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Old 01-17-2014, 09:14 AM   #1
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If I buy a Google Chromebook I can't install and run software like Calibre on it. Is there a possibility to open and read EPUB books in Dropbox, Google Drive or Skydrive within my browser Opera, Maxthon or Comodo Dragon? ThanXXX !!!
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Old 01-17-2014, 09:28 AM   #2
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magicscroll ebook reader

there is an extension in the chrome store called "magicscroll ebook reader". i'm not sure how well it works, but it's available for free.
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There's also proprietary software that can be used to read on your computer like the Sony reader software, the Kobo reader software etc.
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Readium seems to work pretty well for ePub not protected by DRM. You can download from your Cloud storage solutions then open in Readium, or, if you know the URL to the file you can open it directly in Readium.

Also, if your ePub files are held in Google Drive then you can use ChromeOS's own file manager within Readium to open the file from the Cloud.

If your ePub files are DRM-protected, then you can read them using the web player for the particular store (assuming one exists). For example, if you bought your book from Google Play then Google's own reader works both on and offline on the Chromebook.

What we can't do (yet) on Chromebooks is download an Adobe DRM-protected book outside of the specific shop apps and open it. Adobe haven't written a version of Adobe Digital Editions for ChromeOS.

Note that on the Chromebook you'll be using the built-in Chrome browser. The three alternate browsers that you specified don't have versions for ChromeOS. However, note that Comodo is built around Chromium, so the underlying technology is presumably the same as for Chrome on the Chromebook.

Incidentally, why the thumbs down in the thread subject?

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Old 01-21-2014, 12:22 PM   #9
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There is the Google Play Reader. I haven't used it, but I did install it now to see if you could read your own books in it.

https://play.google.com/books/uploads

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Upload your personal documents to Google Play, and read them anywhere.
Keep up to 1,000 EPUB or PDF files in Google Play for free.
Upload from your computer or import from Google Drive.
Read anywhere: in the web browser, on Android phones and tablets, or with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Page position, bookmarks, and notes are synced to the cloud, so you can pick up reading where you left off.
File size can't exceed 50MB, and it may take a few minutes to finish processing before you can read.
Make sure you have the appropriate rights to the uploaded content.
(I clicked on "SHOP" in the left hand menu, and then "MY BOOKS" to get the upload menu. Even though I start in MY BOOKS, the upload options weren't there until after I went to the SHOP.)
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there is an extension in the chrome store called "magicscroll ebook reader". i'm not sure how well it works, but it's available for free.
Works fine in Comodo Dragon. ThanXXX
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Old 01-27-2014, 11:46 AM   #11
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... and now I have three more for Chrome. ThanXXX for all the feedback here!
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Old 01-27-2014, 11:47 AM   #12
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Old 01-27-2014, 11:50 AM   #13
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Readium seems to work pretty well for ePub not protected by DRM. You can download from your Cloud storage solutions then open in Readium, or, if you know the URL to the file you can open it directly in Readium.

Also, if your ePub files are held in Google Drive then you can use ChromeOS's own file manager within Readium to open the file from the Cloud.

If your ePub files are DRM-protected, then you can read them using the web player for the particular store (assuming one exists). For example, if you bought your book from Google Play then Google's own reader works both on and offline on the Chromebook.

What we can't do (yet) on Chromebooks is download an Adobe DRM-protected book outside of the specific shop apps and open it. Adobe haven't written a version of Adobe Digital Editions for ChromeOS.

Note that on the Chromebook you'll be using the built-in Chrome browser. The three alternate browsers that you specified don't have versions for ChromeOS. However, note that Comodo is built around Chromium, so the underlying technology is presumably the same as for Chrome on the Chromebook.

Incidentally, why the thumbs down in the thread subject?

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Readium works very fine in Comodo Dragon. ThanXXX!
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Old 01-27-2014, 11:53 AM   #14
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There is the Google Play Reader. I haven't used it, but I did install it now to see if you could read your own books in it.

https://play.google.com/books/uploads



(I clicked on "SHOP" in the left hand menu, and then "MY BOOKS" to get the upload menu. Even though I start in MY BOOKS, the upload options weren't there until after I went to the SHOP.)
Very fine tip, thanXXX! Tried Google Play Books and it works very fine in Comodo Dragon.
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http://www.epubread.com/app/en/

It is supposed to work in Chrome (also works in Firefox...and Internet Explorer, snicker.)
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