Hello again lol, was wondering...I got a collection of books and most of them are the usual standard PDF's but some are called epubs. Was wondering what I needed to open those up for reading? Thank you in advance for any help I love this community!
the nook reading up can handle epubs just fine as that is the format i use most of the time so no problems with reading them.
oh so just use the default nook reader for those?
You could use any app that supports epub files to read them and i was just letting you know that the nook natively supports the epub format
pretty much the only device/app that cannot read epub is the kindle/kindle app
get calibre can convert any format ebook to any other format....
In addition to the Native nook app, Overdrive and FBReader and Overdrive Media Console (both in the Market) can read epubs. Overdrive is good for reading DRM-protected library books, but it doesn't change pages as smoothly as the native reader. FBReader can read just about anything.
I was reading standard e-pubs but got tired of the changing font size from book to book. I downloaded calibre (it's a book library manager) and used its built in converter to change my epubs over to .mobi format. I then opened these in the kindle for android app. Much more text control and easier to read format. Worked for me.
is there a reader program that can adjust font or letter size without pinch zooming?
Aldiko and Mantano (both great readers) support font changes without pinching.
Rodney
funny, i have mantano and couldnt find that
Not sure why. Mantano stock config supports menu (tap page to bring up menu, choose display, raise or lower font size) and gesture (swipe down) resizing.
Rodney
Im sorry I just looked through it again and just dont see what your talking about. I cant find anything that says font. I went into display and theres just a zoomer and couple other things that have nothing to do with the font.
Calibre
Is it free and can you get the Calibre apk somewhere other than the Android Market?
For epubs I use fbreader. If you're going to do PDFs, ezPDF pro is the best app available, hands down.
I use Aldiko Pro and Calibre (to manage my books). Hear hear!
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Only saw one thread on ps3? Server. How are people serving content to their nook? Any good apps that also support ebooks/pdfs, streaming video?
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It's early days for the android version of PLEX, which has been out for iOS things for a while .. it should do the job but documentation is very thin for android right now ...
The nice thing about ebooks is you don't really need to stream them because of the files size. I just use Opera Unite to access my home file server with all my ebooks.
unite.opera.com/overview/
For music, im currently using subsonic which seems to be working pretty good, but I probably wont end up purchasing the license.
UPnPlay + Rockplayer in NC and PS3 media server in desktop - combo works great for music and video streaming. I haven't tried ebooks yet.
While e books don't really need "serving" due to size I for instance have the entire Project Gutenberg library and sorting though it to see what I want to read on the NC can be a hassle. To that end I use calibre server installed on my hp475 Home Server to push out any book and the stock WHS for any song/movie/image/sw/apk/etc. via browser on WAN and es file manager or mount mgr/CIFS on home LAN. If you don't have a home server then calibre will run from any workstation and you can use ddns for WAN access.
Like aklyz, I use Calibre. Handles my entire library, allows me to find cover art easily and can be set up as a catalog in Aldiko.
It can do a lot more than that, but it only does ebooks.
check out AudioGalaxy for music.
i just got it yesterday and it is AWESOME, if you are trying to stream your music from your computer. used it on my droid eris at the gym today. all my music (30+ gb) no space required on droid. and its FREE!!!
I set up VLC convert and stream last night and it works great for music/video. Nice thing is that it will transcode all of your video to h.264 so that it works on the Nook, no need to convert the video. Most other servers need you to convert the video to an NC compatible format. It worked with every video I tried: mpg, avi, wmv. It also allows you to use the Nook as a remote for your computer, which is pretty sweet. The free version will transcode up to 480 width - pro version allows 640 width and picture support as well. I may end up purchasing it as it's nice not to have to copy anything to the NC. If I can get it to support recorded TV shows from media center, it'll be perfect (I think it will, just need to change the extension).
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Like aklyz, I use Calibre. Handles my entire library, allows me to find cover art easily and can be set up as a catalog in Aldiko.
It can do a lot more than that, but it only does ebooks.
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Yeah Cailbre is awesome. I like how it auto finds covers if you put in the ISBN
eBook server access
Hi,
Calibre (open source) (http: // calibre - ebook . com) is great for organizing
the eBooks on PC end, getting covers, reviews, tagging them etc.
You can download and manage eBooks on the device mounted as a drive
directly from Calibre, or upload them to Dropbox for later download on the device.
There is also a paid app on the Android end "Calibre Library" that works with
Calibre to pull books to the Android device. Still under development, but very
usable. It can search library, sort by author, title etc.
Peter
I setup my calibre library folder as folder within Dropbox. Every book I have is now easily accessible from all of my devices. My calibre library is only about 500 megs ...
pmilford said:
Hi,
Calibre (open source) (http: // calibre - ebook . com) is great for organizing
the eBooks on PC end, getting covers, reviews, tagging them etc.
You can download and manage eBooks on the device mounted as a drive
directly from Calibre, or upload them to Dropbox for later download on the device.
There is also a paid app on the Android end "Calibre Library" that works with
Calibre to pull books to the Android device. Still under development, but very
usable. It can search library, sort by author, title etc.
Peter
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is there any app that shows me my books organized by its metadata (in shelves would be great) and that allows to use 3rd party readers?
for example, i like aldiko look, and i like it for epubs, but i dont like its pdf reader
i'd love to be able to lauch repligo for pdf
basically, what i need is a ebook organizer app, not a ebook reader app
I haven't found anything that runs on android. I use Calibre on my PC and then load what I want on each device from there. I have used aldiko also, and just started using fbreader... I really like the way fbreader works.
I use Calibre e-Book Manager
Sorry not enough posts to do a link but Google is your friend here.
Sadly, I haven't found anything like this either (and I'd love to launch my Cisco Press books in ezpdf). Best workaround I've found is putting (astro) shortcuts to the books on the launcher via Desktop VisualizeR, and letting the default "open with" bindings for PDF take control. If you do find something, please update the thread; you're definitely not the only one who wants this functionality!
The stock reader lets you create shelves, but it doesn't do it automatically for you unfortunately. Calibre lets you edit your metadata on your computer. Not really what you're looking for though.
FBreader is fine with ePub files eg. in gutenberg.org and Calibre seems to convert PDF files to some kind of ePub files.
Any suggestions to apps / parameters which can convert PDFs with pictures, graphs, tables to some ebook files one can really read with some ebook reader in Samsung Galaxy S2?
akwaarius said:
FBreader is fine with ePub files eg. in gutenberg.org and Calibre seems to convert PDF files to some kind of ePub files.
Any suggestions to apps / parameters which can convert PDFs with pictures, graphs, tables to some ebook files one can really read with some ebook reader in Samsung Galaxy S2?
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I don't think you'll find that possible
If you read into the standards, PDF is essentially a vector print layout. And the ebook formats are more like HTML. That means they are laid out totally differently...
I don't really think you'll ever be able to do this perfectly, given what is available in terms of layout conversion.
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I don't think you'll find that possible
I don't really think you'll ever be able to do this perfectly, given what is available in terms of layout conversion.
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Thanks for a quick reply/answer. - If not perfectly, how about less perfectly: at least text captions, headlines etc ?
I use aldiko (not sure if spelled right) it accepts ePub and PDF as well and is very configurable when it comes to text color as well (if i remember)
You might be looking for a conversion tool. that, i can't help with.
I manage my ebooks with Alfa ebooks manager on win7. i don't remember how it works but it might (just might) help with the conversion / sorting process?
Moon+ or Laputa as a reader will run circles around the other choices...
Calibre is pretty much the converter of choice, however, if you're starting with a PDF, its unwise to change it unless you have the raw source on hand...
PDF's were created as a secure format for a reason, even if you own Acrobat, it doesn't deconstruct a PDF once it's made (very well)
If you have a PDF as your source, it's pretty much a grin and bear it situation. Read it as a PDF, and deal with scrolling and zooming constantly, or convert it, and lose formatting...
Lose-lose.
Hello, I'm searching for an app, who will put my PDF books like they are real ebooks.
Basically i'm looking for kindle like app but for my own collection ebooks not the books from some store. I know there is PDF reader but it just isn't the same feeling .
atm theres nothing to turn your pdf's into an ebook equivalent, why you have to do is install calibre onto you computer, then use that to convert the .pdf file into a .epub file, after that then you can install aldiko onto your device, and open the epubs and book, just like a book reader
hope this helps
i'm using amazon kindle read prc file
try ezPDF reader its really good and has what you need
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I like EBookDroid very much. Mainly because I can invert colors with it.
I have a very large reading library (18k) of publications most in epub format that I converted using calibre. I've tried Mantano, Aldiko, cool reader, and moon reader. I store my books on dropbox.
Moon reader crashes when trying to access such a large library. Aldiko tries to move all of my books to my unit. I've not messed around with Cool reader or Moon reader much yet.
What I'm looking for is a reader that I can use to do a search of the meta data without loading all of my books onto my note. I'm open to work around too.
I also use Calibre and have a large collection. I was playing around with Giogle Play Books. From my PC I was able to upload some of my ebooks (mind you, I was only playing around and didn't upload them all). Once uploaded, they showed up on my phone and tablet.
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You can upload your calibre library on say Dropbox and then access it with moon reader or fbreader.
Can you search the metatarsal of the books stored on dropbox?
Nope, v2.6.4 MoonReader and I can only search the titles
You'll be amazed by SideBooks
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.tokyo_ip.SideBooks
Moon Reader + Calibre Server.
Can browse or search by; Newest, Title, Author, Language, Publisher, Rating, Series and Tags.
Does everything I need and no problems accessing a very large collection.
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rockjock2020 said:
I have a very large reading library (18k) of publications most in epub format that I converted using calibre. I've tried Mantano, Aldiko, cool reader, and moon reader. I store my books on dropbox.
Moon reader crashes when trying to access such a large library. Aldiko tries to move all of my books to my unit. I've not messed around with Cool reader or Moon reader much yet.
What I'm looking for is a reader that I can use to do a search of the meta data without loading all of my books onto my note. I'm open to work around too.
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Did you try ezpdf?
Google Books ?
I don't have a huge collection like you but I upload all my .EPUBs and .PDFs to Google Books and they sync to all my devices fine.
Given the better integration that's finally taken place between Drive/Books, I think it would be compelling to make a copy of your library in Google Drive and use Play Books as your reader. That's what I do, but I haven't done extensive searching yet. What I will say is that it's pretty seamless to load anything from my library, from PC or Drive mobile, it looks absolutely beautiful, Drive and Google Play books are searchable from Google Now, which means you have access to any notation/quote Google does. Drive has come so far and integrates with reading now so well I ended up leaving Dropbox, it just makes more sense for an Android user.
i loved using drive, and even kindle, as an ebook reader. the only thing i didn't like is the lack of customization. if i can't have a black background with red text then i can't use the reader. i read mostly at night and don't like the harsh lights (i keep my brightness less than zero with lux).
my main reader has been moon but i use calibre companion also.