[Q] Best way to convert books?? - Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet

I searched for a spot to post this. I can post pdf to epub in calibre but can't seem to do mobi or doc to epub. I may be doing something wrong. All my magazines are in pdf if it was my choice id make everything epub.

I know that Calibre does convert .mobi to epub because most of the books I had were .mobi and I converted them -- for the most part. There were a few that gave me issues, but I just found different copies for those.

You could save your .doc files as .rtf or something else so that Calibre will read the source format.

would the 'RTF' ( rich text file ? ) keep the magazines' layout and pics ?

bocaccio said:
I searched for a spot to post this. I can post pdf to epub in calibre but can't seem to do mobi or doc to epub. I may be doing something wrong. All my magazines are in pdf if it was my choice id make everything epub.
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Are you sure the mobi files are DRM-free? I ran into this a few times when trying to convert DRM'ed mobi files from Fictionwise (back in the day when they sold anything besides vampire romance books)... There are pretty easily available python scripts to remove the DRM from mobi files, and plenty of guides available on line for deDRM'ing them. If I recall, you DO need to have a valid MobiPocket Reader device ID for the deDRM scripts to work...
Saludos,
Steve

You can save a doc file as an epub file in Libre Office or Open Office using a small plugin. I believe it's name is doc2epub, but not 100% sure, as I am not at my computer right now.
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why not just convert doc to pdf? Then pdf to epub! :]

Correct me if I am wrong but the Nook can read PDFs pretty well can't it? Why do you need to convert to epub?
I personally use calibre but it doesn't work as well as one would like for anything with layout constrictions. Hence why I would suggest using PDF.

Even with a screen as large as the NT's reading a PDF can be a pain. You have two choices see the whole page and barely readable text or get readable text and a small fraction of page.
Epub fixes that with adjustable text size and layouts.
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[Q] EPUB

What's the best way to import epub book in my Reader? I am just wondering, if I could import my epub books. Look at explorer and hook it up through my computer and did not see anything in there, any suggestions?
I have a folder named 'ebooks' on my SD card and I just moved all my epub files there. Reader found them all on it's own when it scanned for media after I disconnected it from the computer.
Nice will try it out and let you know. Thanks I appreciate the feedback.
I have several books in .pdf, .lit, and .doc formats. I converted them using 2epub dot com (too new to post links yet) but some of them didn't work, only giving portions of the page. Most of the books I tried had slightly funny formating after the conversion, with irregular spacing between paragraphs, etc.
Does anyone know of a better way to convert? Once I had them on my SD card reader found them and added them to the library quite nicely!
Michael833 said:
I have several books in .pdf, .lit, and .doc formats. I converted them using 2epub dot com (too new to post links yet) but some of them didn't work, only giving portions of the page. Most of the books I tried had slightly funny formating after the conversion, with irregular spacing between paragraphs, etc.
Does anyone know of a better way to convert? Once I had them on my SD card reader found them and added them to the library quite nicely!
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Calibre works well for me (it's really more like an ebook library sorter kind of app but provides ample conversion options including batch convert and it's free).
+1 on calibre i've converted 100's of books to epub. and the drag and drop method works for me also. reader app did a self search and loaded them in the app
Hi
In the internal memory, i created a eBook folder and put all my epub's in there. When you disconnect from the PC it will auto import to the native ereader. I do recommend Aldiko though, it's very good!
Convert PDFs or whatever with Calibri and them place them to the folder Digital Editions that should be on your sdcard. The ePubs will be automatically imported to HTC Reader.

PDF annotating

I have an issue with the PDF viewer. When you write on it with the pen, even with the smallest pen settings, it writes WAY to large. When you zoom into a specific paragraph and annotate it, it looks like a child's marker did the annotating.
Has anyone been able to use the native E-reader (which does not have the issue) to work on PDF's? Or any other solution?
The pen size in PDF Viewer is a known issue.
Never thought about converting into ePUB for annotation in Reader... I use Calibre to convert PDFs to epub on my desktop. For me the extra conversion steps would not be very convenient... Maybe a long pdf or reference... But not the "everyday pdf in a email for work" type doc. Worth a shot though.
That is true, just trying to find a reason to keep the flyer. I love most things about it, but I bought it specifically for pdf annotating.
I'm on the same boat.
If you check forum.xda-developers.showthread.php?t=1097375&page=2 Gathering uploaded some samples. These open fine in Foxit for me, and I can modify those annotations.
Using the app is a different story though. Unless Foxit/HTC update the app I think all you can do is wait.

how to read PDFs on Flyer's reader?

I have many PDFs i want to read on the Reader app that comes with the Flyer as i can note notes, comments and highlights.
i was wondering how can i import those into the Reader ? if they aren't via adobe Id nor ikobo?
thanks
You can use the PDF Viewer.
You can open the PDFs in the HTC Provided PDF Viewer. You can place the PDFs pretty much anywhere. It should find it, once you open the app. However you can also direct the program to open it from the menu button.
Also there are plenty of other options for viewing PDFs in the Android Market if you do not like the one HTC provides you.
Personally, I have all my PDFs in my MicroSD card.
bucklee said:
You can open the PDFs in the HTC Provided PDF Viewer. You can place the PDFs pretty much anywhere. It should find it, once you open the app. However you can also direct the program to open it from the menu button.
Also there are plenty of other options for viewing PDFs in the Android Market if you do not like the one HTC provides you.
Personally, I have all my PDFs in my MicroSD card.
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yes the PDF Viewer can view the the file but its scrolling from top to bottom without the nice features in the Reader app:
Annotations
Bookmarks
Font Size
multiple reading scenes such as Night
i cant get PDFs into this reader app ?
sorry I misunderstood.
Depending on what type of PDF it is, you probably need to convert them into a epub file. After which you can add it like any other books.
Are you able to extract the taken in the Reader app?
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Are you able to extract the taken in the Reader app?
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i can view books in the Reader normally, but didn't know what do you mean about extracting ?
anyone knows how to read PDFs on HTC's Reader?
Like I said.
It all depends on what type of PDFs you are working with. If it is text based PDFs you can convert your PDFs into ePub. Like this Link. But I do not think this works with JPG based PDFs as you will not have any function of the reader, like using the Scribe pen. For PDFs with Jpgs I just use the PDF Viewer and you can still use your scribe pen, works great for my magazines and other PDFs that I have scanned and created into PDFs. Hope this helps.

convert cbz files???

Anyone know how to convert cbz files so that they can be read using some type of reader on the nook tablet? I downloaded a couple of Dr Seuss ebooks but I dont think the tablet will recognize them unless I convert them? I am trying to set this tablet up for my daughter for Christmas!
It's just zip archive with different format name. You can use Perfect Viewer to open them.
The stock reader reads .cbz files. (cbz=comic book zip file. A cbr is a comic book .rar file. Conversion is as simple as changing the extension to rar or zip, uncompressing, then recomposing in the opposite format.)
You can sideload plenty of apps that will read .cbz files. (I like ComicRack Free).
You can also use the stock library/reader. To use it, put your files on your SD card, say in a folder called Books or Comics.
In the NT's stock library, click on My Stuff/My Shelves. Create a new shelf, name it. Click edit, and you should see a list of all files on your NT that can be added to a shelf. Find the .cbz file(s) and check it, then save.
Now you should have a shelf showing your .cbz files in the stock library. When you click to open, the files will either open in the stock reader, or if you've installed third party reader apps, should give you a choice- you can set a preferred app as default.
Worked great!
Now, how do I narrate a book so that she can listen to me read the book when I am not around? I can do that right?
Also, is there any way of this tablet playing ebooks that are already narrated???
There are several Dr Seuss books that are apps on the market (take your pick, they're on the stock, Amazon, and Google markets) that are like narrated e-books, though these are apk files, not epub files.
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Also, is there any way of this tablet playing ebooks that are already narrated???
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The entire sample book "The Elephant's Child" should be on your stock library shelf under Books. This type of ebook allows you to play back the story with prerecorded narration, or record your own. There should be many others for sale in the Nook Shop.
I don't think you can narrate your own books. I think you can only do that with ones you purchase from B&N. They prefer you spend money on their products, even if you already own a perfectly good version of the exact same product.
But I could be wrong about this.
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It's just zip archive with different format name. You can use Perfect Viewer to open them.
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This is a great program, and if you have a rooted NT (or sideload it) you should try it for picture books and comics.
I'm uncertain whether the Read & Play feature can be used on non-BN bought books, but I wouldn't be surprised if it couldn't. The books need to be formatted a certain way, afaik? You can try moving the book to your /data/books folder, where it will be seen by the NT's ebook library application and seeing if Read & Record works on it. In any case the BN Read & Record feature works well and is pretty cute, and it's a good reason to buy kid's books from their store for sure.
Pretty sure you can play books that are *already* narrated some other way (although I too have only seen them packaged as .apks/programs already ready to go).
You can use this open source comic viewer - Jomic.
It has a convert function to convert CBZ files to PDF.

[Q] Library & 1.41 update.

I still have my wi-fi off and probably will until after holidays when I can concentrate on how to either block or root my NT. That said I am wondering about public library books and update 1.41. If someone does get stuck with that and/or are one of the ones that buy a new NT and it is already installed am I correct this is going to stop the use of public library ebooks or will they still work off our microSD card?
I have one under the tree and want to know that also. What about other sources of books. My Simple Touch can get those. Can we put e-books on the sd card from our computer and will the updated nook tablet read the PDFs?
It will read pdfs, however, it sucks. It does not do text reflow or work well with images. Ive converted a couple of pdfs to ebooks using calibre, and the experience improved, but it wasnt like reading a normal ebook. Frankly, i think the best device to view pdfs is an ipad. Btw i also have an asus transformer and im not impressed by its pdf capabilities either. Just my $0.02
** just got the adobe pdf reader update with text reflow. Works well on just text, but the pdf im viewing ( a byte of python) has a grey color behind the code that doesn tdisplay right with text reflow selected. Its either above or below the actual text. (***massive pet peeve)
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It will read pdfs, however, it sucks. It does not do text reflow or work well with images. Ive converted a couple of pdfs to ebooks using calibre, and the experience improved, but it wasnt like reading a normal ebook. Frankly, i think the best device to view pdfs is an ipad. Btw i also have an asus transformer and im not impressed by its pdf capabilities either. Just my $0.02
** just got the adobe pdf reader update with text reflow. Works well on just text, but the pdf im viewing ( a byte of python) has a grey color behind the code that doesn tdisplay right with text reflow selected. Its either above or below the actual text. (***massive pet peeve)
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A devices ability to do anything with any file type is based on the app you are using, not the device itself (unless speaking from a form-factor POV). You should have noted that you are talking about the stock PDF reader on the NT, and try not to mis-inform people. I have a Transformer as well, with EZ PDF Reader on it, and it's great.
miniblue: Side-load EZ PDF Reader from the market. Best PDF app I've ever seen for Android.
I used multiple pdf apps and none of them worked right for ME.
Adobe
Quick office
Documents to go pdf to go
Aldiko
Reader
I would continue to list them but i just got the ota update pushed to my device. So sorry if you felt that i was spreading FUD.
-cheers
The questions still remains does an NT updated to 1.41 work with public library ebooks?
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miniblue: Side-load EZ PDF Reader from the market. Best PDF app I've ever seen for Android.
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Unless you end up with 1.41, then you cant side load.
But back to the topic, i don't think it would effect library use, or that would be cutting their own throat as that would effect a large number of customers.
Mine is on 1.41 and i may try our local library next week just to see. I am able to still load free format PDF and ePub files that are on my SD card. Thankfully i installed ezPDF before the update.
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Unless you end up with 1.41, then you cant side load.
But back to the topic, i don't think it would effect library use, or that would be cutting their own throat as that would effect a large number of customers.
Mine is on 1.41 and i may try our local library next week just to see. I am able to still load free format PDF and ePub files that are on my SD card. Thankfully i installed ezPDF before the update.
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Please let me know you you make out with this if you do try it. Hubby bought me this for more than just the ability to read library books but still that is important to me. Thank you for your input.

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