New Reader with great pdf-support: Mantano Reader (like aldiko+ezpdf)

[Dhevi]

The latest update contains a bug fix addressing the last read progress not being saved. I haven't had a moment to check it out.

[DiapDealer]

I DID finally start experiencing the "losing my place" issue. And once it started, it seemed to happen all the time! I sent Mantano as many details about the issue as I possibly could (as I hope everyone else did), so I'll be anxiously trying this newest version to see if the problem has been fixed. *fingers crossed*

EDIT: The new version DID fail to open my last read book to the proper place immediately after updating, but if the problem was with progress not always being SAVED ... that's somewhat understandable. It's the older version that would have been responsible for saving my last-read position. Now we'll see how it does moving forward!

EDIT2: I don't want to instill false hope or anything, but (after ensuring that the books I was experimenting with had been opened with the latest version of Mantano) I opened and closed many, many books--changing pages and flipping to various bookmarks--and each time I returned to a book, it opened to the exact same place I'd left it (even when leaving the book open in the background and doing other things). I know for a fact, that before this update, it probably would have messed up on the ONE book I'm reading several times already. Promising!

[peaceridge]

Looks like they may have fixed the page problem. I do HATE the fact they don't go back to the book I'm reading from the Android home screen. Yes, it is just one extra screen to get to it, but it is so not necessary - at least they could have done was give us an option.

I tried Pocketbook while waiting for Mantano's update and may just stay with it so I can open my currently reading book immediately.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by peaceridge

Looks like they may have fixed the page problem. I do HATE the fact they don't go back to the book I'm reading from the Android home screen. Yes, it is just one extra screen to get to it, but it is so not necessary - at least they could have done was give us an option.

I'm not sure what you mean by "from the Android home screen"? As long as I don't close the book (or completely close/stop Mantano) it always opens to the book I'm reading--no matter how I relaunch Mantano. The only time I ever see Mantano's home screen/or my library is if I leave it there (after closing a book), or the first time I launch Mantano after a reboot.

I would find what you're describing very annoying as well. I just don't think I'm experiencing it.

[Teknikal]

Mantano has lost me for good over the page thing as well, they just took way to long to fix whats probably the most important thing in an eBook reader. I bought Moon+ and I'm really liking the dropbox syncing it means I can pick up either my tablet or phone and be able to pick up where I left off reliably for free unlike the Mantano paid service which never even worked for me.

Yeah Moon+ doesn't style as well as Mantano did but that doesn't actually bother me as I mostly read novels.

So to little to late as far as I'm concerned I won't be recommending Mantano to anyone else again.

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I'm not sure what you mean by "from the Android home screen"? As long as I don't close the book (or completely close/stop Mantano) it always opens to the book I'm reading--no matter how I relaunch Mantano. The only time I ever see Mantano's home screen/or my library is if I leave it there (after closing a book), or the first time I launch Mantano after a reboot.

I would find what you're describing very annoying as well. I just don't think I'm experiencing it.

I'll try to explain, maybe I'm doing something wrong. I have an Android tablet. While reading a book, I decide to check on something, so I press the round circle in the middle at the bottom of the book page (or the arrow at the bottom left). This takes me back to the main screen for Android showing several apps. After doing something, say checking weather, I press on the Mantano app icon. It goes to the Mantano home screen, not the last opened book. Mantano says it is Android doing this, not Mantano - I do have the Android 5.0.2, but my other ereader apps go back to the book. I think they haven't fixed it for the new Android os 5.0.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by peaceridge

I'll try to explain, maybe I'm doing something wrong. I have an Android tablet. While reading a book, I decide to check on something, so I press the round circle in the middle at the bottom of the book page (or the arrow at the bottom left). This takes me back to the main screen for Android showing several apps. After doing something, say checking weather, I press on the Mantano app icon. It goes to the Mantano home screen, not the last opened book. Mantano says it is Android doing this, not Mantano - I do have the Android 5.0.2, but my other ereader apps go back to the book. I think they haven't fixed it for the new Android os 5.0.

That's what I thought you meant. But that's not what I'm experiencing. On my Nexus 7 (2013 with 5.0.2) -- if I follow your exact steps, I get taken right back to the book I previously had open. Always have. I never see the Mantano home screen unless I want to (or unless I stop Mantano or reboot).

I can see why that would be frustrating to you... that would drive me nuts. I have no idea if it's Mantano or Android's fault; I just know it doesn't behave that way on my Android tablet with 5.0.2.

Do you, by any chance, have any third-party Android memory management apps installed that try to free up memory by closing running programs?

[peaceridge]

Ok, this is just weird! I don't have any apps that I put on to free up memory. However, as I was looking through the list I came upon the Verizon app to check my data minutes used (on my mifi). Since I'd stopped using it because it couldn't get me logged on (my tablet not being a Verizon phone), I deleted it. Now Mantano is going back to the book! Slippery, huh!? Thanks for mentioning that as it got me to looking. All seems to be well now.

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

That's what I thought you meant. But that's not what I'm experiencing. On my Nexus 7 (2013 with 5.0.2) -- if I follow your exact steps, I get taken right back to the book I previously had open. Always have. I never see the Mantano home screen unless I want to (or unless I stop Mantano or reboot).

I can see why that would be frustrating to you... that would drive me nuts. I have no idea if it's Mantano or Android's fault; I just know it doesn't behave that way on my Android tablet with 5.0.2.

Do you, by any chance, have any third-party Android memory management apps installed that try to free up memory by closing running programs?

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by peaceridge

Ok, this is just weird! I don't have any apps that I put on to free up memory. However, as I was looking through the list I came upon the Verizon app to check my data minutes used (on my mifi). Since I'd stopped using it because it couldn't get me logged on (my tablet not being a Verizon phone), I deleted it. Now Mantano is going back to the book! Slippery, huh!? Thanks for mentioning that as it got me to looking. All seems to be well now.

All's well that ends well!

I'm still going to be bookmarking religiously for a while 'til I can trust Mantano not to lose my place, but signs are good that things are back to "normal." If so, I'll definitely be archiving this version in case of future trouble!

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

All's well that ends well!

I'm still going to be bookmarking religiously for a while 'til I can trust Mantano not to lose my place, but signs are good that things are back to "normal." If so, I'll definitely be archiving this version in case of future trouble!

Good idea - reminds me to archive it, too.

[jackie_w]

For one-click access to current reading position for a particular book, you could also try adding a Mantano book widget to your Android Home screen. The book cover displayed will be ludicrously small but it works well enough.

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

For one-click access to current reading position for a particular book, you could also try adding a Mantano book widget to your Android Home screen. The book cover displayed will be ludicrously small but it works well enough.

Thanks, I hadn't thought of that. If Mantano acts up again, I'll try that.

Update: Mantano is still losing the page number after going to the home screen! Also, started not returning to the book being read. I'll try your idea of the widget, but if it still loses the page number, I'm done with it!

[DiapDealer]

Has anyone discovered a way to view overall book progress using Mantano's EPUB3 engine? I'm all for having multiple progress options, but I frankly don't care at all about my progress within the current chapter. I want a book-based page x/xxx indicator, and a progress bar based on the entire book: just like I have when using the EPUB2 engine.

[DiapDealer]

Version 2.5.6 informs me that the next version of the software will be called Bookari. I can find nothing about what this may entail. Anyone have any info?

Fans might want to make sure they have good backups of the latest version, so they can revert in case things go south.

P.S. v2.5.6 added the global book progress indicator for EPUB3s that I mentioned was lacking in the previous post.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Version 2.5.6 informs me that the next version of the software will be called Bookari. I can find nothing about what this may entail. Anyone have any info?

Fans might want to make sure they have good backups of the latest version, so they can revert in case things go south.

P.S. v2.5.6 added the global book progress indicator for EPUB3s that I mentioned was lacking in the previous post.

Thanks. I'm hoping a new version will actually work for me. I need to have left justify to be able to read. Mantano can't seem to override that anymore, and I think it's been quite awhile since it could.