Android reader software - Page 2

imaredr · 11-13-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abelturd

Have you tried to download the apk of the app and after allowing installation of apps from external source to install it after this fashion (not via the Market app)?

I accidently deleted Wordplayer and got the same message when I tried to install v3. I tried Art of War Wordplayer book, but it looks really strange.

Do you have the previous version of Wordplayer? I thought I kept a copy, but I can't find it. If so could you please send it to me or tell me where I can download it?

Ellen

Abelturd · 11-14-2009, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imaredr

I accidently deleted Wordplayer and got the same message when I tried to install v3. I tried Art of War Wordplayer book, but it looks really strange.

Do you have the previous version of Wordplayer? I thought I kept a copy, but I can't find it. If so could you please send it to me or tell me where I can download it?

Ellen

I'm sorry, but Wordplayer is not my type of thing. I gave it a try, but uninstalled it soon thereafter and now I stick with FBReader.

imaredr · 11-14-2009, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abelturd

I'm sorry, but Wordplayer is not my type of thing. I gave it a try, but uninstalled it soon thereafter and now I stick with FBReader.

Thanks for the info. I have written the author, no word yet. Until something comes up, I will use FBreader and Aldiko. My only interest in the app is the many formats.

Ellen

wodin · 11-15-2009, 02:19 AM

I have "Aldiko" and "Art of War WordPlayer" installed. So far I like Aldiko, and have used it almost exclusively. Sorry, I guess I haven't given WordPlayer a fair shot, as I havn't used it much to tell.

I use FBReader on my Nokia N800, and like it a lot there, but just haven't found it necessary to load up on my phone.

Abelturd · 11-17-2009, 02:32 PM

I tried Aldiko. Honestly, didn't like it all that much. The bookshelf is fancy, but a bit over the top, I like things simple, so I prefer FBReader's bookshelf look more.
Plus the loading time for epubs seems longer with Aldiko compared to FBReader. The Aldiko's lookup is interesting, but not very useful, as it has to switch to browser and then back. I rather switch from fbreader to colordict and then back. While I'm at it, is there a reader that supports offline dictionary lookup, the way mobipocket reader on windows mobile does - that you highlight a word and get a definition, without having to switch to a different app? I think Libris does, but it's not free.

dkoenig · 11-20-2009, 01:27 PM

I have many ereader .pdb books from previous palm days. I am happy that ereader has finally released a client for Android, but I am having issues with it. I am not sure if the beta is buggy, or if it is because I am running a modified ROM on my G1.

When the new client came out I had been working on converting my old pdbs to something I can read with FBreader. I use ereader2html to convert my pdbs to html files. I was then trying to use Calibre to convert the htmls to either Epub or FB2. While the conversion to epub completes, the results have been inconsistent (probably because of the source conversions).

For instance I just converted Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. The epub conversion does not have any of the italics nor ' or " (it substitutes with a block).

Does anyone more familiar with Calibre have a 'recipe' for converting to be read with FBreader with better results than I am getting.

Thank you in advance,

Don

luqmaninbmore · 11-22-2009, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkoenig

I have many ereader .pdb books from previous palm days. I am happy that ereader has finally released a client for Android, but I am having issues with it. I am not sure if the beta is buggy, or if it is because I am running a modified ROM on my G1.

When the new client came out I had been working on converting my old pdbs to something I can read with FBreader. I use ereader2html to convert my pdbs to html files. I was then trying to use Calibre to convert the htmls to either Epub or FB2. While the conversion to epub completes, the results have been inconsistent (probably because of the source conversions).

For instance I just converted Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. The epub conversion does not have any of the italics nor ' or " (it substitutes with a block).

Does anyone more familiar with Calibre have a 'recipe' for converting to be read with FBreader with better results than I am getting.

Thank you in advance,

Don

You need to change the character encoding to cp1252. This can be done when you convert the books.

bharbo · 12-01-2009, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

There's also wordplayer which integrates both wirelessly and via USB cable with calibre

Thanks for fixing The HTC Hero issue. Now the wordplayer/calibretransfer/..
shows up in Calibre. I deleted the content and reinstalled books from my PC. The new content of /wordplayer/calibretransfer/... is synchronized. But the library within Wordplayer is empty! I have to manually load books from the /books/... folder into wordplayer to get stuff to read. I removed and reinstalled wordplayer: no change.

kovidgoyal · 12-01-2009, 02:10 PM

That would be an issue with wordplayer, you'll have to ask there.

11-17-2009, 02:32 PM	#20
Abelturd Little Fuzzy Soldier Posts: 580 Karma: 5711 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nowhere in particular. Device: cybook gen3, htc hero, ipaq 214	I tried Aldiko. Honestly, didn't like it all that much. The bookshelf is fancy, but a bit over the top, I like things simple, so I prefer FBReader's bookshelf look more. Plus the loading time for epubs seems longer with Aldiko compared to FBReader. The Aldiko's lookup is interesting, but not very useful, as it has to switch to browser and then back. I rather switch from fbreader to colordict and then back. While I'm at it, is there a reader that supports offline dictionary lookup, the way mobipocket reader on windows mobile does - that you highlight a word and get a definition, without having to switch to a different app? I think Libris does, but it's not free. Last edited by Abelturd; 11-17-2009 at 04:50 PM.

11-20-2009, 01:27 PM	#21
dkoenig Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Android G1	Conversion for FBreader I have many ereader .pdb books from previous palm days. I am happy that ereader has finally released a client for Android, but I am having issues with it. I am not sure if the beta is buggy, or if it is because I am running a modified ROM on my G1. When the new client came out I had been working on converting my old pdbs to something I can read with FBreader. I use ereader2html to convert my pdbs to html files. I was then trying to use Calibre to convert the htmls to either Epub or FB2. While the conversion to epub completes, the results have been inconsistent (probably because of the source conversions). For instance I just converted Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. The epub conversion does not have any of the italics nor ' or " (it substitutes with a block). Does anyone more familiar with Calibre have a 'recipe' for converting to be read with FBreader with better results than I am getting. Thank you in advance, Don

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11-15-2009, 02:19 AM	#19
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	I have "Aldiko" and "Art of War WordPlayer" installed. So far I like Aldiko, and have used it almost exclusively. Sorry, I guess I haven't given WordPlayer a fair shot, as I havn't used it much to tell. I use FBReader on my Nokia N800, and like it a lot there, but just haven't found it necessary to load up on my phone.

12-01-2009, 02:10 PM	#24
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,966 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That would be an issue with wordplayer, you'll have to ask there.