Touch Bible for Touch?

thepossum · 07-26-2011, 03:11 PM

I was browsing through kobobooks.com looking for a NIV bible for my Kobo Touch.

I found a few that may or may not be suitable, such as Holy Bible (NIV) http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Holy-...2Xg/page1.html for $3.99 or the older Holy Bible (TNIV) http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Holy-...sVg/page1.html for $9.99.

The most important thing to me (even more than NIV vs TNIV vs NIV2011) is navigation. For an electronic bible, you need to be able to quickly pick Book, Chapter, Verse, and the available online previews just don't show me this.

Has anybody bought any edition of NIV for their Kobo Touch, and how well does the navigation work for you?

SF&F Reader · 07-26-2011, 04:22 PM

I have tried several of the free bible epubs out there. Text look-up is awkward. In almost all cases the Table Of Contents lists book, chapter, and text in one long list so that each book takes up many pages of the TOC. The one exception I found was one bible that also had page after page of suggested texts for certain issues before listing the books, chapters, and texts.

I think the solution would be multi-level TOC where it lists the books, you tap the one you want, then it expands to list the chapters, etc. I have not heard if Kobo is considering this in a future update, and since this really is only an issue for bibles, I'm sceptical that they will.

joshmosh · 07-26-2011, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SF&F Reader

I have tried several of the free bible epubs out there. Text look-up is awkward. In almost all cases the Table Of Contents lists book, chapter, and text in one long list so that each book takes up many pages of the TOC. The one exception I found was one bible that also had page after page of suggested texts for certain issues before listing the books, chapters, and texts.

I think the solution would be multi-level TOC where it lists the books, you tap the one you want, then it expands to list the chapters, etc. I have not heard if Kobo is considering this in a future update, and since this really is only an issue for bibles, I'm sceptical that they will.

I am using an ESV epub and it has just the books in the TOC. The first page of the book itself has hyperlinks to the various chapters. Not too difficult this way to navigate.

thepossum · 09-12-2011, 10:45 AM

I can now confirm that with the 1.9.10 firmware on the Kobo Touch, links are now selectable. As I'm not yet using it very much, I have no comment on how quick it is or how easy it is to select verses, just that it now seems to work.

The Terminator · 09-12-2011, 11:18 PM

Here's the one I bought, it's KJV I got it because the preview looked good, easy to jump around.

molman · 09-14-2011, 08:00 AM

@thepossum: Probably not the answer you are after but I tend to find that my iPhone is a good option for the Bible. For something like the Bible where you tend to want some interaction (cross references, highlighting, taking notes, quick lookups, etc..) I find that smartphones (and I assume Tablets) do a better job than I feel the Kobo would. Still they (those bible ebooks) arn't so expensive that they arn't worth a try. Any previews available to you?

Pistos · 09-14-2011, 02:00 PM

Indeed any device with Internet would seem to be a superior solution as far as the Bible and searching it goes.

drc77 · 12-08-2011, 09:17 PM

I have used Olive Tree Bible reader on iPod touch for a long time so I contacted them to see if they were planning to do something similar for eReaders. In their reply they said "We are still currently focused on our strength which is smart phones and some PDAs, but we are evaluating different platforms constantly, and I will forward your request to our developers for consideration."

molman · 12-10-2011, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by drc77

I have used Olive Tree Bible reader on iPod touch for a long time so I contacted them to see if they were planning to do something similar for eReaders. In their reply they said "We are still currently focused on our strength which is smart phones and some PDAs, but we are evaluating different platforms constantly, and I will forward your request to our developers for consideration."

Olivetree apps tends to have some nice features, but are rather expensive and having purchased copies in the past for now obsolete PDAs I get a little annoyed at the investment that dies with the platform unlike a nice paper bible.

I'd be surprised if they did a version for the eInk ereaders as they aren't really suited to a lot of interaction. If they have an Android version that would likely work with the Kindle Fire/Nook Tablet or other similar Tablets.

07-26-2011, 03:11 PM	#1
thepossum Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 20018 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	Bible for Touch? I was browsing through kobobooks.com looking for a NIV bible for my Kobo Touch. I found a few that may or may not be suitable, such as Holy Bible (NIV) http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Holy-...2Xg/page1.html for $3.99 or the older Holy Bible (TNIV) http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Holy-...sVg/page1.html for $9.99. The most important thing to me (even more than NIV vs TNIV vs NIV2011) is navigation. For an electronic bible, you need to be able to quickly pick Book, Chapter, Verse, and the available online previews just don't show me this. Has anybody bought any edition of NIV for their Kobo Touch, and how well does the navigation work for you?

12-08-2011, 09:17 PM	#8
drc77 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo Touch	Bible for Touch I have used Olive Tree Bible reader on iPod touch for a long time so I contacted them to see if they were planning to do something similar for eReaders. In their reply they said "We are still currently focused on our strength which is smart phones and some PDAs, but we are evaluating different platforms constantly, and I will forward your request to our developers for consideration."

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07-26-2011, 04:22 PM	#2
SF&F Reader Groupie Posts: 150 Karma: 100855 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Blackberry Playbook, Samsung Galaxy SII HD LTE	I have tried several of the free bible epubs out there. Text look-up is awkward. In almost all cases the Table Of Contents lists book, chapter, and text in one long list so that each book takes up many pages of the TOC. The one exception I found was one bible that also had page after page of suggested texts for certain issues before listing the books, chapters, and texts. I think the solution would be multi-level TOC where it lists the books, you tap the one you want, then it expands to list the chapters, etc. I have not heard if Kobo is considering this in a future update, and since this really is only an issue for bibles, I'm sceptical that they will.

09-12-2011, 10:45 AM	#4
thepossum Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 20018 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo	I can now confirm that with the 1.9.10 firmware on the Kobo Touch, links are now selectable. As I'm not yet using it very much, I have no comment on how quick it is or how easy it is to select verses, just that it now seems to work.

09-12-2011, 11:18 PM	#5
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Here's the one I bought, it's KJV I got it because the preview looked good, easy to jump around.

09-14-2011, 08:00 AM	#6
molman Evangelist Posts: 436 Karma: 538958 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	@thepossum: Probably not the answer you are after but I tend to find that my iPhone is a good option for the Bible. For something like the Bible where you tend to want some interaction (cross references, highlighting, taking notes, quick lookups, etc..) I find that smartphones (and I assume Tablets) do a better job than I feel the Kobo would. Still they (those bible ebooks) arn't so expensive that they arn't worth a try. Any previews available to you?

09-14-2011, 02:00 PM	#7
Pistos Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 3198 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Touch	Indeed any device with Internet would seem to be a superior solution as far as the Bible and searching it goes.

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