sync actross multiple devices

scooterfrog · 02-28-2011, 10:47 PM

ok I have 3 devices that 2 8 year old girls my wife and I share
Ipod touch, ipad and android phone.

if I can find one piece of software that will sysnce latest read and bookmarks across these devices and does epubs I will be very happy.

until I got my android phone I was happy with ibooks. use the ipad at home and the touch on the run.

If can't load my epubs i am not interested.
if I get the right solution I will go buy another touch or old android phone for them as well. to use as semi dedicated readers.
Id be happy to 'host' the solution at home if its something i could do with calibre but I have no idea how to do it.

wannabee · 03-01-2011, 12:30 AM

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if I get the right solution I will go buy another touch

I'm pretty sure that's achievable with a mobilme account using iBooks.

scooterfrog · 03-01-2011, 09:22 AM

I have been unable to find ibooks for android. I am pretty sure it doesn't exist

ProfCrash · 03-01-2011, 10:08 AM

It doesn't exist. Apple wants you to use their devices and only their devices.

Personally, I would use a different ereader app that is available on all three and buy books from a different store but that is me.

elemenoP · 03-01-2011, 10:16 AM

What about Nook? Works with epub, offers sync, and I believe there are apps for all of the devices you mention?

Sheri

scooterfrog · 03-01-2011, 10:19 AM

ok that's closer to the anser I am looking for. which store has an app that will
sync latest read and bookmarks
allow me to side load my ebooks which are currently epubs. I don't need it to sync the books I may not want all the books on all devices.

can I upload books to google books or does their bookshelf only work with books I buy from them?.
so not ibooks which nealy does what I want.
nook kindle kobo, google books. on android I like laputa is what I want the holy grail?

Joykins · 03-01-2011, 10:54 AM

nook sync only works with the books bought from B&N.

ProfCrash · 03-01-2011, 10:55 AM

Amazon sync works with books bought from Amazon but can be made to work with non-Amazon books using Mobi2Mobi. Check in the Kindle forum. I think it has to do with adding the ISN number but am probably wrong.

scooterfrog · 03-01-2011, 11:14 AM

hmm ill look into that.

queentess · 03-01-2011, 11:41 AM

Kindle won't handle ePub though

scooterfrog · 03-01-2011, 11:43 AM

I can convert with calibre to mobi so I can manage that. so do I just need to make sure that I have an isbn (isn) to allow them to sync pages read and book marks

that's a small concession to get the rest to work correctly. I can do it just to the stuff I am reading at the time.

ProfCrash · 03-01-2011, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by queentess

Kindle won't handle ePub though

I knind of guessed that anyone willing to learn how to use Mobi2Mobi for synching purposes would be fine with using Calibre and stripping DRM if needed.

scooterfrog · 03-01-2011, 12:31 PM

working on a test case
converted epub to mobi
now need to add an asin. I suppose I could use whatever I want here or get the actual product number by searching amazon

how do I get the ebook up to my archive

ProfCrash · 03-01-2011, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by scooterfrog

working on a test case
converted epub to mobi
now need to add an asin. I suppose I could use whatever I want here or get the actual product number by searching amazon

how do I get the ebook up to my archive

I am assuming you are using one of the Kindle 4 apps... Sideload it or send it to the device using Calibre.

DiapDealer · 03-01-2011, 12:58 PM

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so do I just need to make sure that I have an isbn (isn) to allow them to sync pages read and book marks

Non-amazon content will never sync bookmarks, highlights and stuff. The best you can hope for is to keep track of your "Furthest read page" across different devices. Hopefully, that will be enough for your purposes.

Also:

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how do I get the ebook up to my archive

You will never get non-Amazon content to show up in your "Archive." It will have to be individually loaded on each device in one of the ways ProfCrash has mentioned.

02-28-2011, 10:47 PM	#1
scooterfrog Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Ipad	sync actross multiple devices ok I have 3 devices that 2 8 year old girls my wife and I share Ipod touch, ipad and android phone. if I can find one piece of software that will sysnce latest read and bookmarks across these devices and does epubs I will be very happy. until I got my android phone I was happy with ibooks. use the ipad at home and the touch on the run. If can't load my epubs i am not interested. if I get the right solution I will go buy another touch or old android phone for them as well. to use as semi dedicated readers. Id be happy to 'host' the solution at home if its something i could do with calibre but I have no idea how to do it.

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03-01-2011, 09:22 AM	#3
scooterfrog Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Ipad	I have been unable to find ibooks for android. I am pretty sure it doesn't exist

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ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	It doesn't exist. Apple wants you to use their devices and only their devices. Personally, I would use a different ereader app that is available on all three and buy books from a different store but that is me.

03-01-2011, 10:16 AM	#5
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	What about Nook? Works with epub, offers sync, and I believe there are apps for all of the devices you mention? Sheri

03-01-2011, 10:19 AM	#6
scooterfrog Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Ipad	ok that's closer to the anser I am looking for. which store has an app that will sync latest read and bookmarks allow me to side load my ebooks which are currently epubs. I don't need it to sync the books I may not want all the books on all devices. can I upload books to google books or does their bookshelf only work with books I buy from them?. so not ibooks which nealy does what I want. nook kindle kobo, google books. on android I like laputa is what I want the holy grail?

03-01-2011, 10:54 AM	#7
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,601 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	nook sync only works with the books bought from B&N.

03-01-2011, 10:55 AM	#8
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Amazon sync works with books bought from Amazon but can be made to work with non-Amazon books using Mobi2Mobi. Check in the Kindle forum. I think it has to do with adding the ISN number but am probably wrong.

03-01-2011, 11:14 AM	#9
scooterfrog Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Ipad	hmm ill look into that.

03-01-2011, 11:41 AM	#10
queentess Reading is sexy Posts: 1,303 Karma: 544517 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	Kindle won't handle ePub though

03-01-2011, 11:43 AM	#11
scooterfrog Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Ipad	I can convert with calibre to mobi so I can manage that. so do I just need to make sure that I have an isbn (isn) to allow them to sync pages read and book marks that's a small concession to get the rest to work correctly. I can do it just to the stuff I am reading at the time.

03-01-2011, 12:31 PM	#13
scooterfrog Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Ipad	working on a test case converted epub to mobi now need to add an asin. I suppose I could use whatever I want here or get the actual product number by searching amazon how do I get the ebook up to my archive

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