best ereader for Motorola Droid?

BeccaPrice · 06-18-2012, 08:35 PM

I just got a Motorola Droid phone, and I'm having loads of fun playing with it. I downloaded a sample of Scalzi's new book, Redshirts, on the Amazon app, and was pleased that reading on such a small screen isn't altogether painful. Trouble is, I rarely read books from Amazon. I intend to side-load books (in both epub and mobi formats) with calibre. Which ereader app should I get? I've heard good things about Stanza, but also that it won't be being updated or maintained anymore, so I'm hesitant to go with that one.

(any suggestions for other apps I should get? - no games, I don't tend to play games)

also... will Calibre know automatically where to load the books, and will the ereader app automatically find them? if not, how do I find out where the books are loaded, and tell the app?

(I'm really, really a neophyte with droids in specific and touch screens in general)

Thanks!

moyogi2 · 06-18-2012, 08:58 PM

Calibre will find the phone. I use CoolReader and I really like it - I have read 2 books on my phone, and I keep a book of short essays on it. My eyes aren't young, and the screen is really too small to read comfortably, but I like the CoolReader interface.

AnemicOak · 06-18-2012, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

Which ereader app should I get? I've heard good things about Stanza, but also that it won't be being updated or maintained anymore, so I'm hesitant to go with that one.

You wont be able to get Stanza as that's an iOS app, not Android. For Android ePub reading apps my favorite is Mantano. You can also look at Aldiko, BlueFire, Moon+, Coolreader, FBReader and there are others too.

Here's a list of reading apps I put together a while back, it's not complete but it's close...
http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/a-catal...-reading-apps/

Here are some non-reading apps to check out (check the comments for other suggestions)...
http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/must-ha...s-non-reading/

ilovejedd · 06-18-2012, 09:56 PM

I highly suggest Mantano Reader. It's what I use on my Android devices. The organization options for Mantano are excellent making it great for large libraries.

twowheels · 06-19-2012, 12:23 AM

I really liked Aldiko, but haven't had my Droid for about 8 months, so I can't say for sure which is best today.

Cdesja5 · 06-19-2012, 12:32 AM

I really like Aldiko because I can set Calibre up in my catalogs to get my books wirelessly via the Calibre server and there is a separate app called Aldiko Sync that syncs my reading across my android devices (I also have a Samsung Galaxy phone) so that any books added to one device will be added to the others as well as have all of them sync to the last page read. Aldiko also allows you to check out library books from within the app and read them in the app instead of using Overdrive. You can read pretty much anything on it except Kindle ebooks.

RainingLemur · 06-19-2012, 10:50 AM

Coolreader and FBReader are nice. Couldn't really go wrong with either of them.

dura · 06-21-2012, 08:20 AM

My favorite is Mantano; lets you customise everything including gestures, lots of fonts, all possible colors etc. so I ended up with a reader working exactly like I want it to. It also has dictionaries, text-to-speech etc.

doonasmith · 06-22-2012, 10:34 PM

The eReader Prestigio one of the best ebook reader for motorola droid.

rdfry · 06-23-2012, 02:56 PM

I have tried every ereader available for Android and settled on Mantano.

06-18-2012, 08:35 PM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	best ereader for Motorola Droid? I just got a Motorola Droid phone, and I'm having loads of fun playing with it. I downloaded a sample of Scalzi's new book, Redshirts, on the Amazon app, and was pleased that reading on such a small screen isn't altogether painful. Trouble is, I rarely read books from Amazon. I intend to side-load books (in both epub and mobi formats) with calibre. Which ereader app should I get? I've heard good things about Stanza, but also that it won't be being updated or maintained anymore, so I'm hesitant to go with that one. (any suggestions for other apps I should get? - no games, I don't tend to play games) also... will Calibre know automatically where to load the books, and will the ereader app automatically find them? if not, how do I find out where the books are loaded, and tell the app? (I'm really, really a neophyte with droids in specific and touch screens in general) Thanks!

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06-18-2012, 08:58 PM	#2
moyogi2 ereader apprentice guru Posts: 44 Karma: 300000 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: the Great Midwest Device: Kindle 3, Sony PRS-T1, Sony 300 (so far)	Calibre will find the phone. I use CoolReader and I really like it - I have read 2 books on my phone, and I keep a book of short essays on it. My eyes aren't young, and the screen is really too small to read comfortably, but I like the CoolReader interface.

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ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,111 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	I highly suggest Mantano Reader. It's what I use on my Android devices. The organization options for Mantano are excellent making it great for large libraries.

06-19-2012, 12:23 AM	#5
twowheels Wizard Posts: 1,785 Karma: 13412766 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro 10", iPhone 15 Pro	I really liked Aldiko, but haven't had my Droid for about 8 months, so I can't say for sure which is best today.

06-19-2012, 12:32 AM	#6
Cdesja5 Wizard Posts: 1,117 Karma: 2094306 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Device: Lots and lots of electronic gadgets...	I really like Aldiko because I can set Calibre up in my catalogs to get my books wirelessly via the Calibre server and there is a separate app called Aldiko Sync that syncs my reading across my android devices (I also have a Samsung Galaxy phone) so that any books added to one device will be added to the others as well as have all of them sync to the last page read. Aldiko also allows you to check out library books from within the app and read them in the app instead of using Overdrive. You can read pretty much anything on it except Kindle ebooks.

06-19-2012, 10:50 AM	#7
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Coolreader and FBReader are nice. Couldn't really go wrong with either of them.

06-21-2012, 08:20 AM	#8
dura Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 1062434 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: Kobo H2O (2th edition), Kindle PW11	My favorite is Mantano; lets you customise everything including gestures, lots of fonts, all possible colors etc. so I ended up with a reader working exactly like I want it to. It also has dictionaries, text-to-speech etc.

06-22-2012, 10:34 PM	#9
doonasmith Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 272434 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: none	The eReader Prestigio one of the best ebook reader for motorola droid.

06-23-2012, 02:56 PM	#10
rdfry loving the books Posts: 374 Karma: 18825402 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: DFW Device: Rooted Nook, Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, Galaxy Note 5, 2 Fire 7s Note 8	I have tried every ereader available for Android and settled on Mantano.

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