I noticed that the inspire has a ebook reader app built in. i was trying to find the folder in which to add my personal ebooks to it. My first question is where is the folder for the reader app and my second question is what type of file formats does it support?
Place your ebooks on the folder 'Digital Editions' which should be there (use a file explorer like Astro).
As per the formats, I've only tried epub which work great. Not loving the included reader to be frank. Aldiko is MUCH more fun.
Can someone please pull the .apk and post it here?
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Can someone please pull the .apk and post it here?
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Aldiko? There's a free version in the Market
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may be somebody knows an app. to add easily e-books in sence reader. ideas welcome
Out of curiosity, what formats does this reader support? Not that it matters too much, I really can't see it being a patch on Allreader+ which is the best mobile ebook reader I have used bar perhaps Stanza.
Pagnell said:
Out of curiosity, what formats does this reader support? Not that it matters too much, I really can't see it being a patch on Allreader+ which is the best mobile ebook reader I have used bar perhaps Stanza.
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ePub, the HTC reader supports the ePub format (don't know if it supports other formats as well). As of now only Freda supports this format. In addition, the HTC eReader support DRM protected ePub books (I have to test this out yet, but the device can be activated using the adobe server)
ebup and plain text both work, haven't tried anything else yet. Just have to access them via file manager, so I asecond the original question.
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ebup and plain text both work, haven't tried anything else yet. Just have to access them via file manager, so I asecond the original question.
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I second that also, but I think we just have to wait till someone is going to write a program for this. At this moment, there's a little work-around described here. This works very well, but is a bit cumbersome.
BTW, there is some interfacing possible with Adobe Digital Editions. When there is a active sync connection, one can activate the HD2 with this PC program and there is a possibility to copy books to the HD2. However the books copied to the device don't show up in the ereader tab.
On the 2.05 test rom there was a directory "Program Files/HTC Reader" in which there was a subdirectory "manifest". This name is also used by Adobe Digital Edition for its library.
(Not that this is of any use right now, but maybe someone can figure out how the HTC reader interfaces with Adobe Dig. Ed or for that matter, any other pc reader/manager)
btw http://www.epubbooks.com/books has many many free epub books.
irakliontevza said:
may be somebody knows an app. to add easily e-books in sence reader. ideas welcome
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looking for this kind of app too
How to make e book visible in sense
i've downloaded an e book to storage card but reader in sense doesn't pick it up.....where shall i copy d e book to make it visible in sense ???
thanks
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btw http://www.epubbooks.com/books has many many free epub books.
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mughal90 said:
i've downloaded an e book to storage card but reader in sense doesn't pick it up.....where shall i copy d e book to make it visible in sense ???
thanks
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it wont do this automagically. There's a database which holds all the books, unfortunately there's no tool available on WM to add new books.
I'll publish one soon.
EDIT: wont publish mine, as one has already been published.
ebook indexer
Try with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=631663
So it doesn't read PDFs? Might have been worth using if it did so I'll stick to Allreader, any EPUB books I have can be easily converted to HTML.
calibre does a great job of converting to Epub
OT: Is there a way how make eReader read different character page correctly? I cannot read all Czech characters correctly, only some of them.
Hi all.
If you're looking for an application to import other e-books in the new Sense e-reader tab, please look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=632517
Sorry for a stupid question but what is this new sense reader. I dont see it in my phone.I have the latest 1.66 ROM.
Thank you for this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=631663
It really helped!
Now more then ever this tool helps really. Thank You for this
Is there any method (without sideload books with TouchXplorer in the Kindle-folder) to add own books to the Kindle-App?
nop i've been searching all day.
If you have a Kindle account on Amazon.com, you would go to the Manage Your Kindle page and add your phone to the list of authorized devices. Make sure you have the Kindle app loaded on you WP7 phone. If you dont have a kindle account, you can set one up on that page and start your reading experience.
I have already done this on my Focus and it is working fine, in addition to my Real Kindle.
Frank K
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If you have a Kindle account on Amazon.com, you would go to the Manage Your Kindle page and add your phone to the list of authorized devices. Make sure you have the Kindle app loaded on you WP7 phone. If you dont have a kindle account, you can set one up on that page and start your reading experience.
I have already done this on my Focus and it is working fine, in addition to my Real Kindle.
Frank K
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I think ur missing the point. I presume the OP wants his own ebooks which he's got from other sources to be available within the Kindle App. I'd also like this feature.
I believe I did miss the point. I am not aware of anyway to move others books into the reader. If the file manager works, try that but I believe that Kindle uses their own format for their books and non Kindle books may not work.
Keep us updated.
Kindle book sideload instructions
nvr mind you wanted to do it without sideloading Alternatively, you can email books to your Kindle for free through a Wi-Fi connection by emailing the .Mobi file format to [email protected] (replacing youraccount with your actual kindle account name).
This only works if you own an actual kindle as well. which is a bummer
I use sideloading and that works fine for me
The problem in your point ist that you need a "real" Kindle to have this mail-adress. I've no Kindle, I'm using the Kindle-WP7-App and Kindle for PC only. So I've no @free.kindle.com - adress.
Sideload a book with TouchXplorer
For everybody don't know how to sideload books: load the ebook (from gutenberg.org for example) in .mobi and mail it to yourself. Then download the attachment and try to open it. After that copy the .mobi-files with TouchXplorer or Advanced Explorer from "My Device/ApplicationData/Volatile/EmailAttachments/Attachments..." to "My Device/Applications/Data/48195FB4-...-...-...-.../Data/IsolatedStorage/kindle". But this process does only work, if you tried to open the file. If you don't WP7 won't copy the files in "EmailAttachments"; I don't know, if the "number" of the Kindle-folder is the same everytime.
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For everybody don't know how to sideload books: load the ebook (from gutenberg.org for example) in .mobi and mail it to yourself. Then download the attachment and try to open it. After that copy the .mobi-files with TouchXplorer from "My Device/ApplicationData/Volatile/EmailAttachments/Attachments..." to "My Device/Applications/Data/48195FB4-...-...-...-.../Data/IsolatedStorage/kindle". But this process does only work, if you tried to open the file. If you don't WP7 won't copy the files in "EmailAttachments"; I don't know, if the "number" of the Kindle-folder is the same everytime.
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Elerador said:
For everybody don't know how to sideload books: load the ebook (from gutenberg.org for example) in .mobi and mail it to yourself. Then download the attachment and try to open it. After that copy the .mobi-files with TouchXplorer from "My Device/ApplicationData/Volatile/EmailAttachments/Attachments..." to "My Device/Applications/Data/48195FB4-...-...-...-.../Data/IsolatedStorage/kindle". But this process does only work, if you tried to open the file. If you don't WP7 won't copy the files in "EmailAttachments"; I don't know, if the "number" of the Kindle-folder is the same everytime.
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Thanks for the tip and it works. However when I do this method the Cover Art for the book is incorrect and instead the first Picture in the book is being shown instead. Any tips to correct?
Elerador said:
For everybody don't know how to sideload books: load the ebook (from gutenberg.org for example) in .mobi and mail it to yourself. Then download the attachment and try to open it. After that copy the .mobi-files with TouchXplorer from "My Device/ApplicationData/Volatile/EmailAttachments/Attachments..." to "My Device/Applications/Data/48195FB4-...-...-...-.../Data/IsolatedStorage/kindle". But this process does only work, if you tried to open the file. If you don't WP7 won't copy the files in "EmailAttachments"; I don't know, if the "number" of the Kindle-folder is the same everytime.
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Great stuff, clear instructions, thanks!
No, sorry. For this you gotta edit the .mobi files.
why don't you all just use Freda which is a free ebook app that allows you to read ebooks that you got from other sources well aslong as they are DRM free
I like the Kindle-App much more, but that's subjective.
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Elerador said:
For everybody don't know how to sideload books: load the ebook (from gutenberg.org for example) in .mobi and mail it to yourself. Then download the attachment and try to open it. After that copy the .mobi-files with TouchXplorer or Advanced Explorer from "My Device/ApplicationData/Volatile/EmailAttachments/Attachments..." to "My Device/Applications/Data/48195FB4-...-...-...-.../Data/IsolatedStorage/kindle". But this process does only work, if you tried to open the file. If you don't WP7 won't copy the files in "EmailAttachments"; I don't know, if the "number" of the Kindle-folder is the same everytime.
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Now im in the same folder and trying to delete the nameofbook.mobi file from the kindle folder using touchxplorer and i get an error
"Unable to delete file {0}"
Deleting Error
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Now im in the same folder and trying to delete the nameofbook.mobi file from the kindle folder using touchxplorer and i get an error
"Unable to delete file {0}"
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Yeah, but that's a problem with Windows Phone 7. TouchXplorer and Advanced Explorer can't do this. But the easy thing is: Reinstall the Kindle-App. If you do this, the whole folder will be removed. But if you do this, you gotta recopy all of your books.
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Yeah, but that's a problem with Windows Phone 7. TouchXplorer and Advanced Explorer can't do this. But the easy thing is: Reinstall the Kindle-App. If you do this, the whole folder will be removed. But if you do this, you gotta recopy all of your books.
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Thanks. Done
timi22666 said:
why don't you all just use Freda which is a free ebook app that allows you to read ebooks that you got from other sources well aslong as they are DRM free
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Thanks for mentioning Freda! Two points to note:
1) Freda reads EPUB (also TXT and HTML) formats, but doesn't handle MOBI. So if you have an existing MOBI/Kindle book collection, you'll need to use various technical tricks to convert it into DRM free EPUB format.
2) There is a new version of Freda coming onto the MarketPlace in a few days, which offers some GUI and stability fixes, and performance improvements. Though I admit the thing still does look a bit like an engineering prototype .
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Thanks for mentioning Freda! Two points to note:
1) Freda reads EPUB (also TXT and HTML) formats, but doesn't handle MOBI. So if you have an existing MOBI/Kindle book collection, you'll need to use various technical tricks to convert it into DRM free EPUB format.
2) There is a new version of Freda coming onto the MarketPlace in a few days, which offers some GUI and stability fixes, and performance improvements. Though I admit the thing still does look a bit like an engineering prototype .
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After the update, I'll test it again. If it's better then the old (the actual) version, I'll use it.
How do I add epub books to MyLibrary?
It looks like the default Alice in Wonderland book is just sitting in the /sdcard directory. It doesn't see my /sdcard/eBooks folder. Do I have to to dump all my epub files in the root of the /sdcard directory? Hope not, that'd be a mess.
Once you connect the tablet to your PC, add the files (i uploaded in the download/ebooks folder) then you should be able to see them in the uncategorized bookshelf. It auto scans for new compatible books. I just uploaded 50+ books and it detected all of them.
I've tested epubs with no DRM in the /sdcard/ebooks folder, and they show up with no issues. Not sure about anything laced with DRM, though - I suspect that they would not work.
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I've tested epubs with no DRM in the /sdcard/ebooks folder, and they show up with no issues. Not sure about anything laced with DRM, though - I suspect that they would not work.
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Hmm... none are DRM.
I tried using a Rescan Media tool, no luck. Rebooted tablet, still no luck. Wonder why it doesn't like me.
Doh. Figured it out. I have a .nomedia file in my eBooks folder, think Aldiko put it in there. Deleted it and now MyLibrary sees my eBooks.
Thanks!
Some advice please my EPT arrives on Tuesday and the wife wants to use it as an e reader,what's the best format to download to get themvisible on the book shelf,I don't understand this epub/ no drm stuff.will the bookshelf see any format of book
LEEDROID DESIRE HD using XDA PREMIUM
I downloaded some books in Google Books. Any way to get them to show up under My Library?
Seems dumb to have 2 separate "book" apps that can't see each other.
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Some advice please my EPT arrives on Tuesday and the wife wants to use it as an e reader,what's the best format to download to get themvisible on the book shelf,I don't understand this epub/ no drm stuff.will the bookshelf see any format of book
LEEDROID DESIRE HD using XDA PREMIUM
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Epub or pdf. Easiest thing for you to do is just download a free program called 'Calibre' and just convert any files you have to epub.
Hi....
I am not sure this is the right forum for this but I would like to know if anyone solved or can tell me how to put my epub books so they show in HTC's Reader.
I live in China and have a little bit of problem to get paperback books I want to read. I got lots of epub books but the reader only shows some of them and not even the same ones that been showing before.
Is there any directory in the phone I should put them? Tried to put some in the directory system/etc because I found the original books there but still not luck.
Would really like to know how to do it. I know epub works so can't be that most be some other thing that I need to do.
Anyway all suggestions and help would be appreciated.
Rainbow86
Put your epub files on your SD card in a directory called "Digital Editions". They will then show up in the HTC Reader application
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Put your epub files on your SD card in a directory called "Digital Editions". They will then show up in the HTC Reader application
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Mine are in a folder called "eBooks" and the reader app imported them no problem.
Unsure as to if it does a scan of the SD card or if the files need to be in a specifically named folder (either "digital editions" or "eBooks" or perhaps others also)
I have this problem. Let Someone please help
Windows Mobile also makes it possible.
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Put your epub files on your SD card in a directory called "Digital Editions". They will then show up in the HTC Reader application
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i tried adding various books on my sd card to both the digital edition and the ebooks but the reader didnt read, instead message no application found to open this file?
Hi all,
i have some problem with my gadget. i download several ebooks file with extention *.exe or *.dnl file. but when i try to read in my galaxy tab, that's not work. anybody can help me, what is the best reader to read this file in my galaxy tab.
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.exe is not an ebook extension.
you need to do some google searching for different kinds of ebook formats.......
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.exe is not an ebook extension.
you need to do some google searching for different kinds of ebook formats.......
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ebook formats is *.dnl bro, could you please give the solution of my problem?
After a bit of digging around. He's right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats search the page for dnl.
Dunno what would read them tho.
Maybe http://ebook.online-convert.com/convert-to-epub could help you before using Aldiko or Moon reader etc.
You're not right. You're not even wrong!
.exe ebook files? don't pirate stuff. if you intend or doing so, do it smarter!
I'm trying to help you here. When you download a movie that is in exe form (in otherwords not what it is supposed to be), chances are it is malicious.
Assuming once you get the basics about ebook and reading, I would recommend Aldiko Book Reader. Its by far the best I've use so far.