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Originally Posted by Care
So when you root the NC it is not like a rooted classic Nook where you can browse by tags? I am not sure I would like that... I had just made my mind up to get a NC this weekend, but I was thinking it would be like my classic nook since I love the way I have it set up.
Crap, so I can't sync my side loaded books and I can't use my tags from calibre? Each of my books has multiple tags as well, so can you put the same book on multiple shelves? This would take me forever to do with the books already on my Nook.
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ah, but if you root, add an alternate home screen and do the market enable you can use ANY ereader app that you desire... Personally, I've been using FBReaderJ(available via website too) since I first started experimenting with tablets and picked up an Augen Gentouch78, then used it through the Pandigital Novel(white), then on the Viewsonic gTablet, and eventually on my NC when I get around to rooting it. Right now I just make do with going to the library app and the books loaded via calibre appear there... after I open it, it's available as currently reading or if it's in the last 5 IIRC opened books there's a More dropdown box that lists the last 5 books...
I've also become somewhat attached to Coolreader recently, but there's just something about the way that it renders text that is a bit offputting to me, or at least on my WPDN that I've been using it with.
One note about FBReaderJ is that the books need to go into a folder named "books" on the root directory of /sdcard (IIRC) to be found by this app. You have to do something similar for Aldiko as well IIRC. (heh, can't remember whether Coolreader scanned the sdcard for compatible book formats or if I had to put them in a particular directory, but it found the book that I was reading at the time.)
Also no idea if Calibre tags will work with these ATM as I don't use them, preferring either chronological (preferred) sorting or author sort as lists. (I never cared for the bookshelf metaphor on ereader devices... think that it's kind of silly actually...)
I imagine that the builtin home screen w/shelves etc. will end up having functionality added as it seems like right now it was the minimum finished just to push the NC out the door in time for xmas.