Bluefire reader app - Page 38

JSWolf · 09-03-2011, 05:05 PM

Someone mentioned in some thread that when an eBook is deleted from Bluefire, it's not actually deleted and instead remains on the iOS device. This is a very serious bug as eventually, it will take over the free memory with eBooks that one cannot even access.

Is this true and if so, is a fix in the works for it?

1611mac · 09-03-2011, 07:09 PM

RE: Bluefire deletions

I just tested and the file (book) was deleted.

Loaded a book via iTunes. Verified the file location with "Disk Aid" utility. I then deleted the book using deleted within Bluefire. Sure enough, viewing with Disk Aid again verified that the file was indeed gone.

JSWolf · 09-15-2011, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1611mac

RE: Bluefire deletions

I just tested and the file (book) was deleted.

Loaded a book via iTunes. Verified the file location with "Disk Aid" utility. I then deleted the book using deleted within Bluefire. Sure enough, viewing with Disk Aid again verified that the file was indeed gone.

Thanks for that. It's a help to know it deletes properly now.

kelly1010 · 09-28-2011, 09:07 PM

Micah- hopefully you can help me. I have several epub books I bought from Booksonboard when I was using my Sony 505. I don't use that reader anymore, and want to get all these books onto my iPod touch with the bluefire app. However, when I go to Get books and click on booksonboard, it takes me to a description of booksonboard. What am I doing wrong. Do I authorize Bluefire with the email address id I have for Adobe or the one for booksonboard. Unfortunately, they are both different, I had them both the same, but then changed the one for booksonboard. I'm thinking this might be the problem? I can't figure out how to change it in Adobe digital editions. I sent an email to booksonboard with these same questions. Hopefully they'll respond soon.

Thanks for any advice you can give me.

Micah · 10-03-2011, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelly1010

Micah- hopefully you can help me. I have several epub books I bought from Booksonboard when I was using my Sony 505. I don't use that reader anymore, and want to get all these books onto my iPod touch with the bluefire app. However, when I go to Get books and click on booksonboard, it takes me to a description of booksonboard. What am I doing wrong. Do I authorize Bluefire with the email address id I have for Adobe or the one for booksonboard. Unfortunately, they are both different, I had them both the same, but then changed the one for booksonboard. I'm thinking this might be the problem? I can't figure out how to change it in Adobe digital editions. I sent an email to booksonboard with these same questions. Hopefully they'll respond soon.

Thanks for any advice you can give me.

You authorize Bluefire Reader with your Adobe ID. To download books from BooksonBoard you need to visit their website with the browser on your mobile device. Once you log-in to your account at BooksonBoard you should be presented with download links that work with Bluefire Reader

artbatista · 10-16-2011, 02:35 PM

Hello Micah.

Since updating to IOS5, and the loss of Stanza I have checked out many readers and only Bluefire and Megareader somewhat make the grade.

I do not want to use Megareader because it disregards the book's format and for many books, the built in formatting is very important.

Bluereader is, as far as I can tell nearly flawless in it's rendering, so I have decided it wil be my primary reader app from now on.

A few suggestions:

1. OPDS support. Since buying the iPad, I hardly ever fire up the laptop, it really becomes very inconvenient to do so now and have to deal with iTunes to transfer books

2.- configurable tap zones, the default (tap on right -next page, tap on left - previous page) is fine for right handed people, but I am left handed, and tend to hold the pad with my left hand. I would love to be able to configure both tap zones to do anything I want, independently. In stanza, I had both configured to page forward, since that's the action needed most of the time, and use the swipe gesture (right to left) to page back and I only rarely do that.

3.- Series support in library. Calibre already sorts books by series, I would love to see a way for Bluefire to be able to remember that and allow the user to sort by series in the library view.

4.- pinch and zoom support for font size

5.- an easier way to switch between day and night mode. An icon on the toolbar perhaps?, I should not to have to dive into menus for such a commonly used feature

6.- likewise for an easier way to change brightness, perhaps as stanza did, a single finger swipe from bottom to top?

Anyway, for such features, I wold be willing to pay a reasonable amount of money, as no doubt many others would.

There's a huge market out there for a good book reader, and from what I can see no one is happy with the current offerings. You have an opportunity here to capture a large amount of orphan users, left adrift after Stanza's demise.

Cheers

Art

soondai · 10-16-2011, 10:45 PM

Bluefire is pretty good. I really wish it had a dictionary (offline, please) and that links in the ePubs (to endnotes, etc) worked.

I'd definitely pay a few bucks if these features were added. Right now I use Kindle mostly, but really don't like having to convert to mobi and having not control over the huge margins.

frozennorth · 10-17-2011, 01:31 AM

please ignore

seajewel · 10-18-2011, 02:32 AM

Does anybody have the problem where the left margin is bigger than the right margin? I've tried turning off pubilsher's default, turning off justification, a lot of different things, and some of my epubs just display this way. I don't have this problem when viewing them on my PRS-505, on Stanza, on Megareader, on iBooks, Kobo, you get the picture. It's only in bluefire, and it's very puzzling.

Otherwise, if Bluefire would display the top bar of the iphone (clock) i would use it.

frozennorth · 10-18-2011, 11:41 AM

I see the wider left margin too.

But Unlike you I prefer not to have the clock displayed constantly. That would only mean even less space for reading. Right now all it takes is a quick tap in the middle of the screen and I see the top bar that shows the time. That's the way I like it.

seajewel · 10-18-2011, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frozennorth

I see the wider left margin too.

But Unlike you I prefer not to have the clock displayed constantly. That would only mean even less space for reading. Right now all it takes is a quick tap in the middle of the screen and I see the top bar that shows the time. That's the way I like it.

I don't mean that everyone has to see the display. But Stanza had an option to let the user choose. I respect your desire not to see the clock, but I prefer to see it.

pamon · 10-18-2011, 12:37 PM

getting constant crashing on ipad 2 with jailbroken ios 4.3.3. anyone with any help?

ATimson · 10-18-2011, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pamon

getting constant crashing on ipad 2 with jailbroken ios 4.3.3. anyone with any help?

Yes: don't expect things to work perfectly when running on a hacked OS.

frozennorth · 10-18-2011, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seajewel

I don't mean that everyone has to see the display. But Stanza had an option to let the user choose. I respect your desire not to see the clock, but I prefer to see it.

I never even noticed that setting in stanza before.

Micah · 10-18-2011, 09:17 PM

artbatista:
Understood. Thanks for the suggestions.

10-17-2011, 01:31 AM	#563
frozennorth Evangelist Posts: 407 Karma: 18772 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Onyx Boox RIP, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo Libra	please ignore Last edited by frozennorth; 10-17-2011 at 01:36 AM.

10-18-2011, 09:17 PM	#570
Micah Bluefire Reader dude Posts: 329 Karma: 1089156 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Seattle Device: Ipad	artbatista: Understood. Thanks for the suggestions. Last edited by Micah; 10-18-2011 at 09:18 PM. Reason: neglected to mention which thread I was replying to

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09-03-2011, 05:05 PM	#556
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,479 Karma: 145863170 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Someone mentioned in some thread that when an eBook is deleted from Bluefire, it's not actually deleted and instead remains on the iOS device. This is a very serious bug as eventually, it will take over the free memory with eBooks that one cannot even access. Is this true and if so, is a fix in the works for it?

09-03-2011, 07:09 PM	#557
1611mac eWanderer Posts: 523 Karma: 1441998 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: iMac,iPad3,iPhone5-Kindle Fire,Touch,PaperWhite	RE: Bluefire deletions I just tested and the file (book) was deleted. Loaded a book via iTunes. Verified the file location with "Disk Aid" utility. I then deleted the book using deleted within Bluefire. Sure enough, viewing with Disk Aid again verified that the file was indeed gone.

09-28-2011, 09:07 PM	#559
kelly1010 Book Addict! Posts: 533 Karma: 1070 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPod Touch, Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi	Micah- hopefully you can help me. I have several epub books I bought from Booksonboard when I was using my Sony 505. I don't use that reader anymore, and want to get all these books onto my iPod touch with the bluefire app. However, when I go to Get books and click on booksonboard, it takes me to a description of booksonboard. What am I doing wrong. Do I authorize Bluefire with the email address id I have for Adobe or the one for booksonboard. Unfortunately, they are both different, I had them both the same, but then changed the one for booksonboard. I'm thinking this might be the problem? I can't figure out how to change it in Adobe digital editions. I sent an email to booksonboard with these same questions. Hopefully they'll respond soon. Thanks for any advice you can give me.

10-16-2011, 02:35 PM	#561
artbatista Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 1032826 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Miami, FL, USA Device: iPhone 4, iPad 2	Hello Micah. Since updating to IOS5, and the loss of Stanza I have checked out many readers and only Bluefire and Megareader somewhat make the grade. I do not want to use Megareader because it disregards the book's format and for many books, the built in formatting is very important. Bluereader is, as far as I can tell nearly flawless in it's rendering, so I have decided it wil be my primary reader app from now on. A few suggestions: 1. OPDS support. Since buying the iPad, I hardly ever fire up the laptop, it really becomes very inconvenient to do so now and have to deal with iTunes to transfer books 2.- configurable tap zones, the default (tap on right -next page, tap on left - previous page) is fine for right handed people, but I am left handed, and tend to hold the pad with my left hand. I would love to be able to configure both tap zones to do anything I want, independently. In stanza, I had both configured to page forward, since that's the action needed most of the time, and use the swipe gesture (right to left) to page back and I only rarely do that. 3.- Series support in library. Calibre already sorts books by series, I would love to see a way for Bluefire to be able to remember that and allow the user to sort by series in the library view. 4.- pinch and zoom support for font size 5.- an easier way to switch between day and night mode. An icon on the toolbar perhaps?, I should not to have to dive into menus for such a commonly used feature 6.- likewise for an easier way to change brightness, perhaps as stanza did, a single finger swipe from bottom to top? Anyway, for such features, I wold be willing to pay a reasonable amount of money, as no doubt many others would. There's a huge market out there for a good book reader, and from what I can see no one is happy with the current offerings. You have an opportunity here to capture a large amount of orphan users, left adrift after Stanza's demise. Cheers Art

10-16-2011, 10:45 PM	#562
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	Bluefire is pretty good. I really wish it had a dictionary (offline, please) and that links in the ePubs (to endnotes, etc) worked. I'd definitely pay a few bucks if these features were added. Right now I use Kindle mostly, but really don't like having to convert to mobi and having not control over the huge margins.

10-18-2011, 02:32 AM	#564
seajewel Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	Does anybody have the problem where the left margin is bigger than the right margin? I've tried turning off pubilsher's default, turning off justification, a lot of different things, and some of my epubs just display this way. I don't have this problem when viewing them on my PRS-505, on Stanza, on Megareader, on iBooks, Kobo, you get the picture. It's only in bluefire, and it's very puzzling. Otherwise, if Bluefire would display the top bar of the iphone (clock) i would use it.

10-18-2011, 11:41 AM	#565
frozennorth Evangelist Posts: 407 Karma: 18772 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: Onyx Boox RIP, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo Libra	I see the wider left margin too. But Unlike you I prefer not to have the clock displayed constantly. That would only mean even less space for reading. Right now all it takes is a quick tap in the middle of the screen and I see the top bar that shows the time. That's the way I like it.

10-18-2011, 12:37 PM	#567
pamon Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle	getting constant crashing on ipad 2 with jailbroken ios 4.3.3. anyone with any help?

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