Is there any PDF viewer that's as smooth as ibooks on the iPad?
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maybe the amazon kindle app...
Kindle started reading pdfs in December. I didn't know this until I looked it up as a result of this thread. That's cool.
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I use ezpdf paid version, depends on the quality if the PDF file, but for most files it is pretty smooth and has a nice page flip animation, large HD photos take a few seconds to load.
Yeah I tried ezPDF and it seemed nice. Although I don't know whether there is a knack to the page flip animation but I could never seem to grab the page corner consistently. If you swipe it does it automatically, but I could never do it manually repeatedly.
At the moment I just use Adobe PDF reader. Does the job even if it's a big of a heavyweight.
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What Pdf Reader is good and have the option to subscribe or paint ore make notes in the PDF data?
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Ez Pdf reader works great, you even can highlight phrases etc. There is also the possibility of adding annotations.
I use FBreader and it works great for me, but that's just for reading... mostly ebooks, but it also handles PDF.
Also for the other people who click this thread searching for a Reader.......
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I use FBreader and it works great for me, but that's just for reading... mostly ebooks, but it also handles PDF.
Also for the other people who click this thread searching for a Reader.......
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I would also recommend FB Reader, tried a few readers over the years and this one is consistently good, very easy to use, perfect set of options etc. highly recommend.
Chuck Norris's reader is the best!!! LOL!!
Just kidding, use FBreader.
Quick office can handle all document formats even word etc..
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Thanks Guys for suggesting FB Reader
Im loving it!
Any office suite currently should do the job
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I like to read a lot of magazines in my tab, most are in Pdf format. I'm currently using adobe reader since it is the only one that is very quick responsive and fluid. However this app is not really made for reading books so the experience isn't so nice. I have tried moon, aldiko, goreader and non of them works well. They are very laggy and slow. Any suggestions? I am very desparate!! Thanks in advance
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try ezpdf reader.... its not bad with quite a few options. (better than Adobe's effort)
I think they all seem to suffer from lag
I agree, ezpdf reader is by far the best pdf reader currently out there. It has many features including annotate and read back.
I tried ezpdf the rendering to the odf is nice but it loads every time I flip a page? Why is this so? It seems that it its havung a hard time browsing through the pdf however this shouldn't be a problem any more since its already dualcore right??
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I'm using SmartDevice PDF Reader (free from Samsung Apps). It renders pages faster than others.
I just loaded a couple PDFs onto my 7.7, and for the most part it loads things very smoothly with EzPDFreader.
However, pretty much any larger PDF (~100mb) does not render very quickly... every page turn I have to see a "loading" icon. Is there something I can adjust within ezpdf? I really like its UI and overall features, but super slow loading may be a dealbreaker. I'm thinking about giving Repligo a try.
And if anyone else has any other suggestions, I'd love to hear em!
In order of personal frequency of use: Repligo, Mantano... and (not so much anymore) EzPDF.
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I just loaded a couple PDFs onto my 7.7, and for the most part it loads things very smoothly with EzPDFreader.
However, pretty much any larger PDF (~100mb) does not render very quickly... every page turn I have to see a "loading" icon. Is there something I can adjust within ezpdf? I really like its UI and overall features, but super slow loading may be a dealbreaker. I'm thinking about giving Repligo a try.
And if anyone else has any other suggestions, I'd love to hear em!
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I agree!! This is exactly what's happenning to me!!
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In order of personal frequency of use: Repligo, Mantano... and (not so much anymore) EzPDF.
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I shall give mantano a try
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Was able to try out mantano and it works great! And looks great too
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Aldiko (free version) works well also
Aside from EzPDF which I've been having issues loading large file slowly, I've just now tried Repligo and Mantano.
Repligo and Mantano both seem to render the images more quickly than EZPDF. I feel like Repligo is missing some pretty nice features found in some of the others. Mantano is looking like a pretty good option. Nice UI, fairly quick rendering of my larger PDFs along with some nice features. Although I feel like the text quality in Mantano doesn't appear as good.
For now, I'll probably split my PDF usage between EzPDF and Mantano. Anyone have any other pdf apps to try?
Mantano is good for handling large book libraries which would make it useful if you use your tab to read a lot. Repligo on the other hand is a more basic pdf reader it had less features and in turn makes it really fast and responsive
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I think Ez PDF is the best reader but I have random battery drain problems with this app both on galaxy note and on galaxy tab 7.7 sometimes it goes OK and sometimes it eats up the battery, when this happens I check the task manager and is red with almost 50% of CPU usage.
I don't know what`s wrong with this app, it happens with pro, lite and Note version in several GB ROMs and now in HC with the 7.7
I'm currently using repligo with no battery problems and super low RAM usage
Anyone else with this problem ?
Edroid pdf reader. I use it for large magazine pdf's
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Edroid pdf reader. I use it for large magazine pdf's
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Do you mean EBookDroid? In any case, I'm really liking that.
Great reader, EBookDroid, didn´t know this app, smooth, a lot of settings and good quality if the CPU and RAM usage is low will be my definite reader
After using ebookdroid for a few hours it's the best PDF reader I've ever used and I think I've checked out all of them, performance is great, no CPU issues and a lot of options to personalize the reader.
I'd like to thank jeslan and Theory for letting us know about the program
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I tried ezpdf the rendering to the odf is nice but it loads every time I flip a page? Why is this so? It seems that it its havung a hard time browsing through the pdf however this shouldn't be a problem any more since its already dualcore right??
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You can disable the page flip in the menu. When it is just a slide to the next page it works pretty smooth for me.
If you are using Amazon kindle app, pdf loading is not a problem.
Morning everyone!
My now fiancé bought me a 7" tab2 for our anniversary and so far love it. Only thing I couldn't find info on was reviews on reading books/magazine on this tablet. Do you guys have any opinions on the reading magazines through kindle or google play?
Thanks in advance
Happy anniversary! I really like the Kindle app. I use it on all my devices for books and magazines. Easy to use and it is nice having everything sync and auto delivered.
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Perfect viewer for comics and adilko book reader.
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Try google current or google currents can not remember exactly
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I use Zinio to read magazines, sometimes you found good deals in subscriptions
Thank you for the respones guys!
I have Flipboard and Currents already on the tab since I loved them so much on my GNex. I also read my comics through comixology which is pretty good I'm just having difficulty setting up a year subscription for (The Walking Dead on there). I'll keep an eye on on the kindle app but I already see some mags. I want to subscribe to are either Fire or iOS only.
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Thank you for the respones guys!
I have Flipboard and Currents already on the tab since I loved them so much on my GNex. I also read my comics through comixology which is pretty good I'm just having difficulty setting up a year subscription for (The Walking Dead on there). I'll keep an eye on on the kindle app but I already see some mags. I want to subscribe to are either Fire or iOS only.
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That are not apps for magazines, are news app, Zinio is an app to read digital version of printed magazines like national geographic, pc world, etc
Is not the same type of app
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I use Zinio to read magazines, sometimes you found good deals in subscriptions
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I do the same , unfortunately the android version, isn't as good as the one on my playbook.
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I use Currents for zines and news and Mantano reader premium for books
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That are not apps for magazines, are news app, Zinio is an app to read digital version of printed magazines like national geographic, pc world, etc
Is not the same type of app
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I finally got a chance to check out Zinio and I love it. I can actually get a digital subscriptions to TOP Gear and EVO. Thank you, I think this is the one I'm going to use.
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I finally got a chance to check out Zinio and I love it. I can actually get a digital subscriptions to TOP Gear and EVO. Thank you, I think this is the one I'm going to use.
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Works very well to me, I could enjoy more in a 10" tab, but Im happy with zinio
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I used Kobo for ebooks.
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Kindle fire app
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i use moon+ reader foor books its awesome
Kindle fire is best,Google play books sucks in terms of card info they will ask even for free books
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Is there any app or widget that will allow me to keep my pdf ebooks as icons on my homescreen and can make a bookself.
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Well its not a widget but it is kind of like iBooks as to its look
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jb.gobook
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Not sure if they can add them as widgets on the homescreen, but for having them in a bookshelf, try ezPDF reader, for me the best PDF reader I tried. There's also Moon+ Reader, the Pro version can read PDFs, but I didn't find it as great as ezPDF (for eBooks in other formats like ePub, Moon+ Reader is great).
I think the Headline says everything. I want to know which ebook reader app do you use?
I love the nexus 4 reader app, but don't know the name?
Thank you...
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I tried every single reader on the Play Store, because I read a lot... And IMHO the best in terms of functionality is Fabrik because it links and synchronizes my dropbox ebook folder with my laptop, pc and tablet. It's quite useful because I have my library stored in dropbox and it also saves bookmarks between devices. I can't deny that Moon Reader and Aldiko shelves are eyecandy and full of options. But I consider Fabrik is simple, elegant. It also works with Google Drive.
Moon reader
I like Moon Reader+ but I'll try Fabrik after reading the previous post :laugh:
yes... Fabrik definitely looks clean and functional !!!
I'm using Aldiko (see here).
I like it : simple and efficient.
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Perfect...i will try the apps. The Fabrik seems to be very nice cause of cloud sync.
The Aldiko is in some days the next that i´m going to try...thank you everybody