So i've been debloating my nook lately, and now when I press on the book icon on the bottom of the screen, it does nothing. But when I go to root explorer and open an epub manually, the stock reader still exists. So is there a way to fix this?
Thanks!
I think you might have removed the launcher app for the library. Why not factory reset your nook and then delete things that don't have to do with the reader or get another ebook application (nook for android doesn't work sadly.)
Yes, i did remove the library.apk from system/app. I didn't realize the nook reader required it to work. I will either try to restore or look up Titanium backup and see if i could dish it out.
Thx again.
I have a few ebooks on my laptop and I am having issues moving them to my nook tablet. It has been rooted and I am using ADW launcher. Please help!
rbellis said:
I have a few ebooks on my laptop and I am having issues moving them to my nook tablet. It has been rooted and I am using ADW launcher. Please help!
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What format are your books? How are you trying to move them? via usb? dropbox?
Do you have an SD card installed? Without one, only 1GB is seen on your internal memory if you connect your noob to your pc with the usb cord (but then you can move it to anywhere else).
Install a file explorer program (file expert is a good free one, root explorer is too but it has the possibility of having you misclick and mess up permissions on system folders).
Books/anything else moved to your NT's internal memory via usb -> shows up in /media. Books that you want your nook's native book applications to see -> move them to /data/books. Books that you have on your sdcard -> will not be seen by your nook's ebook reader program but you can make any folder anywhere and put books in it.
I recommend using an sdcard and downloading a program called Coolreader (android market); it's the best ebook reader I've found on this platform. It has a ton of settings and lets you configure it entirely (font, spacing, layout, behavior, etc etc). It reads from .zip archives and supports quite a few formats. It won't see anything with DRM protection on it that hasn't been removed, nor will it see .lit or amazon's proprietary formats. Anything with DRM on it that you bought from a certain market (Kindle, Adobe DRM ebook stores, etc) will only be read in associated programs (until you remove the drm) :/ Calibre is a great program (on the pc-side) to convert between book formats and manage your library, as a side note (not related to drm removal).
if I kept them on on my SD card how would I get them to show up using the stock ebook reader? Also....what format can I use? I have them in .mobi and .opf
Since I am rooted I can access the other 15GB ... I tried using es filer explorer (enabling root) and trying to move them to the books folder but I still cant get them to show up using the google books...kindle app and the stock app on the tablet
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if I kept them on on my SD card how would I get them to show up using the stock ebook reader? Also....what format can I use? I have them in .mobi and .opf
.Since I am rooted I can access the other 15GB ... I tried using es filer explorer (enabling root) and trying to move them to the books folder but I still cant get them to show up using the google books...kindle app and the stock app on the tablet
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For books on your SD card go to your Library application -> my files -> press memory card, and your books should be there (at least the ones in a format it sees/reads).
Stuff in /data/books will show up automatically on your shelves, I think. Stuff in /media books will need to be imported the same way as above: library -> my files -> books (just not clicking on memory card button).
The Nook's eReader will see: EPUB, PDF, DOC, TXT, DOCM, DOCX. Epub is a great thing to convert all your books to as it's widely supported and is the public domain standard (by the way). Other reader apps will see more formats. I think .opf is epub though no? Or rather it's .epub with extra metadata, so that should be seen right off the bat. If not, do try Calibre out. One click conversions to any formats, and previews of how it looks on that format.
I am so sorry to keep asking about this...I have tried putting them in the data/books but nothing showed up in my library. I don't know what I am doing wrong. Sorry if I keep asking stupid questions...just really want this to show up on my "shelf"
Try this:
Open library -> my stuff (upper right) -> find book (sd card) -> select book/long press book -> select add to shelf from pop out menu. It will ask you to make a shelf; you can edit and add shelves via the menu that pops up (create new shelf/add to favorites).
Does that work?
Putting them in /data/books adds it to the reader+reader's directory. I could have sworn there was a way to mass-autoadd things to the shelves (checking now).
edit: Ok, I can't get it to work except through actually adding it with the Library app Rebooting the device puts the books from my files -> add to shelves in the "book" tab however, but they do not automatically appear there if you close/restart the library app without rebooting the nook. Odd behavior. If you have a lot of books the library seemed very finger intensive.
I can't figure out how to mass-move anything inside the Library app either, and I'm not sure whether it has this capability either. Yeah, I quickly moved away to using a file explorer app + another reader, as you can see
Hi ...
Nook is unable to see/read .mobi and .opf. You must convert them to epub, using a free program called Calibre.
Or they are locked by the use of a DRM... again Calibre can help you.
Try to find an ebook is an "epub," reread slowly, Zmobie's excellent posts, then try again...
ok....so I can get them to show in "my shelf" if and only if keep it on my SD card. My goal is to keep my books on my nt and music movies and pics on my SD card because it is only an 8GB.
I have a John Grisham collection that I have in a folder labled "john grisham" Should I not put it in a folder and just put it in the data/books folder
Ok, there are a bunch of book directories on the internal memory: media/My Files/Books seems to be the only one that automatically shows up in the Library books section but ONLY if you reboot. Copy/move the books you want on the internal memory there, to have them show up in Library.
If you (or when I did anyway) add a book through the Library application it will add it to the shelves, if you pull it from an sd card, or the 1gb media/My Files/Books storage folder. I went and pasted a bunch of books to test this and the Library app only sees things that is labeled as user storage (which I guess makes sense).
The way to mass-add books to the Library, without one by one dragging and adding through the Library app itself, is to move the files you want to automatically load up in Library (under the "books tab" - won't be added to a shelf automatically) is to copy all of them into media/My Files/Books, and restart the nook. The restart is needed as there doesn't seem to be a way to force it to scan for new books without a restart :/.
So:
It should *definitely* see all your books if you move them to media/my files/books, under the "books" tab, NOT under "my stuff" tab, if you copy and reboot the nook. You can then add them to shelves from the main "books" tab (which is what Library starts up in).
I don't know whether it scans inside folders - it *should* so you should try moving your John Grisham folder to media/My Files/books and see.
(I wonder what the three other /books locations are for :/. I don't seem to force Library to automatically recognize stuff in them. The reader does recognize anything in those directories, but then it's just a folder listing anyway).
edit: Ok it works inside folders for me. Have fun!
Thank you so much! Now if can figure out how to make folders on my desktop I will be good to go.....thank you so much
Calibre also works great for the Mac
rbellis said:
Thank you so much! Now if can figure out how to make folders on my desktop I will be good to go.....thank you so much
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On the Nook default launcher you can't, I think*? It's a reason I use another launcher (go/adw) and just create links to the Nook applications I use. You can make folders by default in either of the two above launchers.
*If anyone has managed this, do tell.
not to get off topic but when I try to add a folder...long press on the screen and select folder and nothing happens
rbellis said:
not to get off topic but when I try to add a folder...long press on the screen and select folder and nothing happens
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In Go launcher? HMMM. *tries*
edit: Oh, that's funny. You're right! I never actually make folders that way, because I have a few folders I got from accidentally dragging an icon onto another icons. They get grouped into a folder automatically I assumed the normal way worked, but if not, try that.
It doesn't work in any of the launchers. It must be disabled on the nook entirely in that case. Weird!
I wasn't able to drop appear together with ads to make a folder so I switched to go launcher and I like it so much better. It it what I use on my roped droid x2. I don't know if it was my hacked downloaded version of adw that caused this but for some reason I could not put anything on the top 1 inch or so of the screen. But I have had no issues with GO.
Sorry to keep asking newborn queriins. This is my first tablet. I have noticed that even though it is rooted and has an android os on it, there are still a lot of things that canny be done. I have not been able to download a facebook apk I have also had issues with the xda app. When I log in the app force closes. Not a big deal...I have then been going to the website. With that in mind....is there a way to put web page short cuts on the droidtop......
Again...sorry for the newborn questions and thank you again for your help
rbellis said:
I have noticed that even though it is rooted and has an android os on it, there are still a lot of things that canny be done.
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Yep, there are a lot of things disabled on the NT and won't work until apps get updated or mods are released for the tablet. It's a new (and restricted) device, so this is normal really; various things won't work off the bat. I think there is a Facebook app thread in these forums (or the dev forum) that gets that app to work somehow. I don't use it so I don't know specifics.
I heard that ADW launchers recent update changed/broke some things, so that might be why it isn't working perfectly. I use go launcher myself and ADW only for emergencies currently, yeah. Anyway, no worries on asking newbie questions - means the device is getting more users and exposure! Have fun with it.
I'm on the fence about this thing.
I'm seeing that you can install 3rd party apps, so I'm wondering if I just install something like Root Explorer or Astro, if I can download my books from my Dropbox Cloud, and move then to the folder in which they would show up in the actual library and not in the "My Files" section.
Because it now supports CBZ files I don't have a need for the apps I currently use. All I need is to move my ePubs to the right folder and I'll be good to go and will buy one.
I am wondering something similar, but I want Market and sideloaded apps to show up under the "Library" so they can be accessed via the stock interface.
es file explorer is what most of us have been using to do exactly this. I demo it on my video, especially one about reverting back to 1.4.0
I'll check out your youtube channel.
If I can move files, then I'll be good to go and will grab this unit up once I sell my Nook Color.
the kindle app won't open the books i have on my sd card. a couple of them are prc files which the kindle app on my computer sees fine but some are mobis and even those won't open. i've tried copying them to the kindle folder in internal memory but that doesn't work either. the books i downloaded from amazon work fine.
anyone have success? if amazon is blocking sideloaded books is there another program i can use?
morphiend said:
the kindle app won't open the books i have on my sd card. a couple of them are prc files which the kindle app on my computer sees fine but some are mobis and even those won't open. i've tried copying them to the kindle folder in internal memory but that doesn't work either. the books i downloaded from amazon work fine.
anyone have success? if amazon is blocking sideloaded books is there another program i can use?
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You can try loading them into Calibre and then sideloading from that app. There is a great tutorial on the guys site for this stuff.
why not use aldiko? should use any book you've got.
Nook is the best. Can take side loaded epubs. Just place in nook/my documents folder
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ravizzle said:
Nook is the best. Can take side loaded epubs. Just place in nook/my documents folder
Sent from my Galaxy S2
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The only problem with Nook, is no book cover art.
Eh? My wife's Nook Tablet has book cover art... So did her original Nook.
But try loading your other books with Calibre
well the kindle app is now recognizing books that i copy from the sd card to internal memory but i'd rather keep them on the sd card.
i got aldiko as well but haven't used it much.
I am trying to enable copy and paste on my 8gb nook tablet using the instructions here . But now even after several reboots I am still getting force close messages by application com.bn.cloud.svc, com.bn.nook.home and com.bn.nook.library. I would post to that thread but due to the fact I have less then 10 post I cant. I use the built in nook reader to read my books and now it wont open just constantly giving me force close messages.
Oh Crap
Ok so I went to do a factory restore on my nook device now I am stuck in a setup loop can someone please help me fix this. How do I just get the original jar back to my nook
Check out this YouTube vid by raywaldo; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIrgkjen8ro&feature=related. Hope it helps.
derrabe said:
I am trying to enable copy and paste on my 8gb nook tablet using the instructions here . But now even after several reboots I am still getting force close messages by application com.bn.cloud.svc, com.bn.nook.home and com.bn.nook.library. I would post to that thread but due to the fact I have less then 10 post I cant. I use the built in nook reader to read my books and now it wont open just constantly giving me force close messages.
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I have a rooted nook... No cm 7/9. If you use the market's adobe reader instead of the nook reader, you should be able to copy without modifying the coding. I can copy from a pdf from adobe reader and paste into my office suite pro with no issues.
As a side note, I can copy from web pages in opera, but not dolphin web browser. I can copy the URL in dolphin only. Also, I am using Swype keyboard.
I posted here how I now have access to copy/paste using the swype tablet beta - really handy because now I have copy/paste anytime I use my keyboard... which coincidentally is every time I've ever needed to use copy/paste