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program to add e-books in sence reader

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.

mick1475 said:
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 ???
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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

[Q] Own Kindle-Books on Phone

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

fkiehner said:
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.

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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I was about to ask

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I was about to ask
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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
mayfly007 said:
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.

Elerador said:
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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Jim Chapman said:
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.

[Q] Creating a folder to an external location

Hey all,
I recently bought an asus transformer TF101. My goal is to use it as a media browser/controller as much as possible. I installed the app Mizuu to make a nice library of all my movies. The problem here is that mizuu currently supports only local folders and all my movies are located on my NAS (synology). However, people have succesfully made a shared folder locally that directs to the NAS or external folder. They use 3rd party apps like CIFS manager for this. This way the Mizuu app can index all your movies while they are at a different location. There is one downside: all those apps require you to root your device and I don't want this. Untill I noticed one app called AndSMB that does not require to root. So I tried the app and indeed it works. I'v set up a local folder (sdcard/localshare) connected to the nas folder (video/movies). I can see all my movies when using the app AndSMB. But the actual folder on my transformer is empty (ofcourse).
When I add this folder to the Mizuu app nothing happens because the folder stays empty. I could download or sync the folder but then I would have my movies locally and this is the opposite of what I want to achieve.
My question now is ofc if somebody can help me out. I thought that creating that SMB share is to actually make a symlink to the nas or am I not getting the idea?
Or is this goal simply not possible if you have your device not rooted?
Hopefully somebody can give me some pointers.
ps: sorry if I posted in the wrong forum.

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Nobody? damn...

Or does anybody know a website/article where this could be explained?
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Hey!
This is pretty old, but I'll answer this none the less. It's currently not possible to connect to network devices without root. It will be in the next version, though.
If you have any questions, feel free to send me an e-mail or write here
Michell

[Q] Add epub books to books library?

Is it possible to add downloaded Republican books to the Play Books (stupid name -.-) library or do I have to buy them com the play store (which some of them aren't in there)? I can open them through root explorer but it would be nice to be able to have hem all in the Play Books app.
Autobots, roll out! Sent from my Transformer Prime!

Or does anyone know how to get the Kindle store books to the books app?

I don't know how to upload to the service you want, but if you have a formatting issue, then I suggest using Calibre to alter your ebooks. With Calibre, you can completely alter your ebooks, which makes them compatible with certain services that they wouldn't otherwise be.

I found on this page a post by what looks to be a google rep saying that you cant put books into the Google Library besides purchasing. (put the http colon slash slash here groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!category-topic/books/google-ebooks-reading-and-managing/PReeNnSK0y8)
That post was two years old though so it may have changed, but I couldn't find anything while searching around.
Honestly, I haven't even tried play books until today, but I must say, IMO it isn't very good.
I use Moon Reader+ mostly because it was free and it has the capability of accessing ebook servers. Then I got Calibre (put the http colon slash slash here calibre-ebook.com/) and set up the server at home. Now I can get any ebook in just about any format and when I browse to the server on my phone and download it, Calbire automagically converts it to an epub for me before sending. To me this is the best solution.
If you want some more help on this PM me and I will try to point you in the right place.
Sorry for the mangled URLs, I cant post links yet.

i red somewhere that the play books that you download are stored in /data/data/com.google.android.apps.books/cache/accounts/"your google account"/ (yes you need root!!!). i tried to copy a book and the file is there but its 0.00 B large... i dunno if it has something with my root explorer to do or. there is also a database folder with a .db file. i think that that file need to be changed so it has your book in it( IM NOT SURE ABOUT THIS!!!)
So if anyone can figure out how to copy books pleass reply.

Thanks for the heads up about Moon reader. Tried it and quickly bought the Pro version. Wife's happy too and she normally uses a Kindle 3G.
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Looking for cross platform e-reader

I am currently using the kindle but my kindle won't read books on PC that I have in mobi format.
Is there a good solution for this, cross platform? Synced to the droid and kindle?

I'm not sure I'm understanding what's going on.
The Kindle should be able to read anything in the .mobi format - that is what I use for most of my eBooks. Tonight I just converted a bunch to .mobi in order to load them on my Kindle for a trip.
Is there some other problem here ? I think the question is why isn't it reading a format that it is otherwise able to ? Do these files have some kind of DRM, are they corrupt, some other issue ?
How are you trying to transfer the files ? Is that the issue ?

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I'm not sure I'm understanding what's going on.
The Kindle should be able to read anything in the .mobi format - that is what I use for most of my eBooks. Tonight I just converted a bunch to .mobi in order to load them on my Kindle for a trip.
Is there some other problem here ? I think the question is why isn't it reading a format that it is otherwise able to ? Do these files have some kind of DRM, are they corrupt, some other issue ?
How are you trying to transfer the files ? Is that the issue ?
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So say they need to be in the 'kindle' directory on your android for you to read them. You put them in that directory through a cloud server from your computer. The problem is that any 'highlights' notes on the kindle reader in android, from what I understand won't sync to your computer because it's not occuring through the amazon server.
How would I remedy this and make sure the only versions of books being synced are between my android and my kindle pc? Where can I 'drop' these mobile books into for reading on my amazon kindle (on either my laptop or PC)?
Hope that makes sense. It is a bit of a complex issue if you are trying to cloud your .mobi books

Maybe see if you can get Calibre library to manage the Kindle side and connect it to Google Drive and a reader app on Android?
I'm not sure how Amazon and handles it on their side - I've never used e notes and such features - is it stored in the file or on their servers? Also, I know you can email things to the Kindle email address, too - to get them on Amazon's servers.
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Maybe see if you can get Calibre library to manage the Kindle side and connect it to Google Drive and a reader app on Android?
I'm not sure how Amazon and handles it on their side - I've never used e notes and such features - is it stored in the file or on their servers? Also, I know you can email things to the Kindle email address, too - to get them on Amazon's servers.
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So when you highlight text on the amazon kindle reader, it puts all those texts, their references etc, into a notepad, neatly arranged. I dont know of any other reader that does this