02-26-2012, 02:30 AM | #1 |
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Recommend Android reader?
I just got an Android phone (Motorola Triumph), and need an e-book reader app that plays nicely with Calibre's server to load books. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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02-26-2012, 05:37 AM | #2 |
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Most of them support the calibre content server. I believe the latest release of FBReader even uses mDNS to detect the content server automatically, though I haven't tested it personally.
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02-26-2012, 05:38 AM | #3 |
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I've tried several different programs so far, and can't get any of them to recognize my server. I'll give FBReader a look, since it sounds like it makes life just a little easier than others do.
Update: unless I misconfigured Calibre, no it didn't spot my server, and I'm sure I had the IP right. Last edited by Seanette; 02-26-2012 at 05:43 AM. Reason: Update |
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Note that the latest fbreader (1.3.8) requires you to download the fbreader local OPDS scanner plugin to enable it to find the calibre content server. |
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02-26-2012, 06:07 PM | #5 |
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That did the trick, chaley. Thanks! (Now if I didn't have to go one-by-one to download 185 books.... (smile))
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02-27-2012, 02:40 AM | #6 | |
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If I am wrong and your Triumph runs android 3 or higher (as does my galaxy nexus), then there is another strategy. I created a folder on my desktop to be a proxy for my nexus and use calibre's connect-to-folder feature to treat it as a device. I have connected that folder to a folder on my nexus using sugarsync. Voila -- I change my 'device' and my phone follows. I use sugarsync instead of dropbox because sugarsync handles auto-syncing folders. As far as I can tell, dropbox will only auto-sync files. Edit: The android app dropsync can sync folders using dropbox. It appears to be less of a resource hog on my phone than sugarsync. Last edited by chaley; 02-27-2012 at 06:05 AM. |
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02-27-2012, 03:17 AM | #7 |
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I have Android 2.2.2 on my phone (not sure if it's upgradable and if so, how, since Android is a totally new OS for me). Trying a hardwired connection didn't even occur to me , since I wasn't sure how fbreader would want files organized on the storage card.
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Fbreader doesn't seem to care about whether books are in subfolders or not. |
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02-27-2012, 03:22 AM | #9 |
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I'll keep that in mind next time (such as next phone (smile)). Now all I really need is some way to back up all this stuff on my phone and I'll be happy.
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