Okay, so here's my problem with sideloaded content, and I don't quite know what's going on here.
I have a rooted (via manual nooter) 2.1 Nook Color. I can put books on my NC via Calibre and they'll show up in the library. If I download an ePub from the web, and place them in the /sdcard/my files/books folder, they DO NOT show up.
However, if I download the books through Aldiko, and then move the EPUB FILE ONLY, not the folder, it will show up in the library although with a different cover, I'm guessing I need to do an epub to epub conversion to get that, it might just be displaying the first page.
What does Calibre do that moving the file will not? And why would it show up after Aldiko downloads it and moves it. I have a feeling there is something missing from just the ePub and I can't figure it out.
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Has anyone had any problems with their ereaders..??......I have tried multiple ereader apps such as Aldiko, Kindle, etc.......none will read any of the books I have put on the micro-sd.......I even tried converting from pdf to epub......I must be doing something wrong.......any ideas..??.......I would love to have the ereader from the Pandigital Novel, but I can't figure out how to move it over.......
What were the formats you tried?...PDF typically works fine...there are several PDF readers available...Each of these reader apps support certain formats...maybe you did not match them correctly ( meaning reader app with ebook format)...if you need a program for conversion on PC try Calibre ( freeware) ...very good ...supports magazine subscription and much more...an dthen you can move ebook in corrcet format back to Elocity ( sd card or usb)
http://calibre-ebook.com/
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I have both the Nook and Kindle e-readers installed from the Market and working just fine, but I have downloaded my books from their stores, not sideloaded via SD.
JoeJags said:
Has anyone had any problems with their ereaders..??......I have tried multiple ereader apps such as Aldiko, Kindle, etc.......none will read any of the books I have put on the micro-sd.......I even tried converting from pdf to epub......I must be doing something wrong.......any ideas..??.......I would love to have the ereader from the Pandigital Novel, but I can't figure out how to move it over.......
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Even better with calibre you can run the built in web server and just download the books you want with the browser.
Personally I use FBReader for actually reading the books.
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How do you do it?
Moving them to the respective folders doesn't work.
Magazines in .pdf format move to 'Docs' while Videos move to the Gallery.
Is there even a way to do this or is it restricted only to videos/magazines bought from Amazon?
I am trying to figure this out too. I do know a few things:
Newsstand items are stored in the books folder on the kindle.
Newsstand items use the .mobi file type.
I found through torrents a magazine that was advertised as being kindle fire format. I downloaded it and dropped it into my books folder and it showed up under newsstand like it was supposed to. I then opened up the file in Calibre to try and figure out what flag needs to be checked in order for it to be recognized as a magazine but I can't for the life of me find any difference between a "book" and a "magazine".
Also, if anyone knows a program, better than Calibre, that will list out the .mobi file's properties that would help and maybe help me pick up on what I'm missing.
I am going to keep experimenting but if anyone has any idea I would truly appreciate the help. The fact that I have magazines as books is driving the OCD side of me nuts.
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I'd like to know the answer to this too.
oops never mind
Someone has to know the answer to this. =)
Is there any way to make the covers/thumbnails for pdf side loaded ebooks working? Everything is fine while the ebook is in the epub format, but there's no cover if it's in pdf. I can't convert it in Calibre because the program destroys whole content. Maybe there is a way to force Calibre to convert the ebook only by adding a cover and leaving the rest untouched? Or maybe you know how to do it in other way.
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Is there any way to make the covers/thumbnails for pdf side loaded ebooks working? Everything is fine while the ebook is in the epub format, but there's no cover if it's in pdf. I can't convert it in Calibre because the program destroys whole content. Maybe there is a way to force Calibre to convert the ebook only by adding a cover and leaving the rest untouched? Or maybe you know how to do it in other way.
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Hello, do anyone have news about this isuue? :crying::crying::crying:
The EPUB format has a place for cover images, the PDF format does not.
If you had a cover image for a PDF you'd either have to insert it in some non-standard place in the PDF file or else store it alongside.
I know how to extract a bitmap out of the first page of a PDF on the Nook and could write a bit of a wrapper to do that on the Nook.
The problem is gluing the whole thing together into something useful.
I am currently using calibre on my PC and calibre companion to side load ebooks on my NX7. I have a few of the reader apps however, I desperately would like to use the nook reader app which I have down loaded. However, my nook reader app and my calibre companion seem to not want to sync up. I have ensured the ebooks transferred are in epub format supported by nook reader but the two apps just don't seem to register each other....any suggestions?
Download es file explorer. Move your epub files from the books directory calibre created to the nook/my documents directory. Kind of a pain but the nook app doesn't allow for an alternate location for your books. I just moved my wife to Aldiko due to this problem. Aldiko has a lot more features and has made her reading experience better.
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Thank you sir, I shall check out alkido, I downloaded es files explorer but indeed the process is cumbersome to transfer to nook reader.
Check out Moon+ Reader also. It provides direct support of a Calibre Server running on your PC.
You can browse and download directly from your PC, over WiFi. No wires.
I am extremely happy with the combination of Calibre and Moon+ Reader.
I want to create a catalog epub for my UNrooted NST.
The catalog epub will have embedded links (likely html) that, when clicked in the Nook's built-in Reader program, would open another epub in the NST library.
Each page of the catalog epub will give a little info about the book.
Question: what link must I embed in the catalog epub to jump to another book in my sideloaded NST library?
I hope something like this is possible: Sherlock Holmes
Any ideas? Anybody else tried custom programming HTML in and epub to do anything beyond jumping to different sections of a book?
Will probably not work:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/docbook-apps/201110/msg00033.html
The main problem seems to be that the Reader doesn't follow external links.
Put in a link for Google and it flashes but goes nowhere.
(At least that is what 5 minutes of experimenting leads me to believe.)
If it did handle links well you could just write something to handle intents for your own schema.
Then you could write A story or whatever you like.