MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Software > Reading and Management
Reload this Page CodexCloud.com - ebook cloud syncing

Notices

Reply
Page 2 of 2 1 2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 10-26-2011, 02:39 AM   #16
Seabound
Steerage Class
Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Seabound ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Seabound's Avatar
 
Posts: 711
Karma: 505995
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Pacific Northwest, USA
Device: Won't fit here anymore, see sig for a list of liseuses.
Follow-up question. Do you plan on supporting the epub3 format in the future through your online reader?
Seabound is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-26-2011, 02:39 AM   #17
bieh
Member
bieh doesn't litterbieh doesn't litter
 
bieh's Avatar
 
Posts: 11
Karma: 100
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: New Zealand
Device: Android
Thanks Seabound! I should probably put the file size limit on the site somewhere.

And yeah, I hope it succeeds and lasts too - so far so good, there's 848 users registered in the last 10 days or so since I went open beta

I kinda inadvertently allowed sharing for a couple days immediately after launched (the 'detect if a book is public domain' code wasn't working yet). It went poorly (although the press was nice )

Right now it'll detect copyright status and set books to public or private automatically - 'public' books can be browsed by anyone on the site. I've got a few more ideas on how to improve this, but nothing implemented yet.

EDIT: hmm, epub3 does more than I thought it did. I'll make a note to look into it.
Last edited by bieh; 10-26-2011 at 02:44 AM.
bieh is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 10-26-2011, 02:40 AM   #18
howyoudoin
how YOU doin?
howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.howyoudoin ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
howyoudoin's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,100
Karma: 7371047
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: India
Device: Kindle Keyboard, iPad Pro 10.5”, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2
Quote:
Originally Posted by bieh View Post
Oh? How should it work, then?

Given that the vast majority of content is .epub, some kind of conversion is going to be necessary, surely?
Nah mate, Kindles don't use ePub at all. So any Kindle uploads would be mobi files, and adding two conversion steps to the mobi file would not be desirable.
howyoudoin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-26-2011, 02:50 AM   #19
bieh
Member
bieh doesn't litterbieh doesn't litter
 
bieh's Avatar
 
Posts: 11
Karma: 100
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: New Zealand
Device: Android
Quote:
Originally Posted by howyoudoin View Post
Nah mate, Kindles don't use ePub at all. So any Kindle uploads would be mobi files, and adding two conversion steps to the mobi file would not be desirable.
Sure, I get that. The problem is - what if you want to read that book on a platform that doesn't support .mobi? I'd have to have CC convert it to something else, like epub.

It's a bit of a mess, I admit. Why can't everyone just agree on one format?
bieh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2011, 01:16 PM   #20
PeterT
Grand Sorcerer
PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.PeterT ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 13,471
Karma: 78880114
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour
I will admit I am a bit confused here.. I went and took a look at your site. Under popular "PUBLIC" books I found (for instance) "Sh*t My Dad Says" ISBN 9780061992704. I was able to add this to MY shelf and then download this book.

The book has the imprint in it of HarperCollins e-Books.

Are you SURE this is public domain?
PeterT is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 10-29-2011, 04:24 PM   #21
bieh
Member
bieh doesn't litterbieh doesn't litter
 
bieh's Avatar
 
Posts: 11
Karma: 100
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: New Zealand
Device: Android
Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterT View Post
I will admit I am a bit confused here.. I went and took a look at your site. Under popular "PUBLIC" books I found (for instance) "Sh*t My Dad Says" ISBN 9780061992704. I was able to add this to MY shelf and then download this book.

The book has the imprint in it of HarperCollins e-Books.

Are you SURE this is public domain?
Looks like an mistake - the sorting system is automated, and like any automated system it makes errors sometimes. In my defence, it's right 99% of the time, which is a lot more than I'd trust people to set public/private manually

I'll have a look today and see why it's being set incorrectly. It was probably erroneously found as free somewhere, or there's a free product with the same name or something. Aside from anything else, if the book is anywhere as bad as the tv pilot, it's probably better it not be distributed...
bieh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2011, 11:51 AM   #22
opitzs
Avid Reader
opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.
 
opitzs's Avatar
 
Posts: 161
Karma: 36472
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Look for rain, hail and snow...
Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, PRS T1, Kobo Glo
Several things:
1.) How can I see, if I inadvertently made an ebook public?
I work on a lot of my books, but I never checked, if it is set to copyrighted or not, as it does not matter on my reader. You should perhaps give people the following possibility:
If it is copyrighted it is not shared.
If it is not copyrighted the user can deny sharing.
2.) Reading online
- The back to codexcloud link can hang in the text of the book
- I hate searching for where/how to turn a page, there is no real hint
3.) Now I have to figure out, if I can access my books from the PRS-T1
opitzs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2011, 12:26 PM   #23
Shack70
Guru
Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Shack70 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Shack70's Avatar
 
Posts: 777
Karma: 1043626
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: York, Pa
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th Generation
Quote:
Originally Posted by bieh View Post
Oh? How should it work, then?

Given that the vast majority of content is .epub, some kind of conversion is going to be necessary, surely?
I think you have a good idea here but as I tried to explain before converting ebooks back and forth will cause some things in the books to be lost. Converting Mobi to Epub and then back to Mobi is going to cause errors. Those of us using Mobi format will enjoy out books much more without the errors of conversion. When you upload a Mobi it should be left in Mobi format.
Shack70 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2011, 12:27 PM   #24
opitzs
Avid Reader
opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.
 
opitzs's Avatar
 
Posts: 161
Karma: 36472
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Look for rain, hail and snow...
Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, PRS T1, Kobo Glo
Quote:
Originally Posted by opitzs View Post
3.) Now I have to figure out, if I can access my books from the PRS-T1
OK, maybe when it's rooted, but not now. Shame, really.
opitzs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2011, 02:19 PM   #25
opitzs
Avid Reader
opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.opitzs can successfully navigate the Paris bus system.
 
opitzs's Avatar
 
Posts: 161
Karma: 36472
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Look for rain, hail and snow...
Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, PRS T1, Kobo Glo
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shack70 View Post
I think you have a good idea here but as I tried to explain before converting ebooks back and forth will cause some things in the books to be lost. Converting Mobi to Epub and then back to Mobi is going to cause errors. Those of us using Mobi format will enjoy out books much more without the errors of conversion. When you upload a Mobi it should be left in Mobi format.
It would be correct to save the mobi, convert it for web use and if a kindle is used, give out the original mobi.
Conversion can play havoc on hand crafted books.
opitzs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2011, 02:33 PM   #26
Kindlevarazs
Connoisseur
Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Kindlevarazs ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 60
Karma: 494362
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Device: Kindle 3
Hello,

About CodexCloud - It is a very good idea. But as a Kindle-blogger and Kindle specialist I could not agree with your opinion and method about converting everything to epub. Millions of readers using Amazon PRC/MOBI and they not using epub, because of Kindle (which is not epub-based now and possibly later).
If I copy my books to cloud, is it for backup and easy access, not for converting and changing/loosing quality because of conversion. So if I could suggest something - an option for users convert/not convert. Without it you could lost a lots of potencial users:-(
Kindlevarazs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-06-2011, 04:27 PM   #27
mores
Guru
mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.mores knows the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow.
 
mores's Avatar
 
Posts: 834
Karma: 102419
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Vienna, Austria
Device: iPhone
You're just trying to get a bunch of ebooks for free!



Sounds like an awesome system - I'll check it out right now.
mores is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-23-2012, 09:50 AM   #28
crackhammer
Enthusiast
crackhammer began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 47
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jun 2009
Device: Nook touch, iPad, Xoom
The service is very interesting but a few questions before I give it a try.
I have a HUGE library of dead-tree books and admittedly some of the e-copies of those books I have downloaded from the web. I have scanned many books opf my books (sizes are >25mb and service limits such books).

- So how the service treats the books those I have downloaded from the internet?
- Will the library accept my >25mb scanned book and convert to any other format smaller than this size?
- I do not want to share any of my books, is that possible?
- Stanza seems to be dead on iPad (at least doesn't work in my hands). I would like to use Bluebird reader, can I use this service to open books using bluebird reader.
(Apologies if any questions sound stupid but they are genuine.)
crackhammer is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 2 of 2 1 2

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Ebook library in cloud?? fenyullow Reading and Management 4 03-23-2012 09:36 AM
3M Announces Cloud Library Ebook Lending Skydog News 50 05-30-2011 06:08 PM
Amazon Announces Cloud Player and Cloud Drive kjk News 152 04-20-2011 06:28 AM
Project: The ebook word cloud Nate the great General Discussions 20 09-25-2010 06:31 PM
Syncing PRS700 with newly installed eBook Library alrumich Sony Reader 5 06-20-2009 03:56 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:24 AM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.