Android Tablet - Adding EBooks to External SD Card to read through Aldiko?

polli · 11-28-2015, 06:29 AM

Is it possible to add eBooks to an External SD Card on an Android Tablet - to read through Aldiko?

I know I can put them on the External SD to import then in. But Aldiko creates a copy of them all on my tablet memory and it is getting very full!

Was hoping there was some way I could get Aldiko to just read them on the External SD.
I have gone into my Apps & tapped Aldiko move to SD Card. But that doesn't seem to move any books.

polli · 12-04-2015, 10:10 AM

Can anyone help please?

Difflugia · 12-04-2015, 11:02 AM

If your device is rooted and you have a recent enough version of Android, you can try using "Link2SD". The app itself is pretty easy to use, but it requires that your SD Card be formatted in a specific way. It's fairly straightforward if you know how to manage partitions with Linux, but a Google search found several tutorials like this one that can be accomplished with downloadable Windows tools.

If you haven't, you may want to try Mantano reader. I originally used Aldiko as my Android ereader app, but switched to Mantano because it doesn't make copies of books that it imports. Both are based on Adobe's rendering engine, so look and feel are quite siimilar.

polli · 12-05-2015, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Difflugia

If your device is rooted and you have a recent enough version of Android, you can try using "Link2SD". The app itself is pretty easy to use, but it requires that your SD Card be formatted in a specific way. It's fairly straightforward if you know how to manage partitions with Linux, but a Google search found several tutorials like this one that can be accomplished with downloadable Windows tools.

If you haven't, you may want to try Mantano reader. I originally used Aldiko as my Android ereader app, but switched to Mantano because it doesn't make copies of books that it imports. Both are based on Adobe's rendering engine, so look and feel are quite siimilar.

Have not rooted but thanks I will try Mantano then.
So what do I do leave my ebooks on my External SD Card till read? And it wont add them to my phone memory at all?

Difflugia · 12-05-2015, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polli

Have not rooted but thanks I will try Mantano then.
So what do I do leave my ebooks on my External SD Card till read? And it wont add them to my phone memory at all?

That's right. You can keep your books anywhere you want on the tablet, onboard or on an SD Card. Tell Mantano which folders you want it to search and then select the import icon. The books will be listed in its library like they are in Aldiko, but they will stay in their original locations. If you remove books you've finished reading, select the import icon again and Mantano will remove them from its library list.

polli · 12-07-2015, 01:46 PM

Hi tried Mantano but not impresed. It has a very stark interface and cant find a way to change the fonts. And keep getting pop ups.
Think i am too used to aldiko.
But it cant keep my books on external though. Is that the only reader that does?

badgoodDeb · 12-08-2015, 07:08 PM

I'm looking at the same question on a new MOTO E phone I just got. I'm completely new to Android, so I don't even know yet if the following readers are copying my books off my mSD card or reading them in place. But I've been advised that people like PocketBook reader and I am also trying out Ebook Reader.

(a) Have you tried either, and (b) do you know if they copy the books or just leave them in place?

Quincunx · 12-19-2015, 03:49 PM

from Aldiko Customer Support current webpage:

Quote:

Are eBooks saved in external storage or internal storage?

Aldiko posted this on June 26, 2012, 23:01

Our design for the Aldiko Book Reader is to store books in external storage. The application will tell the device to save books in external storage. However, it will depend on how the device defining external storage. We have noticed that some devices set aside part of the internal memory as external storage purpose. In this case, even the Aldiko Book Reader asks the device to save books in external storage, books will still be saved in the part of internal memory that serves as external storage purpose.

Currently, there's no way to change the storing location of books manually. However, we will consider enabling changing book storing location in the future updates.

Code:

https://aldiko.zendesk.com/entries/21646947-Are-eBooks-saved-in-external-storage-or-internal-storage-

ngrant · 12-19-2015, 04:59 PM

[QUOTE=polli;3218872]Hi tried Mantano but not impresed. It has a very stark interface and cant find a way to change the fonts

The font selection is under Theme - Edit Default theme. Mantano may then download a font pack if not already installed. Choose a different font, then touch outside of that font selection box, then touch OK to apply your changes. I find even the Free version of Mantano fully featured enough for me. Hope that helps!

oldyellr · 01-02-2016, 01:51 PM

Using ES File Explorer I can open ebooks on my SD card and choose to load them into either Overdrive or Aldiko, but I usually save them on Dropbox and load them from there. (This is with a Kobo Vox.) However the last 2 versions of Aldiko are really buggy and crash if you try to do much more than read, so if it doesn't improve, it's gone.

barryem · 01-02-2016, 10:10 PM

I use Moon+ reader on Android and it handles books on micro SD cards just fine.

Barry

11-28-2015, 06:29 AM	#1
polli Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 714 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: uk Device: Kobo Touch, LG G Pad. Asus 7.0	Android Tablet - Adding EBooks to External SD Card to read through Aldiko? Is it possible to add eBooks to an External SD Card on an Android Tablet - to read through Aldiko? I know I can put them on the External SD to import then in. But Aldiko creates a copy of them all on my tablet memory and it is getting very full! Was hoping there was some way I could get Aldiko to just read them on the External SD. I have gone into my Apps & tapped Aldiko move to SD Card. But that doesn't seem to move any books.

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12-04-2015, 10:10 AM	#2
polli Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 714 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: uk Device: Kobo Touch, LG G Pad. Asus 7.0	Can anyone help please?

12-04-2015, 11:02 AM	#3
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	If your device is rooted and you have a recent enough version of Android, you can try using "Link2SD". The app itself is pretty easy to use, but it requires that your SD Card be formatted in a specific way. It's fairly straightforward if you know how to manage partitions with Linux, but a Google search found several tutorials like this one that can be accomplished with downloadable Windows tools. If you haven't, you may want to try Mantano reader. I originally used Aldiko as my Android ereader app, but switched to Mantano because it doesn't make copies of books that it imports. Both are based on Adobe's rendering engine, so look and feel are quite siimilar.

12-07-2015, 01:46 PM	#6
polli Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 714 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: uk Device: Kobo Touch, LG G Pad. Asus 7.0	Hi tried Mantano but not impresed. It has a very stark interface and cant find a way to change the fonts. And keep getting pop ups. Think i am too used to aldiko. But it cant keep my books on external though. Is that the only reader that does?

12-08-2015, 07:08 PM	#7
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,502 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I'm looking at the same question on a new MOTO E phone I just got. I'm completely new to Android, so I don't even know yet if the following readers are copying my books off my mSD card or reading them in place. But I've been advised that people like PocketBook reader and I am also trying out Ebook Reader. (a) Have you tried either, and (b) do you know if they copy the books or just leave them in place?

12-19-2015, 04:59 PM	#9
ngrant Gadget Lover Posts: 433 Karma: 4628628 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MS, USA Device: Oasis 2, Mobiscribe Origin, Fire HD tablets	[QUOTE=polli;3218872]Hi tried Mantano but not impresed. It has a very stark interface and *cant find a way to change the fonts* The font selection is under Theme - Edit Default theme. Mantano may then download a font pack if not already installed. Choose a different font, then touch outside of that font selection box, then touch OK to apply your changes. I find even the Free version of Mantano fully featured enough for me. Hope that helps!

01-02-2016, 01:51 PM	#10
oldyellr Evangelist Posts: 484 Karma: 26106 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Vox, Amazon Fire 7	Using ES File Explorer I can open ebooks on my SD card and choose to load them into either Overdrive or Aldiko, but I usually save them on Dropbox and load them from there. (This is with a Kobo Vox.) However the last 2 versions of Aldiko are really buggy and crash if you try to do much more than read, so if it doesn't improve, it's gone.

01-02-2016, 10:10 PM	#11
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I use Moon+ reader on Android and it handles books on micro SD cards just fine. Barry

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