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xnowimcoolx · 06-19-2011, 02:23 AM

Didn't really know were to put this so I put it here. Sorry if it's the wrong place, it just reaffirms Calibre is still the best option out there.

Ehon (http://www.ehonapp.com/en/index.php) describes itself as a "digital comic book and ebook management program for your Mac." The program (from the pictures) looks amazing and apparently has an "Integrated Reader Engine" (which doesn't mean much!). So I dove in, and here is a bit of a (very quick, badly written) review.

First, Ehon looks great. It's crisp, clean and modern - if you like the layout of library tools such as delicious, you'll like this layout. Everything is logical and simple to understand. That said, the detailed book view is huge, and can't be made smaller or hidden, so it's constantly there, taking up a lot of screen space.

There are plenty of the ways to edit the detail of your ebooks/comics but nothing is customizable, you're stuck with their options - although you can tag. Smart folders are a nice addition that make organizing ones library a little easier.

I was beginning to think I had almost found a calibre replacement (not that I was looking) but after the first 5 minutes of using the program, things started to get a little rocky.

I uploaded my library into ehon easy enough, but there was little info attached to the file: A cover, Author (under 'series' for some reason), and Title - that's it - which is probably to be expected. Small hiccup I thought, I'll import the info from Amazon or Google. This is not an option with Ehon - so I gave up on that and browsed a little more.

The list menu (as opposed to the bookshelf menu) is not customizable at all. The books can be viewed by Title or Series (most the books I have aren't part of a series). This is frustrating because I like to organize by author, last name. And even if they had an organize by author section I would be forced (because of how it's laid out) to organize author, first name.

Then I decided to read a .mobi file on my computer. Can't do that. Has to be ePub.

Surely a PDF? Nope.

Conversion? No.

Device support? No.

Ehon turned out to be a beautiful and hollow shell, with nothing inside. I have a feeling (based on a couple hints here and there) that this is a comic book viewer/library in which the developers quickly through in a sparse ebook reader tool into, just to reach that crowd. However, don't be fooled by it's spit and polish, Calibre is head over heals ahead of this program!! With a complete lack of Cover/Info Fetching, News Fetching, .mobi & pdf support and no device support in site, this is not the tool for any ebook reader.

06-19-2011, 02:23 AM	#1
xnowimcoolx Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 3100 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle 2	Ehon: The next Calibre? Didn't really know were to put this so I put it here. Sorry if it's the wrong place, it just reaffirms Calibre is still the best option out there. Ehon (http://www.ehonapp.com/en/index.php) describes itself as a "digital comic book and ebook management program for your Mac." The program (from the pictures) looks amazing and apparently has an "Integrated Reader Engine" (which doesn't mean much!). So I dove in, and here is a bit of a (very quick, badly written) review. First, Ehon looks great. It's crisp, clean and modern - if you like the layout of library tools such as delicious, you'll like this layout. Everything is logical and simple to understand. That said, the detailed book view is huge, and can't be made smaller or hidden, so it's constantly there, taking up a lot of screen space. There are plenty of the ways to edit the detail of your ebooks/comics but nothing is customizable, you're stuck with their options - although you can tag. Smart folders are a nice addition that make organizing ones library a little easier. I was beginning to think I had almost found a calibre replacement (not that I was looking) but after the first 5 minutes of using the program, things started to get a little rocky. I uploaded my library into ehon easy enough, but there was little info attached to the file: A cover, Author (under 'series' for some reason), and Title - that's it - which is probably to be expected. Small hiccup I thought, I'll import the info from Amazon or Google. This is not an option with Ehon - so I gave up on that and browsed a little more. The list menu (as opposed to the bookshelf menu) is not customizable at all. The books can be viewed by Title or Series (most the books I have aren't part of a series). This is frustrating because I like to organize by author, last name. And even if they had an organize by author section I would be forced (because of how it's laid out) to organize author, first name. Then I decided to read a .mobi file on my computer. Can't do that. Has to be ePub. Surely a PDF? Nope. Conversion? No. Device support? No. Ehon turned out to be a beautiful and hollow shell, with nothing inside. I have a feeling (based on a couple hints here and there) that this is a comic book viewer/library in which the developers quickly through in a sparse ebook reader tool into, just to reach that crowd. However, don't be fooled by it's spit and polish, Calibre is head over heals ahead of this program!! With a complete lack of Cover/Info Fetching, News Fetching, .mobi & pdf support and no device support in site, this is not the tool for any ebook reader.