11-14-2017, 03:43 AM | #301 | |
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11-14-2017, 08:38 AM | #302 | |
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The NOOKs are very stable - once you get everything sideloaded and shelved. |
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11-14-2017, 11:14 AM | #303 | |
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The only cover related problem I've seen with the Nook is that if I replace the cover on Calibre (by replacing it in my library) the new cover will appear on my Kobo but not on the Nook. To be fair, this is because the ePub hasn't been edited and the Kobo plug-in handles it for me. So I'm spoiled by it. |
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11-14-2017, 11:41 AM | #304 |
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NOOKS seems to look for a cover file actually named "cover.jpg." If you rename the image file to "cover" the NOOK should pick it up for a thumbnail.
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11-14-2017, 11:51 AM | #305 | |
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I have a lot to learn about Calibre. I just went into the edit metadata screen for one of the books I did the epub to epub conversion on and deleted my new epub. Then I wasn't sure if I could somehow copy the original epub from there to a temp folder or if I had to do it with file explorer so I tried right clicking on it and there was an option to "restore epub from the original". It seemed to work fine. |
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11-14-2017, 12:40 PM | #306 | |
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If Nook used the cover as a screensaver the way the Kobo does, I'd be more likely to be concerned about it. |
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11-14-2017, 02:04 PM | #307 | |
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11-14-2017, 02:37 PM | #308 | |
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11-14-2017, 03:20 PM | #309 |
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By the way, the NOOK Glowlight 3 is the same width as earlier NOOKs but just a bit taller. This means most covers from the Simple Touch era won't fit the new device, but I do have one with elastic corners and a zipper closure that I've been able to use.
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11-15-2017, 07:14 AM | #310 |
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Got mine last night! Charged it, signed in, and let it update. Really pleased so far. The screen is very crisp. The light and night light look nice. And, oooh, it's wonderful to hold!
I don't think I'll mess around with rooting it yet. I may put Pocket on there. I use that a lot on my Kobo for reading online short fiction. Gonna go put my next read on there and settle in! |
11-16-2017, 07:32 AM | #311 |
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Finally achieved my goal.
I found an rss reader that is properly formatted for eink use. reabble.com (You have to create an account at inoreader, and configure your feeds there.) He actually did it for the Kindle, but I won't hold that against him. Anyway, with NovaLauncher, I'm all set. I can read my books, and get my updated news. Now if only there were better news to read! |
11-16-2017, 10:34 AM | #312 | |
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11-16-2017, 11:40 AM | #313 |
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What I was proving is that 3,000 eBooks will not fit in 1GB. Also, the size of eBook vary and eBooks these days do sometimes have a high-res cover as well as a high-res title page. Plus, if there are other graphics, the size is not that small. Add in embedded fonts and the size goes up. So really, you cannot say X amount of eBooks fit in 1GB with such a high number. You may get a decent amount and you may not. It's a crap shoot.
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The new Leonardo da Vinci ePub by Walter Isaacson is 450.5MB. Hillary Clinton's new book is 84.4MB. Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings is 11.4MB. ePub at the size of 4MB only 256 will fit.
So given that a ePub vary in size depending on the content, you the 3,000 number is not going to happen. to get 1,000 eBooks to fit in 1GB, they would have to be an average of 1MB. So really 1GB could be enough or it could not be enough. You just won't know until you check out eBooks you want to side load and how lard they are as a group. |
11-16-2017, 12:34 PM | #315 |
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After-market cases for the Glowlight 3 are on the way.
https://www.amazon.com/i-UniK-Barnes...light%2B3&th=1 |
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