Reading on Bada OS (Samsung Wave)

LCF · 02-05-2011, 05:50 PM

Hi!

Anyone caring to share some ebook reading experience on Bada?

The only decent reader I found so far is Foliant. It's JAVA based and supports only .txt and .fb2.

AFAIK there is still no native reader, except one .epub reader, but it was faaaar away from acceptable. I think text reflow was missing and the font was very thin and hard on the eyes.

I hope Coolreader or something similar comes for Bada. It's not as popular OS as Android or iOS, but there are more than 5 000 000 users out there waiting for the first reading software. Me among them

dAhc · 02-28-2011, 11:17 PM

hi!
I am too looking for decent software to read on bada. Foliant 0.7 its supposed to support .epub.

I have installed the application but can't figure out how it works. I can't add books :S so I can't read!!

Can you tell me how to do it please?

ghostyjack · 03-01-2011, 08:33 AM

I don't know if this helps but I used to use Foliant 0.6.2 on a Nokia X6 and the were a bank of four icons along the bottom of the screen. One of them was a book with a plus sign on it.

Clicking on this took me to the page where I can perform a browse of my phone to locate some books.

Once I'd selected the book it would then be added to the library.

LCF · 03-01-2011, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dAhc

hi!
I am too looking for decent software to read on bada. Foliant 0.7 its supposed to support .epub.

I have installed the application but can't figure out how it works. I can't add books :S so I can't read!!

Can you tell me how to do it please?

Hello and welcome to MobileRead!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghostyjack

I don't know if this helps but I used to use Foliant 0.6.2 on a Nokia X6 and the were a bank of four icons along the bottom of the screen. One of them was a book with a plus sign on it.

Clicking on this took me to the page where I can perform a browse of my phone to locate some books.

Once I'd selected the book it would then be added to the library.

Exactly this is the way! I have attached a few screenshots with visual on the Wave.

As for formats - you can convert epubs and other files to fb2 online (for example here), or by using Calibre.

Also, the 0.7 beta 3 is available (http://db.tt/3Iq9tm7) if you like experimenting. I don't know how it handles epubs.

dAhc · 03-01-2011, 01:42 PM

thank you for the information

jbcohen · 03-01-2011, 03:28 PM

what is bada os?

LCF · 03-01-2011, 04:34 PM

It's a new operating system from Samsung. Has the chances to be as good as Android/iOS, but being only for Samsung it's not going to be very easy ride. Still, the phones with it are great (cheaper than Androids with same Hardware) and the app store is growing slowly but steady.

LCF · 03-19-2011, 11:12 AM

http://albite.vlexofree.com/reader

Reads text and epub. And html (I think). Anyway, it's a great reader, even if a bit rough on the edges. Definitely worth a try, if you haven't got a better Java reader for epubs.

And if you have one, please do share it's name!

02-05-2011, 05:50 PM	#1
LCF Wizard Posts: 1,472 Karma: 9795311 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (LBook), GS3	Reading on Bada OS (Samsung Wave) Hi! Anyone caring to share some ebook reading experience on Bada? The only decent reader I found so far is Foliant. It's JAVA based and supports only .txt and .fb2. AFAIK there is still no native reader, except one .epub reader, but it was faaaar away from acceptable. I think text reflow was missing and the font was very thin and hard on the eyes. I hope Coolreader or something similar comes for Bada. It's not as popular OS as Android or iOS, but there are more than 5 000 000 users out there waiting for the first reading software. Me among them Last edited by LCF; 03-26-2011 at 10:03 AM.

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02-28-2011, 11:17 PM	#2
dAhc Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	hi! I am too looking for decent software to read on bada. Foliant 0.7 its supposed to support .epub. I have installed the application but can't figure out how it works. I can't add books :S so I can't read!! Can you tell me how to do it please?

03-01-2011, 08:33 AM	#3
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	I don't know if this helps but I used to use Foliant 0.6.2 on a Nokia X6 and the were a bank of four icons along the bottom of the screen. One of them was a book with a plus sign on it. Clicking on this took me to the page where I can perform a browse of my phone to locate some books. Once I'd selected the book it would then be added to the library.

03-01-2011, 01:42 PM	#5
dAhc Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	thank you for the information

03-01-2011, 03:28 PM	#6
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	what is bada os?

03-01-2011, 04:34 PM	#7
LCF Wizard Posts: 1,472 Karma: 9795311 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (LBook), GS3	It's a new operating system from Samsung. Has the chances to be as good as Android/iOS, but being only for Samsung it's not going to be very easy ride. Still, the phones with it are great (cheaper than Androids with same Hardware) and the app store is growing slowly but steady.

03-19-2011, 11:12 AM	#8
LCF Wizard Posts: 1,472 Karma: 9795311 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (LBook), GS3	http://albite.vlexofree.com/reader Reads text and epub. And html (I think). Anyway, it's a great reader, even if a bit rough on the edges. Definitely worth a try, if you haven't got a better Java reader for epubs. And if you have* one, please do share it's name!*

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