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best e-book reader?

if i have a bunch of epub files, can i have my kindle or nook app read them?

also, do any of these ebook readers also have the ability to read pdf's? (with/without images?)
 
projectpaki said:
if i have a bunch of epub files, can i have my kindle or nook app read them?

also, do any of these ebook readers also have the ability to read pdf's? (with/without images?)
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The nook app read epub files, you just have to load them to the SD card. The Kindle app will read prc files. You can covert the files to just about any format with Calibre.
 
Rambler358 said:
However, it seems like eReader is going out of business. Their list of available titles got cut by 2/3's it seems, and most of the eReader books are romance stuff now.
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B&N own eReader now. I think they're trying to migrate everything over to their Nook and Nook apps, similar to what Amazon did with Mobipocket; it's just that Amazon killed Mobipocket, angering many people in the process, whereas B&N seems to be doing it more slowly, trying to build up a bit of a relationship in the process. I think B&N is doing this with Fictionwise, too. What I think you'll notice is that Agency 5 books (Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Penguin, and Hachette) aren't available. It seems like only independent publishers plus Random House are being sold through eReader and Fictionwise. (I could be wrong, but that's my general impression.)
 
Does anyone know of an ereader that can sync last page read with a Nook? The Nook App has a bug which force closes every time I try to open a sideloaded ePub file, making it worthless to me. But I really need to have the last page read ready to go on my Nook because remembering where I left off during the day on my phone is a pain in the arse when I get home to the Nook.
 
I did the extensive search for ebook reader for android and most people say Aldiko is the nuts. I am now importing my 600 books to Aldiko for an hour and have no idea how long will it take for it to finish.

This is bad. Import, especially when already on SD card and in the folder, should be much faster if not instant.

As for the reader, I just hope they will make Stanza for Android as that one truly is the best one.
 
I have both Kindle and nook on my device. Both offer a nice way to get the latest books, and most are cheaper than a "real" book. For some reason, I prefer nook, but it does FC here and there. Long term, I really just want to get a real nook... probably one of the new color ones. But the Android apps are good in a pinch. B&N is claiming over 2 million (and growing) books are readable with nook. Large enough selection for me.
 
HoochieCoo said:
B&N is claiming over 2 million (and growing) books are readable with nook. Large enough selection for me.
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That is because the Nook reads epub formats. Any of the epub readers will have access to those 2 million books, not just Nook owners. I prefer the Sony readers. I currently have the PRS-650 Touch screen and I love it.

By the way, those same 2 million epubs can be read with the Aldiko reader, among others, on your Android device.
 
edbro said:
By the way, those same 2 million epubs can be read with the Aldiko reader, among others, on your Android device.
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Not unless you can strip the DRM from them. I like just being able to download and read, and not having to bother with the hassle of going through a conversion process.
 
Personally, I stick with the Kindle. It's still the leader in the market for a reason. I have an actual physical Kindle so the app on my phone is a no brainer. I haven't screwed with it on the app on my phone, but the physical Kindle will read just about anything you can pass through Calibre.
 
Rambler358 said:
By having eReader, Kindle and Nook on my Evo, I can choose whoever has the book I want cheapest. :)
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Doesn't eReader use .prc files? You can read any (non-DRM) .prc with the Kindle app.

I use Kindle and Aldiko more than anything, because the epub books I've tried in the past won't bookmark with the Nook app.
 
OfTheDamned said:
Doesn't eReader use .prc files? You can read any (non-DRM) .prc with the Kindle app.

I use Kindle and Aldiko more than anything, because the epub books I've tried in the past won't bookmark with the Nook app.
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I haven't read any non-DRM stuff in quite some time. So my post was mainly for purchased eBooks. And having the 3 readers allows me to choose which format based on book cost. But that's just the way I do it, YMMV... :)
 
Rambler358 said:
I haven't read any non-DRM stuff in quite some time. So my post was mainly for purchased eBooks. And having the 3 readers allows me to choose which format based on book cost. But that's just the way I do it, YMMV... :)
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I do a lot of free books from the various markets out there. Some interesting stuff that I probably never would have looked at before.
 
I'm ever so slowly trying to move away from the Big 6 publishers and expand to the indie publishers. For starters, I hate the very concept of DRM. I also dislike the way Amazon is trying to rope everything to the Kindle. I find them to be as closed and controlling as Apple is--but they certainly like to play the victim of the publishers. The new Nook Color makes me a little more open to B&N, but they don't offer their stuff internationally, which doesn't help me.

I'm currently playing around with Aldiko, Moon+ Reader, and FBReader. Not sure which one I'll settle on.
 
I just got a Kindle as a gift from my wife, and I really like it, but the Android app isn't so great. The store isn't really integrated in the app, it launches in the browser, the formatting options are sparse, and you can't use Whispersync on books you create yourself, so reading on the phone becomes less appealing. I have lots of txt books so this is a bit of a bummer, but I am finding a good balance between Kindle for books I own in that format, and using Moon+ Reader Pro beta for txt books which is a way better ebook reader than the Kindle app IMO.
 
To read books borrowed from the public library one can use the txtr conversion, as described on their website and by some public libraries. The app is free (Android Market). Unfortunately, my generic Android tablet has no access to the market. Does anyone have the txtr app ???

txtr eBook Reader & Store
 
KIndle FTW! Huge collection of free books, including the classics! Easy to navigate. Can send the book to the phone, from the desktop PC, while the desktop is browsing on amazon.com.

Tried the others. Kindle is it for me.
 
braj said:
I just got a Kindle as a gift from my wife, and I really like it, but the Android app isn't so great. The store isn't really integrated in the app, it launches in the browser, the formatting options are sparse, and you can't use Whispersync on books you create yourself, so reading on the phone becomes less appealing. I have lots of txt books so this is a bit of a bummer, but I am finding a good balance between Kindle for books I own in that format, and using Moon+ Reader Pro beta for txt books which is a way better ebook reader than the Kindle app IMO.
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I agree that the Kindle app could be better and the ability to Whispersync books you create your self would be positively killer. I think you may be able to do that, but you'd have to email the book in question to the Kindle email address you've got and they charge for it. I can kind of understand that as it passes through their servers and they've got to get it to the right place and everything. I wish they'd give me the option to upload my stuff directly. To be fair, I don't think B&N does this either. I don't think you can sync books across multiple devices on the Nook either.
 
OfTheDamned said:
Doesn't eReader use .prc files? You can read any (non-DRM) .prc with the Kindle app.

I use Kindle and Aldiko more than anything, because the epub books I've tried in the past won't bookmark with the Nook app.
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Ereader files use a .pdb extension and are usually encoded using your credit card number. You would have to do some deDRMing and conversion to read them on the Kindle app, I think.

Mobi mostly used .prc, I believe.

I use Aldiko almost exclusively (although I play with Moon+ sometimes to see how it's coming along), and buy books from wherever they're cheapest, regardless of format.
 
Heinz said:
To read books borrowed from the public library one can use the txtr conversion, as described on their website and by some public libraries. The app is free (Android Market). Unfortunately, my generic Android tablet has no access to the market. Does anyone have the txtr app ???

txtr eBook Reader & Store
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For reading your own ePub books you could use the free FBReaderJ.
Download his .apk file directly from this site ...
Download free FBReaderJ app for Android at Freeware Lovers

Harry
 
Harry2 said:
For reading your own ePub books you could use the free FBReaderJ.
Download his .apk file directly from this site ...
Download free FBReaderJ app for Android at Freeware Lovers

Harry
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The public library books are DRM protected. There are only 2 ways (to my knowledge) to read them on an Android. One is via txtr conversion (which maintains the protection). A bit of an effort required to get the conversion, but one has then access to the public library (on loan) books. Hence, I am looking for txtr apk, because i have no access to the market.

Overdrive is working on another solution, and I hope they have it working soon.

Other readers cannot handle protected ePub books.
 
Maybe another ex-palm user could help me. I was using Plucker to read books on my Palm lifedrive, and I had an extensive library, 800+ or so, but they are in a .pdb extension that I cannot find a converter for. I found one that claimed to, but didn't work. Any help appreciated!
 
So far I've decided not to use Aldiko or FBReader. I find them to be too limiting. Yes, you can read books with them, but that's about it. (Why is Aldiko so popular on here, anyway?)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you only get the full benefit of the Kindle app's features if you buy the book from Amazon. If you import it yourself, you're limited with the note-taking, highlighting, and syncing features. Are Nook and Kobo like that, too? If so, that's a no-no for me.

I haven't used Laputa yet, but it didn't impress me when I was playing around with it.

I'm currently using Moon+ Reader, which I'm very impressed with. Of all of the readers installed on my phone, it's the one that seems to be developing and updating the fastest. I think that's a good sign. There is a new note-taking and highlighting feature that looks promising once everything is finished. I'm hoping (praying) for an offline dictionary and the option to suppress all progress indicators.

I'm going to try iReader next. It looks good from what little playing around I've done so far.
 
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