How to set up Android tablet for e-books reading - Page 2

Faterson · 11-07-2013, 08:48 AM

Try Moon+ Reader Pro, Byron. It supports custom fonts, there is a "publisher defaults" view, and you can selectively enable or disable certain CSS properties. It's unlikely to be a 100% perfect e-reader, but I love the plentiful display customisation options in Moon+ Pro, so when you read books in it, they don't resemble Notepad files in the slightest.

I especially love the background textures in Moon+ Pro. You can load your custom ones, too. Here are a couple of screenshots:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...84#post2635184

Looks like real books, doesn't it?

And here are a few more Moon+ Pro screenshots:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...37#post2635937

jscarbo · 11-07-2013, 09:24 AM

I've been a Kindle user since they first came out in 2007 and am heavily invested in the Kindle e-book format. I manage my library in Calibre and have stripped the DRM from all of my books so I can read them in the device and reading app of my choice.

I recently bought a Nook HD+ and was concerned that I'd have to convert Kindle books to epub and use a third party reader such as Aldiko or Moon+ but have found that the Kindle for Android app works great on my HD+ and has saved me the effort of converting them.

So far, the only thing I don't like about Kindle for Android is the way it handles graphic novels. Even though it supports panel view, it's sluggish switching back and forth from panel to page view, doesn't have any sort of zoom function other than panel view, and doesn't allow me to read in landscape mode.

bfollowell · 11-07-2013, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faterson

Try Moon+ Reader Pro, Byron. It supports custom fonts, there is a "publisher defaults" view, and you can selectively enable or disable certain CSS properties. It's unlikely to be a 100% perfect e-reader, but I love the plentiful display customisation options in Moon+ Pro, so when you read books in it, they don't resemble Notepad files in the slightest.

I especially love the background textures in Moon+ Pro. You can load your custom ones, too.

Thanks for the info Faterson. "custom" font support doesn't necessarily mean embedded font support, but it's definitely worth a try. The screenshots of the custom textures do look nice. I really like the one that looks like old parchment. If I can get it to support embedded fonts, I may just switch.

Thanks.

- Byron

Faterson · 11-07-2013, 12:55 PM

As far as I know, Moon+ Reader Pro supports embedded fonts in the "publisher view" mode, but I haven't tested it, as I'm not interested in this particular feature.

Sweetpea · 11-09-2013, 02:36 AM

Mantano supports included fonts and CSS...

Kai Winters · 11-10-2013, 08:44 AM

I use custom fonts in Mantano. I also have custom background and font colors for day and night reading.

mystika1 · 11-10-2013, 11:26 AM

I also use custom fonts in montano premium. It is by far my favorite reading app.You don't need to purchase the premium version to do this..the free version will do.

Faterson · 11-10-2013, 11:33 AM

Please realise custom fonts and embedded fonts is not the same thing.

PALJOY-Liang · 11-13-2013, 10:46 PM

I am using the following 2 free apps on my 9.7 Android tablet.
FBreader for epub, modi, txt, word and other formats.
ezPDF for all the PDF because it supports voice enbeded.

They both have a good support with Colordict, that is a dictionary I installed.

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11-07-2013, 08:48 AM	#16
Faterson pokrývač škridiel Posts: 1,525 Karma: 3300000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Device: 3iPad, SamsungNote & Tabs, 2OnyxBoox, Huawei 8″, PocketBook	Try Moon+ Reader Pro, Byron. It supports custom fonts, there is a "publisher defaults" view, and you can selectively enable or disable certain CSS properties. It's unlikely to be a 100% perfect e-reader, but I love the plentiful display customisation options in Moon+ Pro, so when you read books in it, they don't resemble Notepad files in the slightest. I especially love the background textures in Moon+ Pro. You can load your custom ones, too. Here are a couple of screenshots: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...84#post2635184 Looks like real books, doesn't it? And here are a few more Moon+ Pro screenshots: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...37#post2635937

11-07-2013, 09:24 AM	#17
jscarbo Addict Posts: 220 Karma: 1075434 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Costa Rica Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle PW2, Nook HD+, Nexus 7	I've been a Kindle user since they first came out in 2007 and am heavily invested in the Kindle e-book format. I manage my library in Calibre and have stripped the DRM from all of my books so I can read them in the device and reading app of my choice. I recently bought a Nook HD+ and was concerned that I'd have to convert Kindle books to epub and use a third party reader such as Aldiko or Moon+ but have found that the Kindle for Android app works great on my HD+ and has saved me the effort of converting them. So far, the only thing I don't like about Kindle for Android is the way it handles graphic novels. Even though it supports panel view, it's sluggish switching back and forth from panel to page view, doesn't have any sort of zoom function other than panel view, and doesn't allow me to read in landscape mode.

11-07-2013, 12:55 PM	#19
Faterson pokrývač škridiel Posts: 1,525 Karma: 3300000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Device: 3iPad, SamsungNote & Tabs, 2OnyxBoox, Huawei 8″, PocketBook	As far as I know, Moon+ Reader Pro supports embedded fonts in the "publisher view" mode, but I haven't tested it, as I'm not interested in this particular feature.

11-09-2013, 02:36 AM	#20
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Mantano supports included fonts and CSS...

11-10-2013, 08:44 AM	#21
Kai Winters Lover of Books Posts: 218 Karma: 1073074 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern NY Device: iPhone 7+	I use custom fonts in Mantano. I also have custom background and font colors for day and night reading.

11-10-2013, 11:26 AM	#22
mystika1 Addict Posts: 353 Karma: 1360168 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Louisiana Device: IPad Air 2, , Kindle Voyage, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Aura H2Ov1, Kobo Mini	I also use custom fonts in montano premium. It is by far my favorite reading app.You don't need to purchase the premium version to do this..the free version will do.

11-10-2013, 11:33 AM	#23
Faterson pokrývač škridiel Posts: 1,525 Karma: 3300000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Device: 3iPad, SamsungNote & Tabs, 2OnyxBoox, Huawei 8″, PocketBook	Please realise custom fonts and embedded fonts is not the same thing.

11-13-2013, 10:46 PM	#24
PALJOY-Liang Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Shenzhen, China Device: Cube 9.7 Tablet/Sony PRS-600	I am using the following 2 free apps on my 9.7 Android tablet. FBreader for epub, modi, txt, word and other formats. ezPDF for all the PDF because it supports voice enbeded. They both have a good support with Colordict, that is a dictionary I installed.

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