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Best e-reader for pdf books?

Is it possible to read pdf books in a e reader? If so, which e reader is best for reading pdfs. I have some pdfs of books that I would like to read on my phone using an e reader. I can use adobe acrobat but I have to zoom in and zoom out which is a pain in the butt.
Thanks.
p.s. Im not sure if these pdfs are specially made for e-readers. I would love to have an e-reader which can conveniently display normally created pdf books as well.

sLiKK said:
Is it possible to read pdf books in a e reader? If so, which e reader is best for reading pdfs. I have some pdfs of books that I would like to read on my phone using an e reader. I can use adobe acrobat but I have to zoom in and zoom out which is a pain in the butt.
Thanks.
p.s. Im not sure if these pdfs are specially made for e-readers. I would love to have an e-reader which can conveniently display normally created pdf books as well.
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I had this issue when i was using a small screen windows mobile phone. My fix was to convert the PDF to text. That way it was more easy to view. Then i would create a .epub file that most e readers use, (with the exception of the ones who need to feel special) this way pages get formatted to a small screen and are a bit easier to read then the pdf.
Also this site may help
http://ebook.online-convert.com/convert-to-epub

Try ezpdf from market.

^+1.. ezpdf is pretty good.

ironlood said:
I had this issue when i was using a small screen windows mobile phone. My fix was to convert the PDF to text. That way it was more easy to view. Then i would create a .epub file that most e readers use, (with the exception of the ones who need to feel special) this way pages get formatted to a small screen and are a bit easier to read then the pdf.
Also this site may help
http://ebook.online-convert.com/convert-to-epub
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So I convert my pdf and then view them in Google reader or kindle reader etc??

yes, use a converter and you can view it in Google reader which has worked pretty well for me

How do you open it in Google Books. I cant seem to find where it stores e books.

depends if they are text based or image based pdf's. Also if they are technical books (i.e. containing diagrams etc) then it can be problematic.
Most readers try and do a re-flow and don't display high-image content well. Some readers also allow image/reflow choice which solves that problem.
If its just text based books then the world is your oyster and choices are massive. If not then there are less.

Try setting
try the reflow (in foxit reader) or similiar function in the pdf reader. u can read well

I wanted to ask how do I open a pub file in google books?
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sLiKK said:
I wanted to ask how do I open a pub file in google books?
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If I can recall a .pub file is embedded with something that makes it unique to a specific reader. Such as nook or kindle readers.
I know that in order for me to get a book into a reader I usually have to find the default folder and just copy the book over. Try to find a folder that says something gbooks or Google books, open it and see if it has some of your downloaded books in it. If it does just paste your books here, trial and error works for finding which file types are recognized.
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thanks for the info!

Application for signing documents?

Hello all
I was wondering if someone had encountered an application that would facilitate signing documents on our tablets?
Ive tried printing to PDF or JPG and using something like Picsay pro to annotate the document but its a bit round about and picsay only saves a really low resolution image.
I was hoping there was something I could use that could allow me to open a document that may be in word, PDF etc. and sign it using a stylus or finger. I dont care if it has to be converted into a flat image as I am basically just emailing back a signed image anyway.
My current use is NDAs. I get sent them and am expected, print, sign, scan and return. If I could use my TF to do that then not only could I save trees but I could do this anywhere I got cell signal.

There's an app for that: Fill and Sign PDF's

Only works with PDFs that have form fields apparently. Most of these are just going to blank documents that were scanned to PDF.
What I can do is either convert the file to a PDF or just an image and what i need is an image annotator that can handle large files. But currently everything scales it down to being useless.
Id love something that could do it in one fell swoop but I think that is asking too much. Just convert a word/pdf/etc to a flat file that can then be annotated and emailed back as an image/pdf.

I use repligo pdf for document signing. Great app.

Ive gotten close with just the office app but one issue I am having is I recorded a signature but whenever I make a transparent GIF or PNG it shows all wonky on the transformer, just solid black.
Is there a way to get transparent images to display properly?

Give this a look. if you want to be able to sign on a PDF and have a crystal clear finished document.
at least watch the video.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cerience.reader.app&feature=search_result
worth the investment for business purposes.
By far IMO the best one i have tried.

Thanks, I think I finally got there with your suggestion, its not the most elegant in all cases but it works.
For straight PDFs I can open relpligo. When they come in as Word documents I went ahead and bought Adobe's PDF creator to convert them to PDF and then sign them in repligo. This works because this means, if they are in word, I can fill out any fields in Polaris, convert to PDF, sign and then send back without ever having to touch a full featured computer.

There is a free app called SIGNificant. You open a PDF document and you can set an area for the signature. HOwever, everytime you sign, you need a WiFi connection or the document won't be saved.

[Q] Polaris office problems

I have the transformer with dock, running revolver 11.1 android 3.2 honeycomb. I had an essay i typed on my windows vista desktop, and i sent the file (.docx) to my gmail account. my transformer opened it perfectly fine but if i try to email that to someone, it shows up as no attachment. Also- I typed up something with polaris office and then i sent it through google docs, converted it, then sent it to myself through gmail. But when I tryed to open the file with MC word on my desktop all these funky boxes and symbols popped up. Is there any way to send files from the transformer that other computers can read!? I cant even open up a file that i sent from polaris in gmail on the tablet. it just shows that theres no attachment.

Welcome to one of the reasons I don't use What You See Is What You Hoped For editors like MS Word and Polaris, when I can get away with a better tool.
Polaris is said to corrupt files in some cases, and it's not well defined AFAIK about interfacing it with Google Docs. Maybe it is corrupting your file or perhaps it is just a bogon influx. When it comes to e.g. copying the file and editing it with different word processors (e.g. MS Word and Polaris), you have two options:
A. Use a different word processor. I'd suggest checking the thread that compares major office suites.
B. Use formatting that makes each word processor happy. In your case, perhaps less advanced stuff.
I would also try using a .doc file in an older MS Word format, instead of moderl OOXML/.docx.
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[Resolved] [Q] ebook manager, Solution found

Dear all,
I am trying to set up a TF101 tablet (with android ICS) to use as ebook reader for my mother and since she is computer illiterate I am trying to make it as simple as possible. Since we do not live in the same country I am trying to make it as simple as possible for her so I am trying to find a way to sync books from afar. So far so good, since there are many apps to do that but here starts my problem. Eventually I realized that I have a lot of books and eventually I will send her more so I need somehow to categorize them so she will access them easier than scrolling to a huge list of books. I found out that Mantano reader supports categories but as far as I can tell only manually. the same goes with most ebook readers that I know. I suppose a work around would be tagging but due to the different formats and many files I would prefer to avoid that (not to mention that tags usually do not show up nicely (like in shelves) on the ebook reader)
Is there a way, an app or something that will allow me to sync books directly to categories on the tablet? or create multiple shelves? For example to have a folder "cooking" and a folder "literature" on the tablet and on dropbox (for example) and sync to the tablet and show up immediately on their respective categories on the ebook reader? or any other application?
Thanks in advance for your help!
EDIT:
I found out that I can create different profiles for the same app with Titanium backup, which could be helpful in my case to use the same book reader and have in one instance some books and in another instance other books, I saw also that there is a widget to change from profile to profile but my question is, can I create a shortcut (not necessarily a widget) that by pressing it will change the profile A and start the app and another shortcut that will change the profile B and start the app? if yes how??
Thanks for all the help!

Since I edited I wanted to bring it to top so people will see it again... I hope someone has an answer... Thank you!

I think I understand what you want to do in general - set everything up on your end, then your mother simply opens the app and finds a neatly organized bookshelf arranged by catagory. And you want to be able to add books as you go.
To be honest, if your mother is really "computer iliterate" I don't think you can do this.
Look maybe at a way to remotley sync two tablets (I have no idea if this is possible). This way you globally manage the whole tablet and your mother does not need to worry about drop box or anything. All she needs to do is open the reader.
Also, on a side note, if you have not already purchased the tablet consider buying her a 7" tablet, I find them MUCH more comfortable for reading.
In fact now that I think about it, look into a Kindle. I've never used one, but I understand they are designed for simplicity of use and I understand that their ereader app is very good at syncing across devices (but maybe only for books purchased through Amazon)

Re: [Q] ebook manager and or Titanium backup
If she just wants it for reading, an e-ink reader is so much better. Battery will last much longer, much easier on the eyes, and you could still manage it on-line.
As it is, I would suggest using something like Google Drive or Drop Box or whatever - organise the books into folders. Easy to find and select to be opened by the reading app.
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Thanks for your replies but you both are missing the point.
I know that you can create folders in the file system and go through it until you find what you want, but it has nothing to do with what I am trying to do...
I am trying to sync categories directly to the ebook reader. Kindle app has a very good sync option but does not support categories (as far as I know). And the tablet exists already.
As I asked in another thread, could I use tasker to create a shortcut to change titanium data profile and launch ebook reader at the same time? that way I could create 2 profiles for the same reader and have different books.
Thanks again.

You can create the categories by folder is what I'm suggesting - inside the cloud storage (which would sync, which is what you want to do, yes), and being that they would be stored in the cloud they would sync automatically - she would just need to open it on her end and select a book from the folder and open it - no need for different app profiles or anything. You could just have an account for the cloud storage separately called "books for mom" and put in whatever she wants and update whenever.
That's a simple solution that would do everything you want.

Thanks for your reply again. It will not do exactly what I need as it will require to go through the file manager, locate the folder, locate the book. Even if I set the file manager to start on the specific folder the look and feeling will not be of an ebook reader as the files will have a generic icon and not the book cover icon (if you know any file manager that can read book covers form pdf and epub, and mobi if possible, then I will try it immediately).
I am trying to make things as easy as possible as I am not going to be around to help and from the phone helping is a mess. a file manager will not index the books after that by author, title, recently open etc but if you know any that can handle book covers, I am willing to try.
Thanks

I found a solution, still not exactly what I had in mind but it will do. I had decided that the only way was to use tags in order to short the books the way I wanted but while I was playing with Mantano reader I found out that besides tags they also can show up the folders the books are in! So I can sync with dropbox and then set only these two folders in Mantano reader to import books from. and I say it is not exactly what I had in mind because it shows the full path and I cannot set it as the direct view when the reader starts... Still, it is good enough!

Setting up my new GNote 10.1 - Iannotate Problem

Hello, I recently dumped my Ipad 2 for the Gnote 10.1 and am running into a small problem. Im a military pilot and have a TON of flight manuals, all annotated, highlighted, and bookmarked up with Iannotate for easy studying.
I have found Iannotate for Android, lacking and want to try EZPDF or Repligo (right now i have Repligo). Repligo will not open any document annotated with Iannotate. Neither will Snote. infact only the Android Iannotate and the Adobe Reader app will open them.
I cant be the only person seemingly locked into this now (i really dont want to have to re-do all of this).
Has anyone found a solution? the error I keep getting is " Error opening file. It appears to be damaged."
I have tried opening to Adobe.com, then redownloading (after a new annotation in hopes to put it in a universal Adobe format, but that didnt work).
Any Ideas?

In IAnnotate, you might try going to settings and choosing the 'email w/annotations'. Email to yourself and then open those in your new pdf reader. I use Mantano. Just an idea.
edit: I just tried that and did not have much success. I was able to open it up in IAnnotate and see all the annotations but when opening it up in EZPdf, Mantano, Moon Reader and Adobe reader, only the document showed w/o annotations. EZPdf wouldn't open it at all, saying it was corrupted.
I'm thinking it's something with IAnnotate not being able to save or flatten the annotations with the pdf/doc that is preventing it from being opened or viewed by another reader. idk. Maybe someone else has figured this out. Good question, tho.

Yeah... its only some documents. I have gotten a couple to work. so im starting to think it may only be a certain type of annotation, one that may not carry over. Havent decided on the best reader yet.. gonna check out Mantano or EZ now.. Repligo isnt all that super (it is better than Iannotate though)

You can add my vote for ezpdf
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Try flattening the annotations.
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