Any Android Apps that can group books?

kelemvor · 06-11-2016, 11:05 AM

Hi,

So I'm looking for an eBook reader app that has 2 main features:

1) The ability to upload books to a website or central location that they can then download to an Android tablet (e.g. Google Play Books).

2) The ability to organize/group books together so I can organize them by subject matter, series, etc so I don't just have one giant location with all the books mashed together.

I have a tablet for my kids and I want to be able to get books for them and upload them somewhere so the books just show up on their devices. Even if I have to rig something up with a Dropbox share or something like that it'd work.

I used to do this with the Amazon App but had to use a dropbox sync utility. I currently do it with Google Play Books which is awesome but can't do any organizing of the books.

Are there any apps that do let you do that?

Thanks.

Tikker · 06-11-2016, 12:21 PM

calibre

LucyOne · 06-11-2016, 01:52 PM

Moon+ Reader has Dropbox intergration.

kelemvor · 06-12-2016, 02:35 PM

I don't want to have to use an app on my computer (Calibre) to sync with an app on the phone. I'd rather have something that will link directly with Dropbox/Google Drive/etc.

I just saw that Moon+ reader does something with Dropbox. Is that only in the Pro version of the free version as well? And is it smart enough to parse subfolders from dropbox and use those as collections/groups within the app?

E.g. if I have a dropbox folder called eBooks and then in there I have a folder for Fantasy, Kids, and Sci-Fi that have the actual book files. Can it create groups in the app called Fantasy, Kids, and Sci-Fi and then show the books within those?

If it can, that's perfect.

LucyOne · 06-17-2016, 08:11 AM

Sorry, I haven't tried that. Why don't you download the free version and see if it suits your needs? I think PDF support is a pro feature.

kelemvor · 06-17-2016, 08:50 AM

Well, I couldn't find an app that did what I wanted in a nice and easy to use way that I'd want to have it on my kids' tablets so here's what I came up with.

I went back to Google Play Books because uploading books to their account is just so easy.
I then use Calibre to rename the books based on the Series information. A book that is #3 in the Series called TombQuest gets renamed to TQ 3 - Name of Book

This way the books get sorted in series order if you sort them by Name and it's completely obvious which book is in which series and in which order.

Krazykiwi · 06-17-2016, 01:59 PM

FBreader supports series, custom shelves, and has a web-accessible interface that uses your own Google Drive space, and lets you fetch books from the reader (and syncs across devices, if you use more than one).

kelemvor · 06-17-2016, 02:26 PM

I tried FBReader but it annoyed me. To exit the app I had to press Back a bunch of times which always left me in that Intro PDF file. Then ever time I opened the app, it went to that same file again. Was a pain to get to the Library view and not something I wanted to give my kids to have to deal with.

On an Android phone the FBReader widget worked great but the Fire Tablets don't support Widgets so that wasn't an option.

dickloraine · 06-17-2016, 07:50 PM

If you use calibre, then just use calibre companion for android. If you sync calibres folders with for example onedrive or dropbox, then you can acces them through calibre companion (connect with cloud collection). No need to have the computer running. You then have all the tags etc. you have in calibre.

Krazykiwi · 06-19-2016, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelemvor

I tried FBReader but it annoyed me. To exit the app I had to press Back a bunch of times which always left me in that Intro PDF file.

I haven't seen the "Intro to FB" pdf in years, other than on a fresh install to a new device. You can just press the home button on your device, and the app closes (and on reopen, it opens at the last page you were on). And you can get to the library by just tapping midscreen on the page and opening the hamburger menu or swiping in from the left.

That said, I think Moon+ probably does what you want too.

I'd like Google Play's books app a lot better too, if it showed series (and allowed search in sideloaded books), it's otherwise really quite nice.

06-11-2016, 11:05 AM	#1
kelemvor Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Android	Any Android Apps that can group books? Hi, So I'm looking for an eBook reader app that has 2 main features: 1) The ability to upload books to a website or central location that they can then download to an Android tablet (e.g. Google Play Books). 2) The ability to organize/group books together so I can organize them by subject matter, series, etc so I don't just have one giant location with all the books mashed together. I have a tablet for my kids and I want to be able to get books for them and upload them somewhere so the books just show up on their devices. Even if I have to rig something up with a Dropbox share or something like that it'd work. I used to do this with the Amazon App but had to use a dropbox sync utility. I currently do it with Google Play Books which is awesome but can't do any organizing of the books. Are there any apps that do let you do that? Thanks.

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kelemvor Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Android	I don't want to have to use an app on my computer (Calibre) to sync with an app on the phone. I'd rather have something that will link directly with Dropbox/Google Drive/etc. I just saw that Moon+ reader does something with Dropbox. Is that only in the Pro version of the free version as well? And is it smart enough to parse subfolders from dropbox and use those as collections/groups within the app? E.g. if I have a dropbox folder called eBooks and then in there I have a folder for Fantasy, Kids, and Sci-Fi that have the actual book files. Can it create groups in the app called Fantasy, Kids, and Sci-Fi and then show the books within those? If it can, that's perfect.

06-17-2016, 08:11 AM	#5
LucyOne Librocubicularist Posts: 617 Karma: 11908623 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Germany Device: PocketBook InkPad 3 & Touch HD 3, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Paperwhite 5	Sorry, I haven't tried that. Why don't you download the free version and see if it suits your needs? I think PDF support is a pro feature.

06-17-2016, 08:50 AM	#6
kelemvor Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Android	Well, I couldn't find an app that did what I wanted in a nice and easy to use way that I'd want to have it on my kids' tablets so here's what I came up with. I went back to Google Play Books because uploading books to their account is just so easy. I then use Calibre to rename the books based on the Series information. A book that is #3 in the Series called TombQuest gets renamed to TQ 3 - Name of Book This way the books get sorted in series order if you sort them by Name and it's completely obvious which book is in which series and in which order.

06-17-2016, 01:59 PM	#7
Krazykiwi Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 2156958 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Too many random androids to list	FBreader supports series, custom shelves, and has a web-accessible interface that uses your own Google Drive space, and lets you fetch books from the reader (and syncs across devices, if you use more than one).

06-17-2016, 02:26 PM	#8
kelemvor Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Android	I tried FBReader but it annoyed me. To exit the app I had to press Back a bunch of times which always left me in that Intro PDF file. Then ever time I opened the app, it went to that same file again. Was a pain to get to the Library view and not something I wanted to give my kids to have to deal with. On an Android phone the FBReader widget worked great but the Fire Tablets don't support Widgets so that wasn't an option.

06-17-2016, 07:50 PM	#9
dickloraine Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 7544528 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Berlin Device: PRS 350, Kobo Aura	If you use calibre, then just use calibre companion for android. If you sync calibres folders with for example onedrive or dropbox, then you can acces them through calibre companion (connect with cloud collection). No need to have the computer running. You then have all the tags etc. you have in calibre.

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