any book app which has built in English dictionary ( or atleast link to an external dictionary) so if you want to know meaning of a word you just highlight and option is there for meaning/synonymous . This is helpful for people for whom English is not first language.
I've tried quite a few, and I find Montano Reader the best for me. Full anotation and highlighting, bookmarking, side loading of epubs and PDF's. I will let you read almost anything.
Asus has a nice books app mybooks I think, they extracted from the transformer Not sure if its working on other tablets yet.
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I'm all about Kindle. I guess it's partly because I have a lot of books there, and don't want to switch, but I like that it's not overly animated, and I can highlight and search in google, wikipedia, and see dictionary definitions directly from the page.
Kind of blows me away that google didn't add in the functionality to highlight and perform a google search.
I have tried pretty much every reader on the market after getting my gt10.1. Nook is probably does the best job of having all the desires features (thought definitely not perfect). Kindle and google books are lacking major features (most importantly highlighting, bookmarking etc + importing non-drm files). Third party apps like cool reader, aldiko and fbreader all have great functionality, but they lack the polished UI you get from the big names. So I chose Nook, because it has the most functionality to go with its polished look. If it had custom fonts it would be near perfect for me.
I've been using the Nook app so far for my limited reading. I tried that, a well as the Kindle app, and prefer the Nook app so far. Nook seems to have more formatting options and I like the "butter" color scheme for daylight reading - it's sort in between the white and sepia settings in Kindle(both of which are available in the Book app as well).
My biggest compliant so far is that text selection can be difficult. I haven't quite figured out how to consistently make a selection so far.
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Hi.
I would like to have a book reader app, supporting epub or fb2 format. The google books does not support this sadly. I like iBooks for iPad, want something similar.
What I did try:
Google Books - doesn't support local files at all
Kindle - need to create account and doesn't support fb2/epub
FBReader - best for phones, but does not support splitting text into two columns, so you can hardly read in landscape mode.
Kobo - same as Kindle
My favorite one to use is the Nook app. It supports epub files, but I'm not sure about the fb2. You do have to create an account for it but I think it is worth it. My favorite thing about it is that it has the turn page animations and you can change the color of the font and the color of the pages to make it look more like a real book. It also is quite smooth and doesn't lag that much. Hope this helps!
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My favorite one to use is the Nook app. It supports epub files, but I'm not sure about the fb2. You do have to create an account for it but I think it is worth it. My favorite thing about it is that it has the turn page animations and you can change the color of the font and the color of the pages to make it look more like a real book. It also is quite smooth and doesn't lag that much. Hope this helps!
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Nook here for epub, very good
Yup. I also use Nook and sideload epubs. It's very snappy.
I use moonreader+
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Aldiko looks amazing on the Tab. There were some crash issues, but they came out with an updated version that supposedly addressed this. I haven't tested extensively enough to verify, so YMMV.
nook app. Its honeycomb optimized and looks great
Anyone know how to get the book covers to show if you import your own epub files on the Nook app? Its not that big of a deal, but it would look much nicer than the grey "n" that shows up. Any help would be appreciated.
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Anyone know how to get the book covers to show if you import your own epub files on the Nook app? Its not that big of a deal, but it would look much nicer than the grey "n" that shows up. Any help would be appreciated.
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I believe BN has that ability stripped on the Market version of the nook app. If you own a nook color, the stock book reader will display covers, but the market app will not. It is one of the reasons I will revert to stock on my NC (and the fact that I got the tab for other tablet uses).
An alternative is the Aldiko reader - it handles epub and shows cover thumbnails.
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I believe BN has that ability stripped on the Market version of the nook app. If you own a nook color, the stock book reader will display covers, but the market app will not. It is one of the reasons I will revert to stock on my NC (and the fact that I got the tab for other tablet uses).
An alternative is the Aldiko reader - it handles epub and shows cover thumbnails.
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Yeah, but I really like the page turn animation that the nook app offers. Aldiko isn't bad, but it doesn't have the feel of a real book like Nook does. Thanks for your feedback man.
yup, sadly there is no perfect app... yet. Nook has sufficient functionality, and reasonable polish, aldiko the most functionality but lacks polish, google books is all polish and no functionality.
Try CoolReader, it supports 2 columns in landscape mode.
It's also open source, used in many e-ink readers and is highly customizable via CSS.
The only missing feature is the lights out mode for Honeycomb, but it will probably appear soon or you can always contribute a patch.
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yup, sadly there is no perfect app... yet. Nook has sufficient functionality, and reasonable polish, aldiko the most functionality but lacks polish, google books is all polish and no functionality.
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I have been trying different readers and found using Nook for my epub books works great with Calibre. I've had it installed on my pc for easy conversion and recently found there is an android app for it as well. The android app allows you to download your epub books from your pc to your device via wifi. Using the Nook app, I can download directly to My Document directory.
Aldiko on the Tab 10.1?
How does Aldiko behave under Honeycomb on the 10.1? I love Aldiko for all its features, but on my HTC Hero and Desire HD it has ridiculous amounts of lag when updating the book cover thumbnails when you are in any of the views.
On those devices, you scroll down just a few books and you see a default Aldiko cover which after a second or so updates to show the actual cover. If you scroll down more, again the same lag. But what is really annoying is that if you scroll up again to the books you just viewed, which had already shown the cover, they have reset to show the default Aldiko, so you have to wait again for it to update. Just looks so tacky, when the rest of the software is so polished.
I really don't understand why they can't update the thumbnails more smoothly, or just update them once.
Is it the same behaviour on the 10.1 or other Honeycomb devices?
That is the only thing really stopping me from getting Honeycomb over the HTC Flyer, because the Flyer's Reader UI like on all their latest phones is simply beautiful, I think it uses OpenGL so it so fluid. I do want to get the latest Android version, but I am such an avid reader I want the best possible experience...
Thanks for any advice!
Galaxy tab touchwiz rom has an ebook reader which supports epub and you can import your own epub books or pdf's as well.
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Galaxy tab touchwiz rom has an ebook reader which supports epub and you can import your own epub books or pdf's as well.
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Really liking this above the others mentioned
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Galaxy tab touchwiz rom has an ebook reader which supports epub and you can import your own epub books or pdf's as well.
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Cool, cant wait for this upgrade
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Galaxy tab touchwiz rom has an ebook reader which supports epub and you can import your own epub books or pdf's as well.
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Does it show cover thumbnails for imported books?
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Does it show cover thumbnails for imported books?
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yes it does.
Want sure if this is the right forum for posting this, but I wanted to get you guys' insight into this.
I'm a big fan of HTC's reader app, but unless you have a Kobo account you're left to converting epub and mobi files in Calibre. This is typically the case for me as most of my books have come from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
Could you guys that have Kobo give some insight into the service? How dies it compare to Amazon and B&N? What about selection size?
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You don't have to use calibre to convert epubs. They are natively supported. Just restart your flyer and they import. If you get a request for your username and password, contact Barnes and noble. It's something like your B&N username and last 4 of card used to purchase. All of my books auto import now. I have not purchased from kobo yet, and don't use calibre.
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You don't have to use calibre to convert epubs. They are natively supported. Just restart your flyer and they import. If you get a request for your username and password, contact Barnes and noble. It's something like your B&N username and last 4 of card used to purchase. All of my books auto import now. I have not purchased from kobo yet, and don't use calibre.
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Amazon is the one I typically convert from. Most of the books I got from B&N don't need conversion.
Any Kobo users?
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I have been using Kobo since picking up the Flyer. I believe you will find it an excellent service once you have your account set up on the tablet. When I buy a book using the Kobo reader app I just enter in my password for a purchase and it begins a down load right to the Flyer. I have used Mobi pocket and have downloaded from project gutenberg also.
Kobo was Indigo/Chapters, the Barnes & Noble of Canada. (It was recently sold to Rakuten (of Japan).)
Books show up on it a few weeks after release on Amazon and B&N. Selection, otherwise, seems about the same. Prices equivalent to B&N on my comparison shopping on a few items, and both about $1/item over Amazon.
However, so far, only Amazon carries the book that my son was a co-authored, called Reinventing Fire.
OTOH stay away from the Kobo Vox, their Kindle Fire competitor.
You know, I really like the Reader app. The aesthetics of it are nice, the animations are slick, the pinch to zoom, non-square-and-plain highlighting--like it all. I've purchased a few books through Kobo, and had no problems what-so-ever, and their prices were good.
However...
I do a lot of highlighting and note-taking, and want a backup of those. I found no indication that the Reader backs-up or syncs to the cloud (and when I asked HTC on Facebook, they agreed that it does not.) So, I switched to Kindle. I tried both Nook and Kindle apps, and like the Kindle functionality the best. I'm wrapping up a few books in Reader, but then will be all Kindle (again, just 'cause of the cloud-sync business.)
Jeff
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Amazon is the one I typically convert from. Most of the books I got from B&N don't need conversion.
Any Kobo users?
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How do you convert Amazon ebooks? Calibre doesn't support DRM.
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How do you convert Amazon ebooks? Calibre doesn't support DRM.
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There are plugins which you can use. Search for "apprentice alf". That should point you in the right direction.
About the native reader app, I never use it. Not enough settings. The margin is way too wide (top and bottom). This makes it unusable to me.
are we allowed to post links to 'free' ebook sources? (not the out-of-copyright ones, the i-found-it-for-free ones)
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I tried both Nook and Kindle apps, and like the Kindle functionality the best. I'm wrapping up a few books in Reader, but then will be all Kindle
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So you're changing your login name then?
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are we allowed to post links to 'free' ebook sources? (not the out-of-copyright ones, the i-found-it-for-free ones)
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If it's copyright material that is not made freely available by the publisher or author then no, that is the same as posting pirate software.
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If it's copyright material that is not made freely available by the publisher or author then no, that is the same as posting pirate software.
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then i'm glad i asked
So my understanding is that the reader app supports mobi and epub? Is there any other app on the matket that does that is a better fashion
fiveoneooo said:
So my understanding is that the reader app supports mobi and epub? Is there any other app on the matket that does that is a better fashion
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reader apps that are linked to a specific store are just storefronts...if you want a reader app with customisation, try:
Cool Reader
Moon Reader
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reader apps that are linked to a specific store are just storefronts...if you want a reader app with customisation, try:
Cool Reader
Moon Reader
Mantano
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Before downloading, you mind going over some of the features?
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Before downloading, you mind going over some of the features?
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you can customise everything...fonts and colours and how to turn the pages and sort by tags and collections...but most importantly, the non-proprietary reader software don't own and take over your books
i recommend sticking to epub format because they are the only true open formats...having all your books in a proprietary format leaves you stuck with that provider, and if you are already on xda i assume you don't get a kick of being told how you have to use something
go with Mantano Reader...in my tests it was the most comprehensive (this from a chick with over 780 books in her collection, so this was a bit of an important subject for me...i sold my Asus Transformer because it wasn't comfortable as an ereader)
also, learn how to use Calibre to manage your collections...i have my library on a server as an opds catalog, which Mantano can access, and i also have it hosted on a no-ip domain
http://calibre-ebook.com/
I use Moon Reader Pro. I have customized a lot of the viewing options and love it. If you use Ivona, you can use TTS to have the book read out loud.
I used Calibre to convert my 300 books from www.ereader.com because I am afraid it is going to go under. I had been using that site for over a decade for my ebooks. The website has really gone down since BN bought it out about 3 years ago and they have not updated their Android app since the beta release.
Using the android CM 10.2 installs, there have been problems noted for getting the Nook Reader and the crashing of the Amazon Kindle App. I'm doing this thread so a not to hijack the Kindle thread in Q&A.
Reading is the main thing I do with the HD. Not a gamer and but do like browsing, Email, and texting(Mighty Text). I use the Moon plus reader books I read. The app can be used for .epub, .mobi, pdf, and almost all the other formats for books. The books can be stored in any folder(s) you specify on your device or Dropbox. You can synchronize reading on different devices too. It formats the text well enough that I can actually use my phone to read. I don't know if it can keep track of different people reading and using the same device.
As far as I'm concerned, the Moon+ Reader is THE best but it is a paid app. I just looked and it's on Sale for $2.50! http://moondownload.com/
Thanks for the tip on mighty text. I was wondering if that was possible to do texting from the tablet. I think I may give it a try.
And I have the free version of moon+. This might be the time to buy the full version.
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EBookDroid imo
Moon-Reader seems a bit slow flipping through the pages on a PDF , it sorta bugs me
EBookDroid imho is the much better it lets you change a lot of settings for example preload the pages of the PDF ahead of time so by the time you scroll down there already rendered .. It also has the ability to read comics, browse your local network and best of all its free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ebookdroid&hl=en
Get Overdrive and check out epubs from your affiliated local library.
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Get Overdrive and check out epubs from your affiliated local library.
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I do this as well works really well and free books.
Thanks for the note about the sale! Just checked and it's still available so I picked it up myself.
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As far as I'm concerned, the Moon+ Reader is THE best but it is a paid app. I just looked and it's on Sale for $2.50!
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You might try Zo reader. I've been using it on my NC for over a year and now added it to the readers on my HD+. Works a treat.
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Get Overdrive and check out epubs from your affiliated local library.
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A little late to the party here, but I wanted to add that you don't only have to use Overdrive for checked out books. I use Calibre Companion, and when I try to open a book after importing it from Calibre I have the option to use Overdrive as the reader. Then Overdrive will import it and, viola! It's really very simple and painless. The only possible drawback is that you end up with 2 copies of the book: one in the folder you have set for Calibre Companion to save its books, and one in the Overdrive folder. This probably only works for epubs. Overdrive is by far the best epub reader I have found for Android besides the built-in reader in the stock Nook firmware, and it's free. (There are a couple other promising epub readers, SlickPub and Fabrik, but I don't think either of them are where they need to be yet).
Aldiko, and Mantano but I like the layout and shelf view of Aldiko the best.
thanks, i am using it now.
I love mantano reader... It seemsbuilt better than any other i have tried
Nook Reader
I actually like the Nook Android app for its clean user interface, easy look up function, choice of font sizes, search, etc.
However it can't be installed on CM 10 or 11 directly from the Google Play store... not compatible with the device. But I copied it from my phone and side loaded it easily. Why is that? I don't know. Other than the irony.
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I love mantano reader... It seemsbuilt better than any other i have tried
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I think FBReader is better than yours
E-everything Reader?
I have moon reader right now as my go to reader. I'm looking for a E-reader that can read all sorts of different file types. Does anyone know of a book reader that can read everything from comics to E-pub's and everything in between?
Universal book reader
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Universal book reader
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Moon reader has been my favorite on both the HD and HD plus. It gives you the best customization.
+1 for Moon reader.
I like the fact that it can synchronize my reading position over multiple devices.