Related
Just thought i'd ask this here as i know a number of you use for devices for reading
Where's the best place to get e-books from either free or purchase.
In either txt, html, or PDF format. The reason is i have just bought the sony portable reader, (what a amazing device it is), problem is you can only buy books from the connect e store if you live in the USA, and I'm in the UK
So any sites would be great.
Cheers...........
"problem is you can only buy books from the connect e store if you live in the USA" <-- that is weird. It is like saying, 'the email will only send to people in the USA'
Anyway, try this
http://www.memoware.com/
FOZZER said:
Just thought i'd ask this here as i know a number of you use for devices for reading
Where's the best place to get e-books from either free or purchase.
In either txt, html, or PDF format. The reason is i have just bought the sony portable reader, (what a amazing device it is), problem is you can only buy books from the connect e store if you live in the USA, and I'm in the UK
So any sites would be great.
Cheers...........
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You may also try http://www.fictionwise.com/ good collection including free books
I Know I e-mailed e connect store support and they reply was they will only accept payment with a US credit card ( they are a little hard to get in the UK ) and no plans for a UK release.
I'll have look at the sites provided though
Thanks....
I found a lot of free books at:
http://www.mobipocket.com/freebooks/default.aspx
I even found some Dutch/Flemish books there, good thing because it's my native laguage.
one of my favorite authors is at http://sennadar.plebian.net/
He has two long fantasy series and a short sci-fi book.
J-Man5
this might be a bit obvious i tend to get most of my books (those out of copyright anyway) from Gutenberg where they're all free to download.
i usually download them as zip files and view/read them with the last free version of ubook
This is a good site for various free ebooks - alot of current releases available.
http://www.baen.com/library/
Also I'll look up the address for the free download of the cd images of david webers books (honour harrington series and others - all sci-fi)
After doing some research and banging my head against a wall, it seems I've come down to 2 choices.
BeamReader PDF Viewer or Documents to Go
Having read review after review, Beam seems fine for what I need (reading PDFs on the go), but it still seems a bit of a mixed bag. Reports indicate it's not as "feature rich" as Docs to Go. Of course, the "feature rich"-ness of Docs to Go includes editing MS Office docs on the go... something I don't have a real NEED for at this time... but could in the future.
The obvious solution is to just purchase the cheaper of the two (Beam) and live with my choice if I do need better features in the future.
Instead, I'd rather go for the final showdown and get the view from fellow forum members.
Thoughts?
(Lack of links to said apps on Androlib is a result of my n00b status:
To prevent spam to the forums, new users are not permitted to post outside links in their messages. All new user accounts will be verified by moderators before this restriction is removed.)
There is a free PDF reader by Maciej that does a perfect adequate job for those who occasionally need to view a pdf. It's not the fastest, but doesn't appear any worse that Beamreader when I tried their free trial.
I'm happy with Repligo Reader
I am a wedding and portrait photographer and am trying to integrate my Xoom into my business. What I would love to see is an app that allows me to import my contracts in pages or ms word format, edit them on the tablet, have my customers review the contract and sign it on the tablet, then export the file as a pdf and email a copy to the client. Anyone got any ideas, or is this just wishful thinking. I have not seen an app for android or iOS that can handle this. Im obviously not a developer, but it seems like there would be a huge market for this, and as a laymen it seems like it should be fairly easy to accomplish.
Agreed,
I really need a app that I can put documents on for my business and my clients can sign on the xoom then I don't have to print all this paper and everything would be electronic.
Check out EasySignMobile. It is an iOS app, but if it is what you are looking for it might be worth contacting the developer to see if they are working on an Android port.
We need to get some traction on this. I'd be willing to pay for an app like that and even donate to a dev willing to do it.
sangreal06 said:
Check out EasySignMobile. It is an iOS app, but if it is what you are looking for it might be worth contacting the developer to see if they are working on an Android port.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have found most of the iOS apps to the sub par, and many of them are subscription based and are handled through a website service, or do not allow for editing docs on my device. What I need is an app that will handle everything locally, on my device, and I can backup to my computer at home. I will take a look at EasySignMobile though.
IncredibleMidgett said:
I have found most of the iOS apps to the sub par, and many of them are subscription based and are handled through a website service, or do not allow for editing docs on my device. What I need is an app that will handle everything locally, on my device, and I can backup to my computer at home. I will take a look at EasySignMobile though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
After further reading it does sound like that app has the limitations you're talking about
sangreal06 said:
After further reading it does sound like that app has the limitations you're talking about
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the suggestion though!
FYI I just emailed the developer of easysign just to see. I'll let you guys know if anything turns out.
Thanks for the suggestion
Ye I contacted most of the developers for these apps like pdf expert, what I use on the I pad for signing PDF and filling out forms, but they and most developers said that they do not have any plans for developing for android. Their excuse is that they believe in quality and not quantity, but I respond by saying that you can still make a quality app for android, but still no use. Some did say though that if they do expand then the android market will be next.
Android does lack in business apps and I will gladly pay money for those apps. That is why I am returning my xoom (what a shame) because I need one for business, the same reason why you need one for yours, and going back to my ipad where I use quicksale for invoices and pdf expert for filling out forms and signing business contracts.
If any developer reads this thread just know that I will gladly pay $20 for an app that can satisfy this need as well as a seperate twenty for invoices. The ipad apps that I use are very nice, easy to use, and well developed. So for business I would get the ipad than the xoom. And for those who say there is an invoice app for the xoom, I have tried them all, and paid, and they SUCK.
Sent from my Xoom using XDA App
Although you can't edit repligo reader does let you annotate and even add handwriting onto a pdf. Documents to go is okay for editing word docs but yet to find anything that lets you save as pdf. So no perfect solution but a few apps as mentioned are close. Its odd there are so many apps that let you take a photo and convert to pdf but nothing for documents, wonder if its an adobe licensing issue? I know acrobat pro for windows is pricey but I use it all the time at work particularly to distribute visio and ms project docs.
Sent from my Xoom using XDA App
IncredibleMidgett said:
I am a wedding and portrait photographer and am trying to integrate my Xoom into my business. What I would love to see is an app that allows me to import my contracts in pages or ms word format, edit them on the tablet, have my customers review the contract and sign it on the tablet, then export the file as a pdf and email a copy to the client. Anyone got any ideas, or is this just wishful thinking. I have not seen an app for android or iOS that can handle this. Im obviously not a developer, but it seems like there would be a huge market for this, and as a laymen it seems like it should be fairly easy to accomplish.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 same
Sent from my Xoom using XDA App
Hey Everone,
I have a NC and I see everyone saying how they have hundreds of epub magazines and books that they sideload, etc...
I was just wondering where everyone gets their epub media, either free or paid? What are the best places to look?
Any advice for a noob with a Nook would be appreciated.
Look in torrent sites. There's a bunch.
Sent from my LogicPD Zoom2 using XDA App
If you have Usenet access try the alt.binaries hierarchy and look for e-books. Tons of ebooks of all types.
Sent from my LogicPD Zoom2 using XDA Premium App
If you happen to come across some books and magazines in the places the others suggested you can use calibre to convert them to epub format.
I like O'Reilly books because you can get them in multiple formats at any time once purchased including ePub and PDF. They run ebook specials all the time, so I'd recommend getting on their mailing list if you like tech books.
My Library. I can literally borrow tons of eBooks and AudioBooks straight from their Website. Sure they Expire after 2 weeks but hey, I didn't spend a cent and didn't break a single law. Usually I read a book once anyway.
And of course there are sites out there that let you buy a Book without Den but sometimes they charge a Premium or the selection sucks. Of course these are the Legal ways that don't involve buying from the Big 3(Google, B&N, Amazon)
You can go the Gray route of course, namely Shady sites or torrents but the dificulty of finding a book or magazine varies depending on popularity. It can be fairly simple and easy, or cost you hours of time and be near impossible. Also you usually have to know what your looking for beforehand, unlike other places that help you find books you might be interested in.
There's my 3ยข.
____________________________________________________
Sent from Nookie Froyo using Tapatalk
my biggest issue with torrents is that there are so many fake ebooks out there, for those who have downloaded tons that way, how can you be sure they're the real ones? For example, when harry potter book 7 came out, the ebook that was out there actually only had 3 chapters of the real story and the rest of the ebook was fan fiction! Someone put it out there to mess with people.
My second biggest issue with torrents is I don't like to bootleg (anymore). Although they charge an outrageous price for ebooks on the big 3.
japzone said:
And of course there are sites out there that let you buy a Book without Den
Sent from Nookie Froyo using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Apparently Tapatalk doesn't like DRM either.
The books listed below are all PD or use Creative Common License
Google
books.google.com
Google free books (link)
Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org
Feedbooks
http://www.feedbooks.com
Manybooks
http://manybooks.net
MobileRead (book section)
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=132
Torrents. Arghhhhh...
Thanks everyone. I will take a look at the links above. I appreciate everyone's opinion/recommendations.
rhmclay said:
Thanks everyone. I will take a look at the links above. I appreciate everyone's opinion/recommendations.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Also, you might download laputa app...it's stores are all international and have less-than-legal books on there.
You can buy ebooks at www.baen.com in multiple formats (including epub) - all without DRM.
I really loved getting to read daily comics on webOS with Comics HD. I only see comic book readers when doing a search for something similar on Android. Has anyone seen an app than works in the same manner by allowing you to read comic strips?
cajunflavoredbob said:
I really loved getting to read daily comics on webOS with Comics HD. I only see comic book readers when doing a search for something similar on Android. Has anyone seen an app than works in the same manner by allowing you to read comic strips?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use an app called 'comic strips '. I got from market (play, now), but I couldn't find it now. It's version 1.7,maybe a google search will turn it up. If you can't find it, post again and I'll put it in Dropbox or something and send you the link.
chicle_11 said:
I use an app called 'comic strips '. I got from market (play, now), but I couldn't find it now. It's version 1.7,maybe a google search will turn it up. If you can't find it, post again and I'll put it in Dropbox or something and send you the link.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Was this it?
cajunflavoredbob said:
I really loved getting to read daily comics on webOS with Comics HD. I only see comic book readers when doing a search for something similar on Android. Has anyone seen an app than works in the same manner by allowing you to read comic strips?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
One issue is that many of the comics aren't licensed to be viewed from an app... In many cases the original artists or publishers find out and shut down the apps, because they're basically being stolen from. Don't know if Comics HD is licensed, or just "flying under the radar" as it were...
But the best way due to that is to add the RSS feeds to google reader and use the Google Reader app.
lotherius said:
One issue is that many of the comics aren't licensed to be viewed from an app... In many cases the original artists or publishers find out and shut down the apps, because they're basically being stolen from. Don't know if Comics HD is licensed, or just "flying under the radar" as it were...
But the best way due to that is to add the RSS feeds to google reader and use the Google Reader app.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea, that's what i'm using now. It's just a bit cluttered. I loved how Comics HD had it all organized together under one roof. In any case, that's an angle I hadn't considered, and would explain why there isn't anything really close on Android.
chicle_11 said:
I use an app called 'comic strips '. I got from market (play, now), but I couldn't find it now. It's version 1.7,maybe a google search will turn it up. If you can't find it, post again and I'll put it in Dropbox or something and send you the link.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is the app I use.
https://www.box.com/shared/5ffcf4c37ea3e1ea49c3
I tried a few different comic readers but eventually stopped with this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rookiestudio.perfectviewer&hl=en
It has a lot of features and even comes with a shelf like home page.