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I've been using Mobipocket on my Fuze but used to use iSilo on my old Kaiser. I've heard some good things about the others too. What ebook reader do you guys use? What do you recommend?
isilo, foxit pdf and chm reader basically... im a medical student... i read a lot!!
Are there any with finger scrolling?
I haven't found one that is "finger" friendly but another ebook reader that is available is Microsoft Reader. It uses a format known as LIT but most of the books I see that are good quality are based on Sony's format which are the LRF files. Unfortunately, I haven't found one that reads the LRF format and the converters that I found do not support a conversion of it either..
i use mobipoket and foxit reader (although documents to go with PDFtoGO is a good alternative). Haven.t used isilo yet but heard good things about it
I like Adobe Reader LE 2.5. It is surprisingly fast (considering Acrobat's notorious slowness on the desktop) and the reflow option is extremely useful (if only there was a way to save the zoom and the reflow option...).
The only other PDF reader I tried is Foxit, but I just don't like it. It's significantly slow (again, surprising considering Foxit's speed on the desktop) and the massive advertisement on the top is rather annoying.
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Are there any with finger scrolling?
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i can scroll thw three of them similar to opera mobile... i just drag.
I love eReader from the fictionwise folks. I have been using it for years. Check it out at http://www.ereader.com. The reader is free and the books are reasonably priced. You can configure the reader to look the way you want it to look. I like black text on white background but they have a bunch of themes and you can make your own theme. The books are all properly formatted to look good in on your phone.
I'm surprised that ereaders aren't being kept up -- most of them see like they haven't really changed in years, back when I had an Axim. Why aren't developers working on ereaders? not enoguh demand?
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I'm surprised that ereaders aren't being kept up -- most of them see like they haven't really changed in years, back when I had an Axim. Why aren't developers working on ereaders? not enoguh demand?
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That's a good question. I noticed the same thing. It's interesting that the sw for the mobiles is declining, but the hardware solutions are expanding...i.e. kindle, etc.
Mobipocket is still my favorite. I was hoping great things would happen once Amazon bought Mobipocket, but it seems like the Kindle has dashed any hope of that. Looking through the forums at Mobipocket.com it looks as though any future development may be over. At this point I think it would be hard to change readers since I've collected a huge library in Mobipocket. Maybe if Barnes & Noble get around to porting their reader to WM I'll give it a try.
Repligo reader is what I've used on all my phones/pdas/pnas for years. You can download all versions here:
It's free, and the technique the program uses to fit your text/pages to your devices' screen is brilliant. I also use repligo pdf server which batch converts unlimited pdf files to the repligo format.
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the best ereader
Alreader is the best, it reads all formats of the ebooks, its very nice and totally personilized. You can look for it here, in xdadevelopers, or in google. Its free
Polonortenho said:
Alreader is the best, it reads all formats of the ebooks, its very nice and totally personilized. You can look for it here, in xdadevelopers, or in google. Its free
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here it ishttp://reeed.ru/en_prog_alreader_pda.php
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I love eReader from the fictionwise folks. I have been using it for years. Check it out at http://www.ereader.com. The reader is free and the books are reasonably priced. You can configure the reader to look the way you want it to look. I like black text on white background but they have a bunch of themes and you can make your own theme. The books are all properly formatted to look good in on your phone.
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Yeah, ereader is pretty nice. I've used it and mobipocket, and got away from ereader for a couple of years. I just went back to it, and think I like it better than mobi. The themes are nice, and I like the fact that it has real pagination. Mobipocket is a pain in the butt, because if you skip back a page when you first open it up (or even after just minimizing it), it will hop back like 10 pages. It's really easy to lose your place. You don't get full page with ereader, but I find that isn't a problem for me. I also like the flash reading mode-it's pretty nice if you want to re-read a section that you forgot, or if you're currently reading a section that you want to forget.
I haven't tried this yet, but I was curious if anyone has tried loading Adobe Reader onto the Xoom? I'm guessing we have to side load it since Market won't install it, but I'm curious if it even works.
I have it installed and haven't had any problems with it.
Hoping Adobe released a Reader w/ bookmark support. We can't use these for our Board of Directors without that functionality.
It works but seems to hang on me at times with multi-page PDF's (text and photos).
So obviously you guys had to do this via a sideload of the apk, since Market won't allow an install of the app to the Xoom?
Mine Market-installed when I activated my Xoom (I had it installed on my Droid). Had no issues with it, use it for textbooks.
It works. I bootlegged it from my mytouch 4g running CM7 and sideloaded it onto my Xoom.
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Mine Market-installed when I activated my Xoom (I had it installed on my Droid). Had no issues with it, use it for textbooks.
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Same here.
I market installed on launch day, rooted a few days later and it was unavailable. Quickoffice seems to run better for now anyway.
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I side loaded it too, from my gTablet.
Being that it's a free app, I've uploaded it here. I hope that's not breaking any rules.
Meh. I just installed Adobe and I have to say I like EzPDF reader a lot better. It costs a Buck, but it's smoother, faster and has better navigation, IMHO.
Might revisit Adobe reader if they optimize it for tablets.
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Meh. I just installed Adobe and I have to say I like EzPDF reader a lot better. It costs a Buck, but it's smoother, faster and has better navigation, IMHO.
Might revisit Adobe reader if they optimize it for tablets.
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I agree. I was having a hard time reading PDF magazine text in other readers. I switched to EzPDF and it renders text perfectly.
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I side loaded it too, from my gTablet.
Being that it's a free app, I've uploaded it here. I hope that's not breaking any rules.
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How do you install this file onto the Xoom. I did download, now what?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Just open it through file manager, it should install.
Has anyone tried quickoffice?
I'm using the PDF reader that came bundled with Documents2Go, no problems.
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I use RepliGo and I really like it.
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I started using Quickoffice and it's abit faster over ezpdf but ezpdf's layout is nicer.
I tried Adobe Reader, Aldiko ebook reader and the built-in Quick Office and by far Quick Office does the best job of rendering small text to read scanned magazines of these three. My biggest gripe with Quick Office is I wish there was a simple button to advance a page instead of swiping. If the page would snap that would be better.
I have not tried any of the pay options.
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I tried Adobe Reader, Aldiko ebook reader and the built-in Quick Office and by far Quick Office does the best job of rendering small text to read scanned magazines of these three. My biggest gripe with Quick Office is I wish there was a simple button to advance a page instead of swiping. If the page would snap that would be better.
I have not tried any of the pay options.
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Well I'll be damned. I didn't even know it came with quickoffice preinstalled. I just found on the motorola support site that you don't see an app icon for it, but the program launches when you open one of it's supported files.
I was confused as to why i could search the market from the web or my phone and see the adobe reader, but not from my tablet. I use titanium backup pro so I just synced my backups to my dropbox, pulled it up on the Xoom, and got the apk that way. It's working great on the xoom too.
I've always used Aldiko, but it seems to be chopping the first line on each page. Can anyone else comment on their preferred reader apps? I'd prefer an app thats not associated with a content provider, but am open if the app can read non-provider books from my own collections.
I read on a post somewhere here that setting margins to 70 and text to 16 (IIRC) should sort the problem on Aldiko. Don't have mine yet so can't confirm.
Kindle. Locked downish and not landscape friendly, but probably best selection and most relaible.
Nook. Awesome but needs some honeycomb improvements. Probably most promising. Can read epub books.
GBooks. Solid, can sideload, not sure I love it though.
I use all four and that's what I love about options. Most of my content is on Kindle since I own/use a kindle device as well.
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use moon+ reader, looks great on xoom. You shall give it a try
I'm a big fan of the Nook software. Can side load epubs from your own collection. Works really well in landscape or portrait.
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Does any of these have the fancy shmancy page turning effects? Not necessary but it'd keep me away from using Google Books on the Xoom once I get mine.
I'm using Aldiko on my Nexus one, and I love it to bits but no fancy animation though.
I have tried all of the above and find Coolreader to be the best. it has various customization options that make it the best reader for me
Left tap to turn page forward (use swipe to go back)
adjustable margins
Swipe down on left margin to reduce brightness (stanza feature that i super lover on ipad)
Lock screen orientation in the app. that way I dont have to lock orientation at system level
Opens epubs directly from Dropbox
In aldiko bring up the menu, settings, text, and increase the margin by one. That will fix your problem on the xoom if that is your only reason to switch.
Personally I use all 4 of the apps depending on what I an reading.
- all 4 can sideload as long as your book is in a supported format.
- I prefer the kindle app for reading technical texts. It has the best options for markup which is useful for reference material and studying.
- the nook app also has markup but not as good as the kindle. I find the nook store to be a little more intrusive but not too bad.
- Google reader is fine for reading fiction and such but the inability to do markup limits its utility for me. For straight reading though I like it.
Aldiko I won't bother giving the highlights to since you use it currently. I would probably settle down on using just aldiko and kindle but sometimes a particular book is only available in a different store.
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I use KOBO. Reads epubs and has a great free collection
The Nook software does have page turn effects. Looks just like turning a real page. OK... maybe not JUST like it... but close.
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I like Nook the best personally, I just wish it could handle PDF docs as well.
The view is nice, I can sideload, and the store is just fine.
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Personally I use all 4 of the apps depending on what I an reading.
- all 4 can sideload as long as your book is in a supported format.
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How do you sideload in Google books?
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Thanks everyone for your feedback!
I've been using the nook lately as it supports my personal collection, and i can still use it for the books i buy
my issue with nook
- i get force closes quite often not during reading, just when exiting a book, or the app itself.
- no hooks into free books from places like project gutenberg
my issues with adilko
- it runs a background service for some reason, dunno if this is a really valid complaint, but no other reader software does this
- the landscaped page turn is just ugly
- can't read my purchased collection
my issues with kindle
- if im going to be buying books from somewhere I want to buy them from somewhere I can can buy in person and online... browsing through a bookstore is fun
- can't read my collection
- no hooks into free books from places like project gutenberg
my personal problem with moon reader
- too lazy to learn all the neat features
- can't read my purchased collection
Just tried nook on my Android phone. I can side load epubs but the book covers don't show up on the library...
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Kindle. Locked downish and not landscape friendly, but probably best selection and most relaible.
Nook. Awesome but needs some honeycomb improvements. Probably most promising. Can read epub books.
GBooks. Solid, can sideload, not sure I love it though.
I use all four and that's what I love about options. Most of my content is on Kindle since I own/use a kindle device as well.
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You say you can side load on GBooks?? Could someone explain how??? I so far can only get books from the market on there...
That was me and I was wrong. Sorry for the misinformation. Kindle, nook, and aldiko can sideload but evidently not Google reader.
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darn really wish you could...
I like FBReader myself. Nice simple layout that reads pretty much everything, with color and text options.
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I like FBReader myself. Nice simple layout that reads pretty much everything, with color and text options.
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I really liked FBReader, but it doesn't seem to keep text formatting for italics and such. Using Aldiko now, but the margins problem on the xoom is annoying. Hate having to have them so high, looks awful on the large screen.
The nook app seems to be the winner for me. It's really easy to load epubs, no converting or anything and they look good. The only downside is that it will FC when you stop reading a book, though it does seem to bookmark properly. Just a minor annoyance.
I would prefer to use the native Gbooks app but without sideloading it's pretty much useless to me.
Just wanted to throw out that I've been using the Aldiko reader as a PDF viewer and have been pretty happy with it.
I am hoping they work on the speed sometime since the Xoom could probably handle some programing that phones couldnt but I've been pretty pleased with this.
You can import PDF files to your shelf and then setup catalogs.
It also saves your place in the PDF if you leave it.
As I said I have been pretty happy with it.
I haven't tried Aldiko on the Xoom yet, as I had some major issues with it on my CDMA HTC Hero.
I tried ezPDF Reader, and so far it has my vote in its speed and functionality.
One thing to note though, is at certain zoom levels it seems to not "re-focus" the text. Other times it will just hang and continually load the page.
Besides those two nagging issues, I'm glad I spent the dollar on it.
I tried Aldiko, repligo, and ezpdf. ezpdf is by far the best. Both in quality (best for math/physics papers), and in speed.
Aldiko seems to FC a lot on my WiFi Xoom. Does anyone know if the paid version is any better?
I tried Aldiko and find the text to be blurry. I've since switched to ezPDFReader and for the same pdf, ezPDFReader is far clearer
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I second the above post. I tried Aldiko and found that it did not render the text very clearly. The built in QuickOffice rendered the page very clearly but I do not like the page scrolling. EZpdf was an Amazon App of the Day a few days ago so I gave that a try. I have been very happy with it and use it exclusively for pdfs now.
Hi guys, can you provide some feedbacks regarding the reading experience of ebooks or pdfs? How do you value the nexus 7 compared to the kindle touch for example? Is it making your eyes tired after some time?
Thanks in advance
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Works well for me, i can read for hours at a time.
I've used an eInk reader for several years now, but realised that I mostly read at night in bed. eInk is OK with a small booklight, though keeping a supply of batteries charged was a pain. But reading in low-light with the Nexus is a lot better. The display is crisper (most eInk displays are still 166dpi compared to the Nexus' 213), the contrast is better, and I'm finding it easier to read. If you're looking for something to take to the beach or read outdoors in sunlight then eInk will probably be a better choice, but for me the Nexus is superior.
If you're reading ePubs get Mantano, the rest are all trash.
I really like it so far, it's great to switch to at night. During the day I use my Nook Touch and in the evening I switch to the N7, it's perfect.
Take away the screen flicker and it's better than the Nook. That being said it's easier to be distracted, for example look up a word, check a sports score... forget about book.
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Take away the screen flicker and it's better than the Nook. That being said it's easier to be distracted, for example look up a word, check a sports score... forget about book.
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I have your issue, it really is great to read on. But then watching video, playing games...there all great too
It's to personal preference and usability. If you read during the day or outside, I prefer the e-ink readers. But since I read mostly at night, I use the Nexus set at lowest brightness.
The Kindle app on all other Androids is not the same as the Kindle app on the Kindle Fire. So if you are heavily invested in Kindle books I'd suggest waiting to see what Amazon has coming out in the next few months.
It's mainly the wide margins that get me:
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I bough my Nexus 7 for the main goal of reading books, tech books and news. It is awesome for pdfs I use ezpdf with crop/push to column feature for epubs I use moon+ reader and during the night I found this awesome app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.omegacentauri.ScreenDim.Full&hl=en that dims the screen even more!
I've been using the Amazon Kindle app to read .mobi files and it works great. The Amazon app is actually pretty good. But I know that's a little dated and epub is what's up.
It would be great to be able to import already owned books into the Google Books app, but I don't think that's currently possible.
how do you import mobie files so that they will appear in the kindle app?
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I've been using the Amazon Kindle app to read .mobi files and it works great. The Amazon app is actually pretty good. But I know that's a little dated and epub is what's up.
It would be great to be able to import already owned books into the Google Books app, but I don't think that's currently possible.
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how do you import mobie files so that they will appear in the kindle app?
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Just copy them into the Kindle folder and they show up in the app.
Using the stock PDF reader, text and images are blurry if they are off the center of the screen.
Can someone recommend a good 3rd party reader? One that can add bookmarks as well.
75% of my Nexus 7 use is as an eBook and I love it. I use the Kindle App and set the tone to Sepia which, to me, makes reading for hours very easy.
jaroslavj said:
I bough my Nexus 7 for the main goal of reading books, tech books and news. It is awesome for pdfs I use ezpdf with crop/push to column feature for epubs I use moon+ reader and during the night I found this awesome app that dims the screen even more!
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a great app for the N7 thanks #9 for that!
I still prefer reading on my eINK device, a Kobo Touch. It is lighter and there are more fonts. I can make more adjustments (e.g. line spacing, margins, font tuning). I tend to read on it during the day, and then read on the N7 at night so I don't disturb my spouse. This is only doable, IMO, for books that sync between the app on the N7 and the eINKL device. No syncing is a no-go for me.
I read tons on mine. Highly reccomended.
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Using the stock PDF reader, text and images are blurry if they are off the center of the screen.
Can someone recommend a good 3rd party reader? One that can add bookmarks as well.
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ezpdf, ebookdroid
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a great app for the N7 thanks #9 for that!
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moon + for the win. there was a small problem tha ti told them about in landscape mode,, and they fixed it already.
Kindle, Adobe Reader, built-in document viewer... all work pretty well, and I personally have never had any significant problems with reading from a screen. I'm still hedging my bets for Amazon to go the "get a free digital copy if you buy a physical book" way, since I rather like my bookshelves...