Aldiko and Smashwords Catalog

chrisanthropic · 05-22-2011, 02:07 PM

I sometimes use the Aldiko app on my android phone and I see that you can supposedly access Smashwords titles from it...but so far all I can do is pull up about 10 books.

Is there a way to search Smashwords from within Aldiko? If not, the interface is...well, it leaves something to be desired.

sakura-panda · 05-22-2011, 04:03 PM

I can access a lot more than 10 books from Smashwords -- you have to go to the Smashwords website, but you can get there inside of Aldiko and upload any book you choose directly to Aldiko. Is it the Smashwords website you are complaining about?

chrisanthropic · 05-22-2011, 05:44 PM

I should have clarified - when trying to browse by Author or Publisher I only get a handful of results. I actually hadn't looked at the site through the app, I just did and it's exactly what I was looking for - too bad the built in search in Aldiko doesn't/can't show results from other catalogs.

Thanks!

05-22-2011, 02:07 PM	#1
chrisanthropic Fiend Posts: 148 Karma: 559930 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: none	Aldiko and Smashwords Catalog I sometimes use the Aldiko app on my android phone and I see that you can supposedly access Smashwords titles from it...but so far all I can do is pull up about 10 books. Is there a way to search Smashwords from within Aldiko? If not, the interface is...well, it leaves something to be desired.

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05-22-2011, 04:03 PM	#2
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	I can access a lot more than 10 books from Smashwords -- you have to go to the Smashwords website, but you can get there inside of Aldiko and upload any book you choose directly to Aldiko. Is it the Smashwords website you are complaining about?

05-22-2011, 05:44 PM	#3
chrisanthropic Fiend Posts: 148 Karma: 559930 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: none	I should have clarified - when trying to browse by Author or Publisher I only get a handful of results. I actually hadn't looked at the site through the app, I just did and it's exactly what I was looking for - too bad the built in search in Aldiko doesn't/can't show results from other catalogs. Thanks!