Fictionwise eReader available at iPhone App Store - Page 2

HarryT · 07-10-2008, 02:14 PM

Thanks, Dennis.

Adlopa · 07-10-2008, 03:23 PM

Okay, disregard all my moans -- eReader does support the FictionWise login. It would appear that my office Wi-Fi network was blocking the login in some way. I just successfully logged in using my FictionWise details with the iPhone eReader app and downloaded a handful of ebooks. W00t!

Alexander Turcic · 07-10-2008, 03:59 PM

Looks like the ereader.com server cannot cope with the additional traffic. At least for me, it's *very* slow to load...

JSWolf · 07-10-2008, 04:08 PM

We've downloaded the eReader app and cannot get it installed on my wife's iPod Touch running 1.1.4. We have updated her iTunes to 7.7.0.43 and there is no obvious way to install it and there are no directions on how. So how do we install the app?

JSWolf · 07-10-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

We've downloaded the eReader app and cannot get it installed on my wife's iPod Touch running 1.1.4. We have updated her iTunes to 7.7.0.43 and there is no obvious way to install it and there are no directions on how. So how do we install the app?

iTunes just sucks. When we searched for eReader, there was no info that it needed the 2.0 firmware. Now you know why iTunes is hated world wide.

rmeister0 · 07-10-2008, 04:38 PM

Some further items:

The iPhone 2.0 firmware is not officially released yet, although the direct url seems to work. I am going to wait for iTunes to prompt me for the update.
iTunes 7.7 has appeared in software update for some people, myself included. I suspect the release gets staggered somehow to prevent the update servers from being hammered all at once.
Everything in the iTunes App store required the 2.0 firmware. I thought Apple had been pretty clear about that in the run-up to tomorrow.
The iPod Touch will require a different firmware update. From what I've seen to date, the iPhone firmware update does not apply to the iPod Touch.

Jack B Nimble · 07-10-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

iTunes just sucks. When we searched for eReader, there was no info that it needed the 2.0 firmware. Now you know why iTunes is hated world wide.

Just to clarify for the future, I believe that 2.0 is required for all of the app store programs. The app store is in fact one of the features listed on the 2.0 software page for the iPhone, and for the iPod Touch page they show the app store but note that it requires the 2.0 software, listed as 'Coming Soon.' Of course, the iPhone page still shows 2.0 as Coming Soon as well.

Jack

pilotbob · 07-10-2008, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack B Nimble

Just to clarify for the future, I believe that 2.0 is required for all of the app store programs. The app store is in fact one of the features listed on the 2.0 software page for the iPhone, and for the iPod Touch page they show the app store but note that it requires the 2.0 software, listed as 'Coming Soon.' Of course, the iPhone page still shows 2.0 as Coming Soon as well.

Jack

I also remember from WWDC key note that the iPod Touch 2.0 firmware was going to cost $9.99 from the app store. Is this the case? The iPhone was going to get the update for free.

My son has an iPod touch, and has put off Jailbreaking it waiting for the app store. We got a $50 iTunes gift card when we bought the touch at Best Buy for my son's birthday.

I assume the eReader app is free?

BOb

Nate the great · 07-10-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I assume the eReader app is free?

BOb

Yes..

Jack B Nimble · 07-10-2008, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmeister0

From the description, it appears that you download the books to the iPhone directly within the eReader app...I'm curious how you get books that you buy from someplace other than FictionWise onto the phone.

I posed the same question on the Fictionwise Yahoo group, and Steve P. was kind enough to respond:

Quote:

We will be launching a way very soon (think a week or two max) to upload
personal content as well as ereader files purchased or downloaded from
other stores.

drgnbear · 07-10-2008, 06:43 PM

I logged in with my ereader login and it shows the entire library that I bought when I read on my palm Vx I am happy to have access to them again!!!!

DaleDe · 07-10-2008, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenli

Instead of updating iTunes, I directly downloaded 7.7 from Apple.com, and installed it over my 7.6.2. Works fine so far.

Here is the link:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

I've never used eReader before. Can I get eReader to open a txt file or pdb file without using eReader Studio to first convert them into eReader format?

eReader is one of the PDB formats so it depends on which one you are trying to open (See PDB in the wiki). eReader can read its own file format and PalmDOC format but not text.

Dale

DaleDe · 07-10-2008, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

AFAIK, the 2.0 firmware upgrade is for the Touch as well as the iPhone, so one assumes so.
______
Dennis

The iPhone upgrade is free but I believe the iPod Touch upgrade is not free.

Dale

robinson · 07-10-2008, 07:28 PM

So, any idea of what the features of ereader are like compared to the Palm version? Extras? Special new features? Things left out?

morpheus · 07-10-2008, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

iTunes just sucks. When we searched for eReader, there was no info that it needed the 2.0 firmware. Now you know why iTunes is hated world wide.

Every iPhone app has this listed under requirements. For eReader it says:

Requirements:

Compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch
Requires iPhone 2.0 software update

07-10-2008, 04:38 PM	#21
rmeister0 Addict Posts: 270 Karma: 298 Join Date: Mar 2005	Some further items: The iPhone 2.0 firmware is not officially released yet, although the direct url seems to work. I am going to wait for iTunes to prompt me for the update. iTunes 7.7 has appeared in software update for some people, myself included. I suspect the release gets staggered somehow to prevent the update servers from being hammered all at once. Everything in the iTunes App store required the 2.0 firmware. I thought Apple had been pretty clear about that in the run-up to tomorrow. The iPod Touch will require a different firmware update. From what I've seen to date, the iPhone firmware update does not apply to the iPod Touch.

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Adlopa Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: United Kingdom Device: Palm T¦T2	Okay, disregard all my moans -- eReader does support the FictionWise login. It would appear that my office Wi-Fi network was blocking the login in some way. I just successfully logged in using my FictionWise details with the iPhone eReader app and downloaded a handful of ebooks. W00t!

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Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Looks like the ereader.com server cannot cope with the additional traffic. At least for me, it's very slow to load...

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07-10-2008, 06:43 PM	#26
drgnbear Evil alien overlord. Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Kindle	I logged in with my ereader login and it shows the entire library that I bought when I read on my palm Vx I am happy to have access to them again!!!!

07-10-2008, 07:28 PM	#29
robinson Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 997293 Join Date: Jan 2003	So, any idea of what the features of ereader are like compared to the Palm version? Extras? Special new features? Things left out?