Calibre as eReader (iPhone) content server

ChristopherTD · 12-30-2009, 05:24 AM

Does Calibre's Content Server work to feed PDB files to the eReader iPhone application (which requires a special URL to work).

ie.

ereader://IPADDRESS/~yourshortname/book.pdb

Is this something easy to do in Calibre?

jayman · 12-30-2009, 11:31 AM

I would also like to know that because you can't read newspapers with stanza correctly and maybe you can with that reader.

kjk · 12-30-2009, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayman

I would also like to know that because you can't read newspapers with stanza correctly and maybe you can with that reader.

Why not just get a dedicated news reader app for the iPhone? I think Calibre is just using standard RSS feeds (useful for eBook Readers like the Sony, which don't have wi-fi/3G access, browsers, or news apps)

kovidgoyal · 12-30-2009, 12:21 PM

calibre's content server provides fixed urls for each format, whether it works with the ereader iphone app or not, I have no idea.

jayman · 12-30-2009, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

calibre's content server provides fixed urls for each format, whether it works with the ereader iphone app or not, I have no idea.

that's the problem with the ereader on iphone. the url has to start with ereader:// not http.

jayman · 12-30-2009, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjk

Why not just get a dedicated news reader app for the iPhone? I think Calibre is just using standard RSS feeds (useful for eBook Readers like the Sony, which don't have wi-fi/3G access, browsers, or news apps)

That is what I do. However, I would like to read the newspapers, journals, etc...as an ebook (turning the pages, etc...) with direct links from the table of contents. It's much nicer that way. Also, you don't have to pay or be subjected to the constant adds that is becoming pervasive on the iphone by doing it with rss feeds.

kovidgoyal · 12-30-2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayman

that's the problem with the ereader on iphone. the url has to start with ereader:// not http.

Ah, well that would be rather a lot of work to implement.

jayman · 12-30-2009, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Ah, well that would be rather a lot of work to implement.

I know that someone in the mobileread iphone forum has made a server that apparently can transfer files over to the iphone for the ereader. I pm'd him for the program but haven't heard back yet.

kjk · 12-30-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayman

That is what I do. However, I would like to read the newspapers, journals, etc...as an ebook (turning the pages, etc...) with direct links from the table of contents. It's much nicer that way. Also, you don't have to pay or be subjected to the constant adds that is becoming pervasive on the iphone by doing it with rss feeds.

ah, yeah..I really love how Stanza navigates. I have both sides of the screen set to tap to go forward-with swipe to go back (which I rarely do). Wish other readers would learn from it.

kovidgoyal · 12-30-2009, 03:57 PM

cant stanza access the ToC in the metadata? All the links to the articles are there.

jayman · 12-30-2009, 05:20 PM

It can. It's just not the same. The entire title of the article gets cut-off, it's a mess. I may be picky here (seems like I'm the only one).

kovidgoyal · 12-30-2009, 05:30 PM

Ah well maybe you should open a bug report with stanza asking for a way to click on the links

dpierron · 01-13-2010, 08:48 AM

Concerning the ereader:// links for eReader/iPhone, do you want me to add an option to calibre2odps ? You could use the tool to generate HTML catalogs, and if they contain ereader:// style links, will it be enough ?

ChristopherTD · 01-15-2010, 12:50 AM

Adding these style links to calibre2odps would be great! That would certainly be enough!

Many thanks. (I have just generated a catalog using your tool, and it is truly splendid. Well done)

dpierron · 01-15-2010, 03:51 AM

All right, I'll add this idea to the blueprints section of the Launchpad site. This way, whenever I get free time, I'll not forget to implement it

12-30-2009, 05:24 AM	#1
ChristopherTD Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1010002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London. UK Device: Marvin Reader on iPad Air (via Calibre)	Calibre as eReader (iPhone) content server Does Calibre's Content Server work to feed PDB files to the eReader iPhone application (which requires a special URL to work). ie. ereader://IPADDRESS/~yourshortname/book.pdb Is this something easy to do in Calibre?

01-15-2010, 12:50 AM	#14
ChristopherTD Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1010002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London. UK Device: Marvin Reader on iPad Air (via Calibre)	Adding these style links to calibre2odps would be great! That would certainly be enough! Many thanks. (I have just generated a catalog using your tool, and it is truly splendid. Well done) Last edited by ChristopherTD; 01-15-2010 at 01:13 AM.

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12-30-2009, 11:31 AM	#2
jayman Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iphone	I would also like to know that because you can't read newspapers with stanza correctly and maybe you can with that reader.

12-30-2009, 12:21 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre's content server provides fixed urls for each format, whether it works with the ereader iphone app or not, I have no idea.

12-30-2009, 03:57 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	cant stanza access the ToC in the metadata? All the links to the articles are there.

12-30-2009, 05:20 PM	#11
jayman Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iphone	It can. It's just not the same. The entire title of the article gets cut-off, it's a mess. I may be picky here (seems like I'm the only one).

12-30-2009, 05:30 PM	#12
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Ah well maybe you should open a bug report with stanza asking for a way to click on the links

01-13-2010, 08:48 AM	#13
dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	Concerning the ereader:// links for eReader/iPhone, do you want me to add an option to calibre2odps ? You could use the tool to generate HTML catalogs, and if they contain ereader:// style links, will it be enough ?

01-15-2010, 03:51 AM	#15
dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	All right, I'll add this idea to the blueprints section of the Launchpad site. This way, whenever I get free time, I'll not forget to implement it

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