Has anyone figured out how to make Calibre work with the Xoom? For a non-rooted xoom, what is the best way to manage ebooks?
I use the "Aldiko" readers' "my catalog" feature to wirelessly browse my Calibre library and download books. In order for this to work you need to set up 'content server' aka sharing over the net within Calibre.
I have my calibre library pointed to my dropbox and I have everything sync'ed that way.
I use aldiko on my Evo and it works great, but I like the Nook app on the Xoom better. It doesn't crash like Aldiko does. Once Aldiko is optimized for Honeycomb I will probably jump back to that.
Note: You can side-load ebooks into the Nook program by dropping the files into the \Nook\My Documents folder
bparvin said:
I have my calibre library pointed to my dropbox and I have everything sync'ed that way.
I use aldiko on my Evo and it works great, but I like the Nook app on the Xoom better. It doesn't crash like Aldiko does. Once Aldiko is optimized for Honeycomb I will probably jump back to that.
Note: You can side-load ebooks into the Nook program by dropping the files into the \Nook\My Documents folder
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I like the nook app but it FC everytime I use it on the xoom. Thanks for the side load comment btw
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Im getting really tired of dicking around with converting to epub... are there any apps that will render a majority of ebook formats?
Ideally quality apps.
I use Aldiko App and Calibre on the PC. Not sure this is what your looking for. Calibre manages you library and converts all your books to any format all at one time and I thought Aldiko used more than one format but I'm probably wrong. I converted all my books to the same format a long time ago and I use Aldiko to read them. Maybe one of these will help you out or lead you to something that will.
I use this one. Its pretty good and it's free
http://www.fbreader.org/FBReaderJ/
Also Ireader is very good (get it on the market), both the free version, and the paying one. With the paying one you can also read locked mobibook format. Its excellent.
@ dboppc130
Is there a way to use the external memory card with Aldiko?
I just started playing with it so maybe I missed the setting but it seems that it only sees the internal SD.
Otherwise it is a nice reader
Cheers
I don't have a tab yet so I'm not sure about the internal/external card. I know that on my HTC Aria, all the books are stored on my external SD card. I have several hundred books on there now. I used Calibre on my PC to re-code them all to one format and the program auto pushed them to my SD card. I used this guide to get started.
www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/howto_manage_and_convert_your_ebooks_calibre_progress
Then I went to www.aldiko.com/ to figure out the app.
Hope this helps
When you install Aldiko it makes a folder on the SD card called Ebooks. Inside that folder is one called import. Make sure you push new books to the import folder. then inside Aldiko hit the minu button and select import. Then it will add new books to your library.
I use a mix of:
eBook (Samsung bundled app)
Aldiko
FBReader
Kindle
Kobo
...and for comic books:
jjComics Viewer
ACV
...and for audio books / podcasts:
AudioBooks
TuneIn Radio
ACast
ftgg99 said:
Im getting really tired of dicking around with converting to epub... are there any apps that will render a majority of ebook formats?
Ideally quality apps.
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I recommend FullReader. It supports not only ePub files but also opens many other formats.
i was REALLY disappointed to see that the TF doesn't connect as a mass storage device one of the main reasons i purchased it was to use as an ereader (previously had the Sony Reader which was completely awesome)...i naively thought a tablet could run rings around an ereader
i have a large library which i manage on PC using Calibre, and every book (over 700) has customised tags which is how i navigate it...the first problem was that Calibre could not recognise the TF in MTP mode, the second was finding an ereader app that suited me, but THEN i found that all apps i tried either couldn't read my tags and the Calibre metadata, or (which is much much worse) they add a bunch of nonsense crap tags when importing books
i'm at my wits end! it really shouldn't be this difficult!
this is what i have come up with - if you have any other options, please let me know (and after trying, but failing, to find online solutions, i thought i'd list my half-arsed solution here)
EREADER APP
i chose Aldiko as my ereader app because it supports dual-page landscape view, epub, and pdf (but in single page view only)...i prefer the readability of Kindle app (but it has no dual page view), and i prefer the interface of Mantano (but you can't change the margin sizes and it can't connect to my Calibre server - though i do have my library in Dropbox, the interface of the online Calibre server has the ability to sort by tags)
SYNC
again, because it is an MTP device when connected to PC, none of my auto-sync PC programs will recognise it...for wifi syncing with my Calibre database when i am at home i chose WifiSyncr...it has only 1-way sync (which is what i want as i don't want my library changed by my tablet!)...the downside is that it doesn't 'sync' only changed files, it just copies everything over to the tablet every time you connect (around 1GB for me), but until i find something else this will have to do (i can always just unplug and use the usb/power cable, but i'm lazy)
ACCESS TO CALIBRE LIBRARY
i set up my Calibre server with a no-ip http address, and Aldiko connects to this flawlessly
USAGE
when i first used the 'import' function within Aldiko (or maybe it was one of the other ereader apps i tried), my ebook folder structure had been changed (!!!) with things like new folders created for authors' names - a consequence of the apps not reading the Calibre metadata and just using ****tycrapballs metadata info from some internet hell dimension...i found LegerCalibre, which is 100% perfection on reading my Calibre tags and metadata database - but that's all it does, it's not an ereader, just an interface
so this is what i'm left with:
-wifi sync my Calibre library when changes are made
-use Leger Calibre to navigate local library on tablet and open books using Aldiko
-use Aldiko to read books - but not to manage them, and ignore any Aldiko sort options
-use Aldiko to navigate Calibre server (if i ever need to)
the only other option i can see at this stage is to go out and buy the new Sony Reader and let the TF rot in the corner
addendum: the Asus MyLibrary app just craps itself, and the Asus Sync program only allows syncing of contacts and calendar - who the.f still does this!!!
no one? was my post too long? how about:
how do i use Calibre with the TF?
I use Calibre and cool reader.
Cool reader does epub and kindle format as well as most other formats. I don't know about tags and things.
I have a pretty big library on a 32 gig sd card, which I stick in the pc to transfer books.
It sounds cool what you're trying to do! I wait with bated breath...
Give cool reader a try. it does good 2 page landscape and is very flexible with options.
I'm still struggling with basic conversions of PDF and swapping authors with titles across about 10,000 books, but I'll have a quick look at tags.
I would suggest that you visit www.mobileread.com, the developer of Calibre is actve there )there is a specific sub-forum dedicated to Calibre) and he is very forthcoming and helpful to those that have bought a paid version.
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I use Calibre and cool reader....
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(i didn't receive a notification of your reply!)
i did end up going with CoolReader in the end, and like you just using my SD card in a usb device so Calibre can access it directly
CoolReader works with opds online catalogues and Calibre has this capability...keeping your library in a Dropbox public folder you can use CoolReader to directly access it...it's pretty cool...let me know if you want more info on it
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I would suggest that you visit www.mobileread.com, the developer of Calibre is actve there )there is a specific sub-forum dedicated to Calibre) and he is very forthcoming and helpful to those that have bought a paid version.
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thanks, i'll check it out
Does anyone know what file format(s) the kindle app and google books app uses?
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The kindle uses mobi files, not sure about google.
Most likely would use something like epub or pdf for Google I can't see Google locking down the ability to import book files.
But if it comes down to it Aldiko Book Reader has been a pretty good reader for me and offers option to import epub and pdf files and has access to free bookstores where you can get classic books like Alice in Wonderland and the likes.
Do a search on the market for "Aldiko Book Reader" as I can't post a link to it
Most pdf files i think
So I dropped some PDF and epub files on my internal storage but I can't get them to show up in google books. I am assuming I need to put them in a specific folder but I can't seem to find that folder. Anyone know what/where it is? Or what exactly I need to do to get them to show up in G-Books ?
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Hi to all i like when i see flipbook on my ereader ,there is lots off apps for make flipbook ebook ,but its work only on windows mobile,anybody knows some soft for android?
The Kindle uses .mobi files. I use mobipocket reader on my desktop pc to read mobi files. I believe it's the Nook that the .epub format.
Yup !
Kindle uses .mobi
and google books are in pdf
! for my ndroid i convert everything in epb !
I think Google uses epub drm'd.
Everyone has stated above already. I just want to let u know that you can get free ebook app.
You can use the free Calibre program, to manage and convert ebooks from one format to another.
John.
http://calibre-ebook.com/
Unless the books are drm free, Google, nor any other reader besides the one it's locked down to, will not be able to view them.
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.mobi and .pdf
I think this will help you. if it does please THANK me.
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you can get most e-books as pdf
I'm looking for an eReader that has cloud functionality. Aldiko + Aldiko Sync & Mantano come close, but not close enough.
I mainly want something that supports PDF, ePub, Mobi
Syncs reading progress & bookmarks, annotations
Works on Android, but somehow can be used on PC with full sync of progress/bookmarks/annotations - even if its some kind of Chrome web app reader
Calibre library management support
akaleshnikov said:
I'm looking for an eReader that has cloud functionality. Aldiko + Aldiko Sync & Mantano come close, but not close enough.
I mainly want something that supports PDF, ePub, Mobi
Syncs reading progress & bookmarks, annotations
Works on Android, but somehow can be used on PC with full sync of progress/bookmarks/annotations - even if its some kind of Chrome web app reader
Calibre library management support
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fabrik?
Fabrik; also FBReader + FBReader Sync. FBReader has a Linux version; also a Windows version "coming soon".
What you really want is Kindle, though it only works with books you buy from Amazon. Does everything you want. Including a reader in your browser (maybe a PC app as well but I don't think so).
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Fabrik; also FBReader + FBReader Sync. FBReader has a Linux version; also a Windows version "coming soon".
What you really want is Kindle, though it only works with books you buy from Amazon. Does everything you want. Including a reader in your browser (maybe a PC app as well but I don't think so).
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That's not entirely true. You can send anything to your Kindle app. Once you register to you get an email address. [email protected]. Send the document to that address and it appears in your Kindle within minutes.
Will the Kindle app allow me to import non-Amazon ePub/Mobi/PDF? I was under the impression that you had to use material that was purchased from them.
You can import your stuff into kindle but it won't stay synced across all devices.
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anyone able to use their tablet with calibre? i've got quite a large ebook library (36gb worth), and am having all sorts of problems getting it onto the notepro in a usable manner. when i plug in the tablet via usb, i switch it to mtp mode... calibre is supposed to support mtp, but it doesn't show up as a device.
i bought the calibre companion app which looked like it would do what i needed... except that it connects via wifi only and takes about 4 minutes per book to transfer to my tablet (and i've got thousands...).
or perhaps any other ideas on how to access a large ebook library? i'm kind of stuck with calibre after years of use and gigs of books all with custom metadata, covers, etc.
thanks,
-lq
You do realize you can just copy the entire Calibre library folder over Windows Explorer onto a microSD (or internally) and set that as the main documents folder in Moon+, Aldiko or Mantano?
That's what I did for my 40.000 ebooks, anyway.
ShadowLea said:
You do realize you can just copy the entire Calibre library folder over Windows Explorer onto a microSD (or internally) and set that as the main documents folder in Moon+, Aldiko or Mantano?
That's what I did for my 40.000 ebooks, anyway.
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tried that with moon+, but it doesn't read the calibre metadata, rather pulls it from the ebook file itself. less of a problem with epubs and mobis, enormous headache with pdfs. i'm rather banal when it comes to cover images and correct metadata (not to mention any custom stuff that helps me sort through everything). that and the frequent app crashes made it a less-then-ideal situation.
i was, however, able to get calibre on my pc to recognize my notepro (that usually happens about three minutes after i post a plea for help online ) and the transfer time became acceptable. 500 books in an hour... i can spread that over a few nights to get the initial motherload on the tablet, and then updates should be no problem.
so far i am liking the calibre companion app for android. the searching and sorting is more what i'm used to from using calibre on the pc, and i haven't yet got any crashes a la moon+. the only thing that's sort of pissing me off at the moment is that cc is not a reader, just a library organizer, so i ended up opening the books in either moon+ or whatever, it has to 'add them to bookshelf' and tries to organize them as well. haven't researched it enough, but hopefully i can turn that functionality off in the reader.
thanks for the suggestion,
-lq