reading on pc

LH07 · 02-04-2018, 03:53 PM

hi does anyone read on their pc if so what app/program do you use . I have windows 10 and
would like to find something i can add my own books to so i can read on my pc
but cant find anything

theducks · 02-04-2018, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LH07

hi does anyone read on their pc if so what app/program do you use . I have windows 10 and
would like to find something i can add my own books to so i can read on my pc
but cant find anything

Calibre (use the viewer portion)
Kindle for PC (kindle formats only)
Adobe Digital editions (EPUB, PDF)

crane3 · 02-04-2018, 04:34 PM

Cool Reader ver 3 for windows; for books that I don't want to be in Calibre, e.g. light novels.

Hemmi · 02-04-2018, 05:00 PM

Before I got an ereader, I used Adobe Digital Editions to read ebooks on my laptop.

JSWolf · 02-04-2018, 05:05 PM

Before a got a Reader, I read on a laptop using MS Reader.

skb · 02-04-2018, 06:28 PM

There are some browser plugins* (usually for Chrome or Firefox) that read epubs.

I haven't used them for a while as I now use the viewer in Calibre.

* (Or at least they used to). https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/read-e...irefox-chrome/ (I'm pretty sure it was ePubReader that I used to use.

fjtorres · 02-04-2018, 07:02 PM

Fiction Book reader in the Windows store.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/stor...r/9wzdncrdm0s9

Works beautifully.
It looks to be a port of FBreader.

JSWolf · 02-04-2018, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by fjtorres

Fiction Book reader in the Windows store.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/stor...r/9wzdncrdm0s9

Works beautifully.
It looks to be a port of FBreader.

In that case, I suggest staying far away from it.

ZodWallop · 02-04-2018, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LH07

hi does anyone read on their pc if so what app/program do you use . I have windows 10 and
would like to find something i can add my own books to so i can read on my pc
but cant find anything

Microsoft's Edge browser will open ePubs. No plug-in or special setup required.

theducks · 02-04-2018, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crane3

Cool Reader ver 3 for windows; for books that I don't want to be in Calibre, e.g. light novels.

You can open any EPUB (sans DRM) with the commandline ebook-viewer.
No need to add to your Calibre library

DNSB · 02-04-2018, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by skb

There are some browser plugins* (usually for Chrome or Firefox) that read epubs.

I haven't used them for a while as I now use the viewer in Calibre.

* (Or at least they used to). https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/read-e...irefox-chrome/ (I'm pretty sure it was ePubReader that I used to use.

I've used the Readium for Chrome add-on and the EpubReader add-on for Firefox. The newest version of EpubReader has some limitations due to Firefox Quantum using the WebExtensions API which changes how files are handled. OTOH, since those limitations keep an add-on from having unprotected access to the filesystem so it's hard to argue with them as security improvements.

fjtorres · 02-05-2018, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

In that case, I suggest staying far away from it.

Thanks for endorsing my choice.

JSWolf · 02-05-2018, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Thanks for endorsing my choice.

It's just that FBReader is a rather poor program for reading eBooks. So is there a better program in the MS Store?

sakura-panda · 02-05-2018, 07:37 AM

I use Google Play Books (on web) in Firefox; all of the books I read in it are ones that I have uploaded from other sources. I occasionally have issues with chapter breaks, where I have to exit the entire window and open it back up in order to reset it, but it always finds the place where I left off so it's mildly inconvenient. I like that I don't need separate apps to access my epub, kindle, and overdrive books, and once I download them, I don't need to be online either.

(I use Chrome for my internet browsing and Firefox for only my online ebook readers, mostly because I don't like my book window to be as wide as my internet window, and keeping them separated means I don't have to constantly adjust it. I don't know if using Chrome would eliminate the end of chapter issues that I have.)

GlenBarrington · 02-05-2018, 09:09 AM

For some reason, I've never liked reading on my PC. I find it uncomfortable and awkward. I'd rather read a paper book than an ebook on my PC.

02-04-2018, 03:53 PM	#1
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crane3 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 5007204 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Calif Device: Fire hdx 8.9, Tab S2, Tab S5e, Aura ONE	Cool Reader ver 3 for windows; for books that I don't want to be in Calibre, e.g. light novels.

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Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,572 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	Before I got an ereader, I used Adobe Digital Editions to read ebooks on my laptop.

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skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	There are some browser plugins* (usually for Chrome or Firefox) that read epubs. I haven't used them for a while as I now use the viewer in Calibre. * (Or at least they used to). https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/read-e...irefox-chrome/ (I'm pretty sure it was ePubReader that I used to use.

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fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Fiction Book reader in the Windows store. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/stor...r/9wzdncrdm0s9 Works beautifully. It looks to be a port of FBreader.

02-05-2018, 07:37 AM	#14
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 934 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I use Google Play Books (on web) in Firefox; all of the books I read in it are ones that I have uploaded from other sources. I occasionally have issues with chapter breaks, where I have to exit the entire window and open it back up in order to reset it, but it always finds the place where I left off so it's mildly inconvenient. I like that I don't need separate apps to access my epub, kindle, and overdrive books, and once I download them, I don't need to be online either. (I use Chrome for my internet browsing and Firefox for only my online ebook readers, mostly because I don't like my book window to be as wide as my internet window, and keeping them separated means I don't have to constantly adjust it. I don't know if using Chrome would eliminate the end of chapter issues that I have.)

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GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	For some reason, I've never liked reading on my PC. I find it uncomfortable and awkward. I'd rather read a paper book than an ebook on my PC.