App that syncs across all devices

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by mdclanahan

Marvin 3 will, in fact, sync highlights between iOS devices. I discovered the feature yesterday. From your library, long-press the book whose highlights/annotations you want to sync. Choose “Share or send,” then “Annotations (Marvin —> Marvin), then Airdrop to the device you want to sync them to. The second device will automatically open Marvin and give you the option to copy only new annotations/highlights or overwrite the existing ones.

I was referring to automatic syncing ala-reading progress and bookmarks.

I'm well aware sharing annotations from one device to another (or on same device from Marvin 3 to Marvin sxs) is one of the export options.

[mdclanahan]

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

I was referring to automatic syncing ala-reading progress and bookmarks.

I'm well aware sharing annotations from one device to another (or on same device from Marvin 3 to Marvin sxs) is one of the export options.

Sorry, then! I misunderstood what you meant. I was just thrilled to discover that I could export them, at least. I didn’t even think that much was possible.

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by mdclanahan

Sorry, then! I misunderstood what you meant. I was just thrilled to discover that I could export them, at least. I didn’t even think that much was possible.

Yeah, one reason I stick to Marvin when I need to do annotations is for the various export options.

Mind, those Marvin —> Marvin exports are actually simple zip files. I wish I could import them into Calibre but I just don't have the skill set necessary to create a parser for the Calibre Annotations plugin.

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

The marvinz export is pretty much just a zip file containing a bunch of json files.

Each annotation is stored in a separate json file named <uuid>.entry.marvinj and a list of all these files is in manifest.json.

Sample manifest.json:

{
  "DeviceVersion" : "10.3.3",
  "Payload" : [
    {
      "filename" : "0051DBCF-6143-4349-9FC7-ED18719666D6.entry.marvinj"
    }
  ],
  "FileType" : "Marvin interchange file format",
  "ContentType" : "marvin\/annotations",
  "DateCreated" : 539657301.130649,
  "HardwareName" : "iPad6,11",
  "DeviceName" : "iPad",
  "MarvinBuild" : "34",
  "PayloadVersion" : 1,
  "MarvinVersion" : "3.1.2"
}

Sample entry.marvinj:
0051DBCF-6143-4349-9FC7-ED18719666D6.entry.marvinj

{
  "DeviceVersion" : "10.3.3",
  "Payload" : {
    "address" : null,
    "selectionSectionName" : "A Dance with Dragons, 34. Bran III",
    "country" : null,
    "photoBase64" : null,
    "tags" : [

    ],
    "dateUpdated" : 536175284.265789,
    "photoDate" : null,
    "uuid" : "0051DBCF-6143-4349-9FC7-ED18719666D6",
    "city" : null,
    "latitude" : null,
    "entryText" : "",
    "dateCreated" : 536175284.265787,
    "state" : null,
    "type" : 2,
    "photoLatitude" : null,
    "selectionSectionIndex" : 362,
    "starred" : false,
    "entryDate" : 536175284.265789,
    "longitude" : null,
    "selectionStart" : 27294,
    "photoLongitude" : null,
    "ID" : 459,
    "selectionEnd" : 27736,
    "selectionText" : "An oak may live three hundred years, a redwood tree three thousand. A weirwood will live forever if left undisturbed. To them seasons pass in the flutter of a moth’s wing, and past, present, and future are one. Nor will your sight be limited to your godswood. The singers carved eyes into their heart trees to awaken them, and those are the first eyes a new greenseer learns to use*…*but in time you will see well beyond the trees themselves.",
    "bookTitle" : "A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons",
    "hasPhoto" : false,
    "colour" : 0,
    "bookAuthor" : "George R.R. Martin",
    "bookFileHash" : "a06fcbc831509ca9f5d1762585b28edb"
  },
  "FileType" : "Marvin interchange file format",
  "ContentType" : "marvin\/journalentry",
  "DateCreated" : 539657299.963053,
  "HardwareName" : "iPad6,11",
  "DeviceName" : "iPad",
  "MarvinBuild" : "34",
  "PayloadVersion" : 1,
  "MarvinVersion" : "3.1.2"
}

From my observations:

• selectionSectionName - corresponds to the chapter title
• selectionSectionIndex - index number of file based on epub's content.opf manifest?
• selectionStart & selectionEnd - word count within the chapter/section's html file only?
• ID - I believe Marvin stores all annotations in a single database and this ID corresponds to its index number in Marvin's database
• bookFileHash - MD5 hash of the epub file

[leebase]

I use FBReader. It has FBReader network. I load my books there and they are available to download in all my devices...iOS and Android. The sync works great.

If I download a book on my iPad....then open my iPhone app where I haven’t downloaded...I will be prompted to download the book.

FBReader has replaced Marvin for me