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I interested in getting a Tab and my primary use for it will be reading documents and books. What are the best apps for the following formats:
PDF
epub
cbr/cbz
chm
djvu
I have tried quite a few of the free ones and so far they all suck for one reason or another.
If there is a good pay one, I would not be averse to giving it the ol' 24 hour test.
Tab comes with think free office app. Best pdf reader on android. For comics/cbr/zip use acv (android comic viewer). For books, kindle, nook, aldiko, there are loads
For ebooks, I really like fbreader. kindle and nook have really big fonts that I can't seem to shrink enough. fbreader doesn't have a store, but it can access calibre if you have it set up for opds.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'm looking into them. One format I forgot to mention is HTML. Is it better to convert that to a different format or search for a reader (or browser) for it?
I use ezpdf for my ebook reading. My current favourate with auto crop feature.
Ita difficult finding a good pdf reader. anyone tried good reader on the ipad? its a great pdf manager. Im going to email them to see if they are working on an android version. Adobe reader is good but slow. Others just feel cheap.
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I work for a large newspaper company in the UK so I have access to hundreds of papers in PDF format, each day I grab my local one which is usually over 40 pages and around 120Mb in size.
The ONLY app which doesn't crash at the size of the PDF is the free office app that came with the Tab, pinch zoom or double tapping is quick & smooth and moving from one page to the next is seamless
the Adobe app never even opens the first page!
I use the built-in ebook reader, and could bend it to my will, also it supports epub
With a well setup calibre adding new books is easy as 1-2-3
ayman07 said:
Ita difficult finding a good pdf reader. anyone tried good reader on the ipad? its a great pdf manager. Im going to email them to see if they are working on an android version. Adobe reader is good but slow. Others just feel cheap.
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I use the built-in ebook reader, and could bend it to my will, also it supports epub
With a well setup calibre adding new books is easy as 1-2-3
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Exactly, the ThinkFree office pdf reader is teh BEST pdf reader on android. It renders pages with no lag, ayman you can't have tried this if you think its not adequate, try it.
gnick666 said:
I use the built-in ebook reader, and could bend it to my will, also it supports epub
With a well setup calibre adding new books is easy as 1-2-3
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Can you post the ereader apk? Upgrading my firmware deleted it...
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mmace said:
I work for a large newspaper company in the UK so I have access to hundreds of papers in PDF format, each day I grab my local one which is usually over 40 pages and around 120Mb in size.
The ONLY app which doesn't crash at the size of the PDF is the free office app that came with the Tab, pinch zoom or double tapping is quick & smooth and moving from one page to the next is seamless
the Adobe app never even opens the first page!
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Have you tried ezPDF ? It works brilliantly on my Tab, it is great for reading technical documents in column mode (with double-tap gestures, pinch/stretch zoom, and horizontal scroll lock). The text-flow view is pretty handy too. It is fast, regularly updated...well worth the purchase
for ebook reading, i use aldiko. its on the market.
I use think free apps and Adobe pdf reader. Adobe pdf reader for android is free from the market.
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For PDFs, ezPDF has by far the best features.
It remembers the page, it remembers the zoom, and it even can auto-zoom into columns and jump to the next column. It also can lock the horizontal position.
Unfortunately it does not have the best rendering quality, text does not look as sharp as with adobe's reader.
Adobe's is fine with the best rendering quality but still lacks features. Not even remembering the page-number is fully implemented.
thinkoffice is just a basic fast pdf-viewer that can not even keep the zoom-level.
Bloody sick of Thinkfree Office - it doesn't remember the zoom level across the document! I need to double tap repeatedly for each page to make the document zoom to page width. Going to try EZ PDF and sees how it turns out.
Ezpdf is the best android PDF reader period..
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Another vote for ezpdf. They recently added annotation tools launching this pdf viewer back to the top of the stack for me.
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roy8846 said:
Ezpdf is the best android PDF reader period..
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Exactly, the ThinkFree office pdf reader is teh BEST pdf reader on android. It renders pages with no lag, ayman you can't have tried this if you think its not adequate, try it.
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Ahh.. thanks for the tip, just tried out ThinkFree for PDF, never thought of it before. Works great with no lag! Was previously using Aldiko for PDFs and while they opened fine it was really laggy.
whats the best pdf viewer?
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whats the best pdf viewer?
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Adobe
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repligo is very good also
PDF
I´m using adobe reader too.
Works perfect, only small lags when scrolling in big pdf´s.
ezPDF is faster and rendered better than adobe and repligo. They also just added free hand annotations.
The biggest complaint I have with Adobe Reader is that it's not compatible with Honeycomb. For now, I'm using the PDF reading functionality of Aldiko, since it paginates in a way that makes sense for a tablet, but it crashes far too often to be optimal. If anyone has a suggestion for PDF viewers for Honeycomb, I'd love to hear! Thanks!
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I´m using adobe reader too.
Works perfect, only small lags when scrolling in big pdf´s.
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Yup Same here. It's actually works pretty well, you just have to be patient with it.
Repligo is definitely the best pdf reader I have tested so far (One of the very few paid applications I bought)
All pdf ebooks are readily available very much like an epub ebook now with Repligo. Reflows text while preserving text formatting, remembers your last position, instantly moves from page to page, etc.
If you think Repligo is expensive, you can choose ezPDF. Although not as fast as Repligo, ezPDF is very fast with a nice page flipping animation. Lock to column feature is very nice, especially for reading multi-column pdfs (like many academic papers).
If you do not want to pay anything, I guess your next best option is Adobe Reader. Yeah, it renders pages perfectly, but it does nothing apart from that. It does not even come close to Repligo or ezPDF with respect to functionality.
If you can afford $ 4.99 or $ 0.99 , Repligo or ezPDF is Absolutely recommended.
ezPDF. Worth the money.
I find the free Adobe pdf reader slow and laggy and far from the slick experience of web browsing and viewing pictures.
Are there any alternate PDF readers that are as slick as WP7 itself?
I wish, the included reader doesn't even reflow text just like IE. Hopefully in time
Hey! what's the fastest pdf reader???
Tryed out EZPDF reasder and aldiko but still too slow.
Adobe reader seems to be perfect but I'd like to have an App that shows me the ebook in a digital library, function present in aldiko and ezpdf reader.
try out smart office plus
http://www.getjar.com/mobile/284654...ckkgukoylczlhelc&c=6toaay65sqmnugrr3A&lang=en
Hi, for me MANTANO READER is the best!!...try it!!
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I use quickoffice pro. Smoothest pdf reader for me
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Hi, for me MANTANO READER is the best!!...try it!!
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tryed out this! Wow So fast!!!! It's great, and has listing library-looks too! Aldiko was the most beautiful how was looking but to slow to run pdf book of 60-70 mb!
Yep, Mantano reader is the one...
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Yep, Mantano reader is the one...
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Just tried this out and while its a little flakey adding large(200+ megs) pdfs to the library, its the Fastest/best for catalog lookups!
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Mantano Reader is great . Thanks for sharing. I have been using Repligo Reader for a long time and the only feature it has that Mantano does not is that while you are reading Repligo allows you to pull up page thumbnails to advance so you get a preview of the full pdf book/magazine. I wonder if one exist that shows two pages at a time the way Zinio does?
Mantano reader sucks, takes ages to load a pdf-file with 48 pages. Ezpdf reader is even worse, isn't there any decent fast pdf reader for tablets?!
Which one to use for bigger pdfs books? 100-200mb
Yep I agree as well! Mantano Reader FTW!
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Yep I agree as well! Mantano Reader FTW!
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Well its ****. I tried to open a 48 pages pdf file and it takes ages for it to load...same goes with replico, EZpdf and all other pdf readers on the market. Seriously isn't there any decent pdf reader for android? I am going nuts
I use ezPDF Reader... it's not super fast, but it is a good app. I don't like Mantano: it get stuck for some time when you pinch and then scroll the page, while ez is more fluid.
Comparison on EZPdf and Mantano on Nexus 7
On my Nexus 7 EZPdf is really slow at turning pages if I'm trying to quickly flip through pages. Mantano will let you skip pages without rendering it right away and then plays catchup once you stop flipping. It ends up working better for me. Skipping through a pdf at about a second or so per page in Mantano is a more enjoyable experience for me than EZPdf, Mantano will actually render the page quickly, whereas EZPdf will work okay for the first page or so, but then slow down and give you their hourglass symbol, which ironically is an infinity animation which makes it feel more like infinity. ;P
As for a 200+ page pdf taking long to load up, for me it's about 5 seconds and that is using external usb flash I have attached with USB OTG. What takes a bit of time is loading your initial "Library" screen with the cover preview. It asks you if you want to preview covers when you import them, it would be nice if the developer would cache these covers instead of building them everytime. Also, because I'm using several removable storage drives if a pdf is not available and you press it, the app force closes.
However, overall Mantano is a more enjoyable experience, it doesn't have the nice page turning animation like EZPdf and EZPdf seems to be less susceptible to force closes. If EZPdf would cache and render more pages then one back and forth, the experience would be a whole lot better. I purchased EZPdf, because at the time it was the best one out there for PDF, no regrets in purchasing it, but the developer could refine the product more by pre-rendering the pages to allow readers to flip through a bit faster without an "infinity" lag.
Problems reported by other users of Mantano complaining of slowness may be the phone/android device itself. Nexus 7 has quad core, so the rendering by the processor is not an issue for me. However, perhaps Montano and EZPdf should have modes for different processor speeds to allow or disallow the prerendering of pages and/or the number of pages back and forth to cache.
Mantano is def the best, EzPDF is ugly and not good at rendering pages. It's also so hard to use because the tools is everywhere..
looking for a good ebook reader for ebooks i buy thanks
I prefer Coolreader.
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I prefer Coolreader.
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thanks ill try that :good:
Moon reader pro works well for me. I haven't tried coolreader though.
i always use aldiko.. but with my tablets i use mantano..
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i always use aldiko.. but with my tablets i use mantano..
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i will check that one out too thanks
Nobody use ireader? It's the best
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I'm also looking for the best ebook reader.
I'm now using Moon+ Reader Pro. It's good and full of options, but I'd like to try some other (hopefully better) reader.
In my case it's important that the reader supports at least both the PDF and EPUB formats. A plus for the GNote 10.1 would be the possibility to make handwritten annotations with the SPen.
Considering the apps previously suggested here are my notes and comparisons. I've not included Cool Reader and iReader as I think they don't support PDFs.
Moon+ Reader Pro [GP Average rating: 4.7]
from the GP app page: "New designed book reader with powerful controls & full functions, supports epub, pdf, mobi, chm, cbr, cbz, umd, fb2, txt, html, rar, zip or OPDS formats".
it's possible to annotate (handwriting) in pdfs but not in epubs (epubs can take typed notes tough).
price for the full app is €3.80.
Mantano Ebook Reader Premium [GP Average rating: 4.1]
from the GP app page: "Read, annotate, listen to any EPUB 2 or PDF ebook with the most powerful Android ebook reader compatible with the Adobe DRM".
it seems it's possible to annotate (handwriting) both pdfs and epubs (from the GP app page: "Create text and freehand notes, attached to a page, to a highlight, or standalone")
price for the full app is €8.36 (!).
Aldiko Book Reader Premium [GP Average rating: 4.2]
from the GP app page:"Support EPUB, PDF formats as well as Adobe DRM encrypted eBooks".
it seems it's not possible to make handwritten annotation but jsut typed one in both pdfs and epubs (in the app's description is said that: "You can create your own bookmarks, notes and highlight anywhere in the book" but there's no explicit mention to handwritten notes).
price for the full app is €2.49.
My conclusion
I'm considering trying out Mantano Ebook Reader Premium, even if some of its user's reviews are not so much positive.
Any further comment or advice?
sphere314 said:
I'm also looking for the best ebook reader.
I'm now using Moon+ Reader Pro. It's good and full of options, but I'd like to try some other (hopefully better) reader.
In my case it's important that the reader supports at least both the PDF and EPUB formats. A plus for the GNote 10.1 would be the possibility to make handwritten annotations with the SPen.
Considering the apps previously suggested here are my notes and comparisons. I've not included Cool Reader and iReader as I think they don't support PDFs.
Moon+ Reader Pro [GP Average rating: 4.7]
from the GP app page: "New designed book reader with powerful controls & full functions, supports epub, pdf, mobi, chm, cbr, cbz, umd, fb2, txt, html, rar, zip or OPDS formats".
it's possible to annotate (handwriting) in pdfs but not in epubs (epubs can take typed notes tough).
price for the full app is €3.80.
Mantano Ebook Reader Premium [GP Average rating: 4.1]
from the GP app page: "Read, annotate, listen to any EPUB 2 or PDF ebook with the most powerful Android ebook reader compatible with the Adobe DRM".
it seems it's possible to annotate (handwriting) both pdfs and epubs (from the GP app page: "Create text and freehand notes, attached to a page, to a highlight, or standalone")
price for the full app is €8.36 (!).
Aldiko Book Reader Premium [GP Average rating: 4.2]
from the GP app page:"Support EPUB, PDF formats as well as Adobe DRM encrypted eBooks".
it seems it's not possible to make handwritten annotation but jsut typed one in both pdfs and epubs (in the app's description is said that: "You can create your own bookmarks, notes and highlight anywhere in the book" but there's no explicit mention to handwritten notes).
price for the full app is €2.49.
My conclusion
I'm considering trying out Mantano Ebook Reader Premium, even if some of its user's reviews are not so much positive.
Any further comment or advice?
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go with mantano.. as i've said i use it on my tabs.. for phones i recommend aldiko..
and i never had any crashes with mantano.. unlike what you see in GP feedbacks.. only negative is it's a little pricey..
your choice mate..
EDIT: you can always try the free versions before purchasing..
I would also recommend Aldiko, I use it for years now. It reads everything :good:
nadmaj said:
go with mantano.. as i've said i use it on my tabs.. for phones i recommend aldiko..
and i never had any crashes with mantano.. unlike what you see in GP feedbacks.. only negative is it's a little pricey..
your choice mate..
EDIT: you can always try the free versions before purchasing..
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Mantano is the best for pdf. Really good for epub ebook.
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thanks guys!
I'm an avid book reader and have been using Kindles now for 3-4 years.
After getting my Samsung Note 10.1 three weeks I decided to test the three main ereader apps – Aldiko, FBReader & Moon + Reader. I ended up buying the 'pro' versions of Aldiko and Moon.
I read several books on all of them and have now gone back to my Kindle as none of the readers accurately rendered the books. Sometimes italics didn't show, other times suddenly a chapter would appear in bold. The thing is the books appeared to be rendered ok until I looked at them in the various ereaders and my Kindle and noticed the differences. If I had only looked at them in just one reader, I would never have picked up the problems.
In one book all the flashbacks to earlier years were in italics. None of the readers rendered this correctly which made the story hard to follow.
Big disappointment but the search will continue.
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In one book all the flashbacks to earlier years were in italics. None of the readers rendered this correctly which made the story hard to follow.
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That sounds like some great feedback that would be very useful to the developers of the products you tried! If you haven't already, please take the time to let them know which book(s) you tested and what the issues were so that they can improve their software.
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That sounds like some great feedback that would be very useful to the developers of the products you tried! If you haven't already, please take the time to let them know which book(s) you tested and what the issues were so that they can improve their software.
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I have done that (twice now to FBReader) including attachments showing the various problems but I haven't heard back from any of them.
Mantano Ebook Reader Premium is the best for me
Mantano reader's annotation tools
Finally I've decided to go for Mantano Reader Premium.
After some time spent learning its UI I must say that's a very good reader program for epub and pdf.
The Interface, the workflow and the bookshelf organization is rational and well designed (I'd say better than that of Moon+ Reader Pro). So, I don't regret having spent €8.36 for it.
Anyway, since I had great expectations about its annotation functions, I must say that I've been a little disappointed to see that the notes added to a pdf or a epub file are not directly visible upon reading/browsing/reviewing a book but can only be activated and accessed by clicking on a small icon placed on the top pf the page.
That makes, for me, the purpose of annotation (especially drawn notes and marks but also typed notes) almost useless.
Furthermore I noticed that there's no eraser and no undo/redo tool in the draw note editor.
I've asked for these features to be considered as a future improvement to the app in the Mantano's support web page.
(...I'll come back if I receive some feedback from the deveopers)
Honestly, I do not use any of the above mentioned anymore. I switched to EasyPDFReader and never looked back. It says it reads epub too but I have not tested that yet. Give it a try
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mannyvzla said:
Honestly, I do not use any of the above mentioned anymore. I switched to EasyPDFReader and never looked back. It says it reads epub too but I have not tested that yet. Give it a try
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I couldn't find it in Google Play (or is it "PDF Reader" by "Ivan Ivanenko"?)
I only found an easypdfreader for Windows (but here we are talking about Android apps...)
Can you share a link or give us the exact app name and/or the market where it is available?
I used moon reader pro since gb time for it text to speed for chinese user. But ics no more support for it. So I used vbook pro for listening my chinese ebooks.
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