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
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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
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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
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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.
Does anyone know of an application on android that is similar to dropbox, but not dropbox... Let me explain what I am looking for:
Basically, I have a Galaxy Nexus GSM, and it only has 16 GB of space, so I am trying to keep as much data physically off the phone as possible. For movies/tv I use Plex, music I use google music. But I also want to be able to play games through my various emulators. (SNES,NES,PSX,N64, etc.). As I'm sure you know some of these files can be quite large, (especially the PlayStation ones) and I don't want to keep them on my phone if at all possible.
The problem with dropbox, is that you need to export a file in order to use it, then I would have to delete that file when your done, export another, delete it when done, and so on.
What I am looking for is an app that behaves more like dropbox on PC/Mac. Files are accessible all the time, but in the cloud, maybe the file is pre cached when it is being used, and the cache deleted when it isn't or something... I want the cloud based files to be part of the file system of my phone while I am online.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
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I don't know any app that does everything you said, but there is Minus (wait 'til tomorrow and I post my reference link, so bonus space for both of us) or SugarSync, but I think it have only paid options.
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dropbox stores everything on the pc. and there is no way other than what you described (export, delete, repeat) because of how the files are stored and accessed within android.
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You could try Ubuntu One's file or music app. The music app allows you to stream files form your repository so can probably do the same for other file types. 5GBs come free and 20GB = $39.99 so much cheaper then dropbox. Theres no Mac desktop client yet but windows and of course linux are good to go...
Im gonna have to give some of these a try. There has to be something other then setting up a VPN connection to my home LAN
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.
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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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I have both the ASUS Extension Kits - one for USB and the other as an SD Card Reader.
I've tried moving photos from my PC with both kits and the File Manager App with no success. The File Manager somehow corrupts JPG files when using the SD Card Reader and it does not recognize my USB stick.
I can move the photos one or two at a time as an email attachment, but I have several hundred that I'd like to put on the Infinity.
Suggestions? TIA!
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I have both the ASUS Extension Kits - one for USB and the other as an SD Card Reader.
I've tried moving photos from my PC with both kits and the File Manager App with no success. The File Manager somehow corrupts JPG files when using the SD Card Reader and it does not recognize my USB stick.
I can move the photos one or two at a time as an email attachment, but I have several hundred that I'd like to put on the Infinity.
Suggestions? TIA!
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A little looking, and I answered my own question. Photo Transfer App works very well wirelessly. I used it on my iPad, and it works well here, too.
Also, there is the wireless option via FTP. I use an old app called SwiFTP. It's no longer developed, but Im sure you can find the apk somewhere. It gives full access to your device and it's FREE! There are other apps like it on the Market as well. I use it whenever I don't feel like grabbing my USB cable.
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Also, there is the wireless option via FTP. I use an old app called SwiFTP. It's no longer developed, but Im sure you can find the apk somewhere. It gives full access to your device and it's FREE! There are other apps like it on the Market as well. I use it whenever I don't feel like grabbing my USB cable.
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I'd recommend File Expert. It works through HTTP, so on any computer on the same wifi network with a web browser can get into it provided the user has the correct password. The web page UI for managing files is pretty nice, if a little buggy. Only flaw is that its UI is slow (at least on my Atrix) and not tablet optimized.
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I'd recommend File Expert. It works through HTTP, so on any computer on the same wifi network with a web browser can get into it provided the user has the correct password. The web page UI for managing files is pretty nice, if a little buggy. Only flaw is that its UI is slow (at least on my Atrix) and not tablet optimized.
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Photo Transfer App is also http and works A-OK with no bugs. It will transfer photos or videos in either direction at very good speed. Photos can be batched up to 100 photos, abd videos are done singly. There are both Android and iOS Apps so I can take photos/videos off of my iPad and move them to my TF700.
Even though probably adding a 'solution' to a problem no longer in existence might I add that Total Commander supports both internal and external memory (with root access), (S)FTP, WEBDAV, LAN shares and more, and is still in active development? Also, you would not be limited to transfer of grahical files. (I haven't used specific photo transfer apps yet, so I do not know if they'd provide (a) definite advantage(s). If you think I'm missing out on something, please chime in and release me from my blissful ignorance. )
I've used MyPhoneExplorer for all file transfers. Works over my WIFI network although it will also work over cable.
AirDroid is fantastic...
Airdroid is the best app to move anything between android and windows
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Airdroid +1
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I am looking for a good app that can handle all my reading/book needs. I want it to be able to load ebooks that I manually put on it, and integrate with Google Play Books/Kindle/Nook, and I want to be able to manually paste in text of short stories that I find online to create a mini ebook within the app itself. If there is a simple way to create a ebook file off of plain text, thats fine, if i can then load it into this app. The ability to load audiobooks(just large audio files, often mp3) would also be good, but I can also just do that through Google Music if necessary.
Does anyone know of any such app? Am I dreaming too big?
Dreaming way too big.. lol.
The only way to get access to the major services' books (Google/Kindle/Nook) is to use their official apps. I don't think there are any 3rd party apps than can access their servers. Google Play does allow you to upload .pdfs and .epubs to their servers, but i believe only through their website IIRC.
Moon Reader is a nice app you can use for files on your device.
I don't know of any apps that can create .epub. But google and you shall find.
yea thought so
your information is really helpful. i had no idea i could upload pdfs to play books, thats a huge helper thank you.
Calibre may be of some help to you. It is a computer application that can import ebooks from many sources (paid-DRM/free) and convert e-formats. You can access on your device from anywhere with Aldiko Reader--maybe others, too. Once I buy a book from Amazon or Nook or Kobo, I import it into Calibre. I can also import texts that I create through a word processor. The program does much more than I ever use or will use. You do have to have a computer.
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Calibre may be of some help to you. It is a computer application that can import ebooks from many sources (paid-DRM/free) and convert e-formats. You can access on your device from anywhere with Aldiko Reader--maybe others, too. Once I buy a book from Amazon or Nook or Kobo, I import it into Calibre. I can also import texts that I create through a word processor. The program does much more than I ever use or will use. You do have to have a computer.
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interesting and will probably end up being very helpful! thanks!
+1 on Calibre! No matter where my ebooks come from I import them into Calibre, convert them and upload them to Play Books so that they sync across all my devices.