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
rbellis said:
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.
Is anyone else getting really slow transfer speeds when transfering files from the PC to the Prime via USB cable? It was going to take at least 15 minutes to transfer ~125MB worth of files before. Am I doing it wrong or is this a common thing?
it's due to MTP that HC/ICS uses for syncing data, alternatives that speed things up are apps like wifi file explorer, dropbox, box or if you have a microsd card, put that in an adapter, copy files to it and then put it in the tablet and copy to main memory if you want.
I had the same issue..
I was having the same issue with slow speeds, but another thread pointed me to using the airdroid app on the market. Download the app, it then gives you an http address to type into your pc browser and once that is open enter the password they give you and then click the file icon. Once that is open you can see the file structure of the ATP, select which folder you would like to put your files in. In the upper right corner you will see an import icon, click that then in the dialog box click select files, choose which files you want to add and boom they transfer. Much faster. Sorry my directions may be a little confusing, but i think the thread about MKV files is the one that has the detailed info in it. Hope this helps.
Thanks a lot for the replys, I'll give these methods a go now.
BKBUDDHA74 said:
I was having the same issue with slow speeds, but another thread pointed me to using the airdroid app on the market. Download the app, it then gives you an http address to type into your pc browser and once that is open enter the password they give you and then click the file icon. Once that is open you can see the file structure of the ATP, select which folder you would like to put your files in. In the upper right corner you will see an import icon, click that then in the dialog box click select files, choose which files you want to add and boom they transfer. Much faster. Sorry my directions may be a little confusing, but i think the thread about MKV files is the one that has the detailed info in it. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for that. I was getting pretty fed up, I'm not even able to dl'd with my usb cable to the tablet. MTP driver (no many how many times I try to update it) errors out and it can't see my tablet. I'm sure theres a post out there somewhere to fix it but I just don't have much time to dig. BTW, ES Strong File manager lets you access your LAN files also. (assuming you have your network set up properly)
Hello. Anyone know how to keep the "creation" timestamp date when transferring files from this phone? I am getting a new phone and would like to keep the files "creation" date.
It seems like with the MTP transfer protocol that this phone uses (unlike regular mass storage which shows a drive letter on windows OS), every time you transfer files OFF of the phone (since the phone uses MTP instead of mass-storage), it changes the "creation" timestamp date, which is pretty annoying, and screws up the way you arrange things, such as pictures, etc. I tried .zips, .rars, .tar.gzs, ftp, etc. and all keeps changing the "creation" date. It's like MTP recreates the file or something, yet it keeps the "modification" date, which is weird.
I tried using a program to just mass-modify all the files to match the creation date with the modification date, which would essentially be a resolution to the problem, however that program is a little wonky and wont match them for some reason.
Tried 2 Wifi Apps, AirDroid and Wifi File Transfer, and although thy are fantastic apps, they do not get the job done. Even when the files are downloaded through those apps, it STILL changes the date. You can "Copy" or "Move" the file, the phone still changes the date.
So, if anyone knows of a way to get files off of the phone, by any means, and keep the "creation" timestamp or has a program that can match files' creation dates to modify dates in bulk, please let me know, thanks. Or when you purchase a new phone, where do you put your pictures on the new phone? Since it seems like it messes up the creation date of the photos.
There's lot's of apps that do this sort of thing, but none of them do exactly what I want (from what I've found so far).
I have tried DoubleTwist, but it tries to automatically sync my ENTIRE music collection to my phone. That's ridiculous and unnecessary. I don't need my entire 100+ GB collection with me at all times.
What I'm looking for is something like this: I want to set a specific folder that automatically syncs all of its content with my phone and/or tablet. Kind of like how Dropbox works. I copy something into the Dropbox folder, and eventually that something is on the cloud, accessible by me wherever I am.
Alternatively, I wouldn't mind simply Right Clicking in Windows, and then "Sending To" one of my mobile devices, as long as they're on the same WiFi network as my laptop.
Does something like this exist?
Ps. I'm on a Samsung Galaxy 3 & Note 8.
nubreed000 said:
There's lot's of apps that do this sort of thing, but none of them do exactly what I want (from what I've found so far).
I have tried DoubleTwist, but it tries to automatically sync my ENTIRE music collection to my phone. That's ridiculous and unnecessary. I don't need my entire 100+ GB collection with me at all times.
What I'm looking for is something like this: I want to set a specific folder that automatically syncs all of its content with my phone and/or tablet. Kind of like how Dropbox works. I copy something into the Dropbox folder, and eventually that something is on the cloud, accessible by me wherever I am.
Alternatively, I wouldn't mind simply Right Clicking in Windows, and then "Sending To" one of my mobile devices, as long as they're on the same WiFi network as my laptop.
Does something like this exist?
Ps. I'm on a Samsung Galaxy 3 & Note 8.
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did you try Google Drive ?
me1mon said:
did you try Google Drive ?
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I actually stopped using GDrive in favour of Drop Box because it wouldn't automatically upload files from my laptop to the cloud storage.
Are you saying that if I copy a music file into Google Drive it will be on my phone? Even when it's offline? (That's the key)
nubreed000 said:
I actually stopped using GDrive in favour of Drop Box because it wouldn't automatically upload files from my laptop to the cloud storage.
Are you saying that if I copy a music file into Google Drive it will be on my phone? Even when it's offline? (That's the key)
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Of course not if you are offline, there is no software can do it without internet connection
you should look for software that sync over WIFI if you are in same network. I suggest you to google "sync over WIFI"
So Google Pixel has a really cool selling point. Since the Camera is linked with your google drive (which has unlimited storage for regular HD photos), you essentially can be taking an unlimited amount of photos. However the Pixel is also stupidly priced (its a great phone, but if Im going to burn $1000 its going to be on an ACTUAL computer)
It got me thinking though is there a way accomplish the same task on a regular old android? I had a few Ideas an hit some brick walls.
1) My first idea was to download a photo app that would allow me to change where the storage is placed. There is one that exists however I was simply able to create a folder inside the path /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera. This might prove useful, but I am unable to change it directly into the google drive app.
2)My second idea was to download a file manager and try to change the route directly that way, possibly by deleting /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera and simply replacing the Google drive folder into that location and giving it the same name. I seem unable to do this though as I can not "Move" or alter the drive folder at all in the file manager I downloaded.
3)My THIRD idea was to create a symbolic link to the /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera connecting the Google drive folder to that folder. I downloaded a Terminal Emulator and with my elementary knowledge of BASH gave su access and attempted to link to the drive. I was unable to do this as any Camera image I take STILL saves directly to the phone!
Can someone please laugh at me already and tell me there is an easy way to accomplish this? I just want to STOP my phone from saving photos to my memory and simply have them stashed in my Google Drive! I REALIZE its possible to syn the two, however I dont want to have to constantly be emptying my storage.
Maybe I didn't get what you asked, but couldn't you just download Google Photos from Play Store and enable synchronisation?
EDIT: Missed your last lines, I'm sorry dunno why, anyway, on Oreo you can automatically empty your memory every 30/60/90 days through settings. Unfortunately I don't know if there's a way on Nougat and below.