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Originally Posted by internalaudit
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I don't use Calibre or Calibre Companion, so I'm not sure exactly how using Moon+ and Dropbox compares.
How I use it is:
- I put my eBook files into Dropbox - this is just how I manage my own files. It means I can get a book on my PC, and put it in my own Books library in Dropbox
- On my Android device, I go into my Dropbox Books folder, and select a book. This downloads the book file to the Android device, and imports it into Moon+. Moon+ now has a local copy of the file.
- At this point, reading the book on my device will also write an extra file to my Dropbox, which holds my current read position - so it creates an extra file for bookmarks, etc... It has not synced the eBook itself
- There's an option buried in Moon+ to enable File Sync. From the Shelf, select Local Files, then Dropbox, then the Gear icon down the bottom-left. That'll let you select the option to Backup book files to Dropbox. This might also be in another menu, since I don't remember it being in that position on my Tablet (I'm checking on my Phone currently).
- Now reopening the book shows it's syncing the whole book to Dropbox, and it appears in Dropbox (under /Apps/Books). This is just a copy of the same book file - the read position sync is still in a separate file.
- With the same option on other devices, it downloads the ebook file to them
Once it's set up, it's pretty seamless. Import the book once, and it appears everywhere. Read on one device, and it will sync read position to others.
The sync
only happens when you switch to or from the App - there's no background process to periodically sync for you. This is good and bad - it doesn't waste device resources with constant syncing, but it means that:
- If I stop reading on my WiFi only tablet, and I'm not online, it won't sync (it's not smart enough to queue a background "try later" job, I don't think)
- When you first open a book on a different device, it usually shows the old position, and then a moment later pops up a dialog box asking if you want to jump to the Sync position.
Frankly, the Moon+ interface is rather confusing, and not quite as polished as other apps. It's an excellent ereader, and has tons of features, but getting to them can be tricky, and the position sync can be a little flakey.