Thread: iPad iBooks iTunes Sync Issue need to save Highlights/ Annotations ?
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:48 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Faterson View Post
Crashnburn, I have no direct solution for your concern, but some excellent advice for you:

Just stay away from iBooks if you're serious about reading e-books or PDF files. iBooks is simply mediocre software for reading EPUB books, and mediocre software for reading and especially annotating PDF files. In fact, I find iBooks not just mediocre, but unusable for me (for serious use).

Do yourself a favour and invest a few bucks to buy the best PDF app for iOS, which is GoodReader. It's superb especially for annotation purposes.

I also like and use PDF Expert -- it looks much nicer and more polished than GoodReader, seems faster, and offers a true Night Mode. However, the iPhone version of PDF Expert is completely inferior, which is the main thing that prevents me from switching from GoodReader to PDF Expert, because just like you, I need reliable syncing and backup of annotations, which is exactly what GoodReader does so well.
- Will be using Marvin in the future for ePubs as discussed on that thread and

- Am already using GoodReader + SugarSync [2-way Sync] (not yet tried highlighting with it).

- Have PDF Expert - Will try it out - Apparently it wont do 2-way sync with SugarSync - Damn!

I do not really use my iPhone for any reading so far.

I just want to be able to SYNC - SAVE - BACKUP - Highlights from:

--GoodReader (PDF) to my Laptop (via SugarSync) i.e. If/ when I need it.

--Marvin (ePub) - when needed.

I am wondering why GoodReader will support 2 way sync with SugarSync (found out Google Drive wont do 2-way on GR) and with PDF Expert not possible.

Also, is there a solution that supports LOCAL NETWORK SYNC (between devices on same LAN) that you've tried?

- Only DropBox supports Local Sync (Faster over LAN as compared to thin pipe to the cloud) as compared to other cloud-drive apps.

- Windows Live Mesh (from what I read/ hear was great for lot of people) (Being decommissioned by Microsoft)

- Aero FS / Cubby ?
.. Aero FS needs an INVITE to register. Anyone got one?
.. Will try out Cubby sometime.

.. Any WebDAV Solutions.
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