I pad mini can't cope

UKPFC · 09-26-2013, 02:03 PM

So my ipad mini can't seem to cope with all the ebooks I have on it (epub) approx 3k ebooks. I just get the spinning beach ball of death after uploading them. Tried doing it through itunes and straight from Calibre. very frustrating. anyone have any ideas?

jswinden · 09-26-2013, 04:31 PM

I see your new to the forum, so welcome. This is an often discussed topic around here. Why would you want 3000 ebooks on a device? If you read 100 ebooks a year it would take you 30 years to read all of them. I guarantee the iPad Mini won't last 30 years! I suggest you be reasonable with the number of ebooks. No reader app will work well with that many ebooks to index and handle. BTW, which reader app(s) are you trying to load all those ebooks into?

GRiker · 09-26-2013, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by UKPFC

So my ipad mini can't seem to cope with all the ebooks I have on it (epub) approx 3k ebooks. I just get the spinning beach ball of death after uploading them. Tried doing it through itunes and straight from Calibre. very frustrating. anyone have any ideas?

Try Marvin, it handles large libraries nicely and has better calibre support.

G

DuskyRose · 09-26-2013, 07:19 PM

I use Filebrowser, and transfer my epubs over by a network connection over wifi.

It took me a bit to learn how to make the connection, but the transfer is fairly quick. I have about 13,000 files in there, and it's fine as long as you have the space.

Then inside Filebrowser find the file you want, click on the button on the left and it'll ask you what program you want to open it in. I chose Marvin and just load the one book I'm reading into it. I use Calibre and "Save to Disk" to sort mine in files based on my Collections.

Once set up, it's very easy to use, and if you've got the space, might as well put what you want on it! I LOVE being able to carry all my books around with me. Doubles as a backup.

Faterson · 09-26-2013, 10:07 PM

Try iFunBox for file transfers. The iPad, regular or mini, as well as the iPhone or iPod touch, can handle any number of ebooks or other files. Though as others have said, I would not wish to carry them all around on my iPhone. I keep my e-books in SugarSync (which mirrors my Calibre library), loading books into Marvin on demand.

DaleDe · 09-27-2013, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by UKPFC

So my ipad mini can't seem to cope with all the ebooks I have on it (epub) approx 3k ebooks. I just get the spinning beach ball of death after uploading them. Tried doing it through itunes and straight from Calibre. very frustrating. anyone have any ideas?

the iPad mini is hardware. What software are you having trouble with? There are lots of choices, perhaps you can find a better one.

Dale

UKPFC · 09-28-2013, 01:45 AM

Some great suggestions, thank you. So yes I want all 3k book on the iPad mini even if it takes me 100 years to read them. The way I see its specs and price it easily should be able to display tons of files. So I'd say the issue is with the iBooks app. I'll test out the other options and thank you again for your imput!!

kyteflyer · 09-28-2013, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by UKPFC

So I'd say the issue is with the iBooks app.

Without a doubt. Don't even pause at anything else, get Marvin. Its free, and its streets ahead of iBooks.

SeaKing · 09-29-2013, 06:58 PM

It has always seemed difficult for owners of Apple hardware to realize that Apple software and especially Apple iTunes Store, policies, etc. are not very good.

Almost like sacrilege.

forsooth · 09-30-2013, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaKing

It has always seemed difficult for owners of Apple hardware to realize that Apple software and especially Apple iTunes Store, policies, etc. are not very good.

Almost like sacrilege.

Agreed.
"Feet of clay!"

Andrew H. · 09-30-2013, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaKing

It has always seemed difficult for owners of Apple hardware to realize that Apple software and especially Apple iTunes Store, policies, etc. are not very good.

Almost like sacrilege.

Would you please keep your ill-informed and content-free anti-Apple postings out of the Apple forum? You post enough Apple articles in "News" and "Discussions"; I don't see why you have to come here and try to stir up trouble.

Given that you don't own an Apple device and seem to have little understanding of them, I really don't understand know why you have *so many* postings about Apple in the first place. But please take them somewhere else.

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Originally Posted by forsooth

Agreed.
"Feet of clay!"

You're not helping.

rem736 · 09-30-2013, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by UKPFC

I just get the spinning beach ball of death after uploading them.

sorry for going off topic. you actually saw the spinning beach ball on ios. i thought this was an os x only graphic?

Coops · 10-03-2013, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaKing

It has always seemed difficult for owners of Apple hardware to realize that Apple software and especially Apple iTunes Store, policies, etc. are not very good.

Almost like sacrilege.

Safari web browser on ipad... not as awful as IE on Windows, but still... mediocre.

Use Marvin. Very good.

Faterson · 10-03-2013, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Coops

Safari web browser on ipad... not as awful as IE on Windows, but still... mediocre.

And a lot uglier in iOS 7 than in previous iOS versions... those hair-thin line buttons -- ridiculous design... and no full-screen mode on iPad. The frontrunner in The Dumbest & Ugliest App of the Year contest.

UKPFC · 10-04-2013, 08:27 AM

Ok, so my solution was to use Dropbox. Put a copy of ebooks in Dropbox then run the app on the iPad mini. Then I find the book I want and it will open in whatever reader I want. It's wort noting that Marvin will only take 1k ebooks.

09-26-2013, 02:03 PM	#1
UKPFC Member Posts: 13 Karma: 1000010 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Ipad Mini	I pad mini can't cope So my ipad mini can't seem to cope with all the ebooks I have on it (epub) approx 3k ebooks. I just get the spinning beach ball of death after uploading them. Tried doing it through itunes and straight from Calibre. very frustrating. anyone have any ideas?

09-28-2013, 01:45 AM	#7
UKPFC Member Posts: 13 Karma: 1000010 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Ipad Mini	Thanks Some great suggestions, thank you. So yes I want all 3k book on the iPad mini even if it takes me 100 years to read them. The way I see its specs and price it easily should be able to display tons of files. So I'd say the issue is with the iBooks app. I'll test out the other options and thank you again for your imput!!

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09-26-2013, 04:31 PM	#2
jswinden Nameless Being	I see your new to the forum, so welcome. This is an often discussed topic around here. Why would you want 3000 ebooks on a device? If you read 100 ebooks a year it would take you 30 years to read all of them. I guarantee the iPad Mini won't last 30 years! I suggest you be reasonable with the number of ebooks. No reader app will work well with that many ebooks to index and handle. BTW, which reader app(s) are you trying to load all those ebooks into?

09-26-2013, 07:19 PM	#4
DuskyRose Guru Posts: 726 Karma: 9209502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Boox Palma, Kdle Scribe & Paperwhite, Kobo Eclipsa 2e & Libra 2, Ipads	I use Filebrowser, and transfer my epubs over by a network connection over wifi. It took me a bit to learn how to make the connection, but the transfer is fairly quick. I have about 13,000 files in there, and it's fine as long as you have the space. Then inside Filebrowser find the file you want, click on the button on the left and it'll ask you what program you want to open it in. I chose Marvin and just load the one book I'm reading into it. I use Calibre and "Save to Disk" to sort mine in files based on my Collections. Once set up, it's very easy to use, and if you've got the space, might as well put what you want on it! I LOVE being able to carry all my books around with me. Doubles as a backup.

09-26-2013, 10:07 PM	#5
Faterson pokrývač škridiel Posts: 1,525 Karma: 3300000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Device: 3iPad, SamsungNote & Tabs, 2OnyxBoox, Huawei 8″, PocketBook	Try iFunBox for file transfers. The iPad, regular or mini, as well as the iPhone or iPod touch, can handle any number of ebooks or other files. Though as others have said, I would not wish to carry them all around on my iPhone. I keep my e-books in SugarSync (which mirrors my Calibre library), loading books into Marvin on demand.

09-29-2013, 06:58 PM	#9
SeaKing Frequent Flier Posts: 1,282 Karma: 2058993297 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab	It has always seemed difficult for owners of Apple hardware to realize that Apple software and especially Apple iTunes Store, policies, etc. are not very good. Almost like sacrilege.

10-04-2013, 08:27 AM	#15
UKPFC Member Posts: 13 Karma: 1000010 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Ipad Mini	Ok, so my solution was to use Dropbox. Put a copy of ebooks in Dropbox then run the app on the iPad mini. Then I find the book I want and it will open in whatever reader I want. It's wort noting that Marvin will only take 1k ebooks.

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