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I haven't contributed much to this forum, therefore, I decided to make this how-to thread for those of you who would like to be able to read PDF files in ebook readers (i.e kindle). I should also mention that the same technique can be used for .doc and other file formats but since most of the books are in .pdf format on the web, I decided to make this thread for those of us who enjoy reading books on our devices but would rather have the ebook version of those books so we can use them in ebook readers.
Advantage of turning pdf files into ebook formats (.epub):
1) you can easily transfer them to your nook or kindle or ipads and read them when you dont have your TF handy!
2)The greatest satisfaction of all for me is when I go to turn pages I would love to see the actual page curling animation! which can not be used with regular pdf readers.
3) ebook readers give you the advantage of selecting night/day which in turn makes it much easier to read at night.
4) A single .pdf book can exceed 30Mb but the same book in ebook format is only 170 Kb! its good for those of us with space limitations.
- first of google or locate on ur device the .pdf file of the book you would like to turn into an ebook.
- now head over to www.epub2go.com (using your mac, linux or pc) make a free account first then
- go ahead and either upload the file or give it's URL on the homepage of epub2go. give it a minute to turn the files into ebook, then it asks you if you'd like to send it to your iphone or just view/save on your computer, choose the latter one. It asks you where you would like to save it, give it a destination and remember it!
-now at this stage I email the .epub file as an attachment to myself (to read on my TF)....at this stage your ebook is ready, if you'd like to read it on your ipad,kindle,nook etc, you would just need to transfer the file to your device and enjoy it! (I know with ipads you can just drag and drop the file in itunes 'books' interface)
-on your TF download FBreader app.
-download the .epub file you emailed yourself and save it. (note: your email client should save the attachments in 'Download' directory in your SD card).
-open up the FBreader app and on the first page tap on 'File tree'
-locate SD card then 'Download' folder... you should see your file listed there.
-ENJOY!!
Hopefully this was helpful
Let me know if you got any questions
Nice job. Added to ultimate thread. Personally I prefer Calibre, as you dont have to register and you don't have to upload anything. It also converts to a massive range of formats:
Input Formats: CBZ, CBR, CBC, CHM, EPUB, FB2, HTML, HTMLZ, LIT, LRF, MOBI, ODT, PDF, PRC, PDB, PML, RB, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ
Output Formats: EPUB, FB2, OEB, LIT, LRF, MOBI, HTMLZ, PDB, PML, RB, PDF, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ
Link here if anyone's interested in trying it: http://calibre-ebook.com/
I also prefer calibre, you have got quite a lot of different options while creating ebooks and is very easy to use.
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Good to know about the Calibre.
One challenge I have is that I wanna create ebooks that can be read in TF's own MyLibrary app, I would to be able to read the ebooks just like the ebooks that came stock on MyLibrary basically you can see two pages on the screen and you get the actual full page curling effect when you try to flip pages.
I tried reading the ebooks I created on MyLibrary to see if I get the same effect as the books that came stock with the TF but it was unsuccessful.
peyman_2002 said:
I tried reading the ebooks I created on MyLibrary to see if I get the same effect as the books that came stock with the TF but it was unsuccessful.
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What specifically is different with Calibre converted ebooks. Is it some feature / function that you're not able to use?
Thanks
I've been using ePubBuilder, it supports intelligent chapter splitting, white space cleaning, import from UMD, SND, PDF, TXT and a ton of other format. Add book cover and description at book creation and saves it in a format that makes it easily editable in the future. I'm not sure if its available in English yet, but I saw this language setting in options.
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Another +1 for Calibre here
Calibre, hands down.
does the calibre recognizes your TF? when I connect my TF to my PC, calibre won't recognize it even as an SD card.
MobiPocket Creator is also good.
Calibre's great, been using it since my old Sony-PRS 500, currently using it with an Android phone, and hope to soon be using it for my Transformer. I've been using Aldiko on my phone and have no complaints, hope it makes the jump to tablet ok, or that Honeycomb has a good native Epub reader.
I have tried to open an ebook, i made with calibre with "MY Library", but it want not open. If i tab the book in "My Library" the app closes.
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I have tried to open an ebook, i made with calibre with "MY Library", but it want not open. If i tab the book in "My Library" the app closes.
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That's exactly my problem! I really like the MyLibrary interface.
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seshmaru said:
Calibre, hands down.
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With Calibre, one thing I haven't figured out is to get it to handle the table of content correctly in PDF ebooks. Anyone has any hints?
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does the calibre recognizes your TF? when I connect my TF to my PC, calibre won't recognize it even as an SD card.
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With calibre you can do internal web publishing, and point your transformer's browser via wifi to your computer and from there download your epub.
I use fbreader as my primary reader. To get fbreader to successfully download the books I always have to install aldiko.
Here's the web page that better details calibre internal web publishing.
http://en.flossmanuals.net/e-book-enlightenment/ch025_calibre/
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I also think that Calibre is the best software there is for preparing files for a phone or tab, but as an aside, Zinio is now avaiable for Android.
+1 Calibre here. Been using for months for my Kindle
Another +1 Calibre user.
Have thousands of books in Calibre library that transfer easily to the Ipad, Kindle and Android.
Transformer should arrive Tuesday and Calibre will definitely be used.
Another good thing about Calibre is that it is free and is updated CONSTANTLY and is customizable to how you want your epubs to be formatted.
You never know what new feature might drop any day.
Thanx sooo much this helped me out alot
Great thread! I've been reading and rereading.
Question that maybe some of you have already solved(s). Text to Speech apps.
One of the main reasons I wanted the TF is to at sometime not to have to replace my Kindle DX, which I really enjoy. I'm half and half on reading and listening on driving, but it seems the apps are few for this...only found 2 of them.
I'm familiar with years of working with Calibre and Mobipocket and I'm through my learning curve with an SD card to transfer from my computer/e-mail the different formats.
Here's the two apps I found:
ezPDF Reader - I may have to go back to this, couldn't figure out how the TTS works. Yet, I'm not crazy on PDF format for book reading....guess Calibre spoiled me.(s)
Moon+Reader Pro - $4.89 and worked with yesterday. I wouldn't suggest anyone try this yet,had to delete. I've already wrote for a refund and haven't heard back. The book reading part seemed fine and when I did the TTS and got out, my screen started blinking real fast, continuously (never happened before)....I gave it 3-4 minutes to see if it stopped, it didn't.
As soon as I deleted it, everything came back to normal and my screen has remained fine. Pretty sure it only started with the TTS.
Any suggestions on apps for reading and TTS...maybe more will come along in the future. And I did ask Moon+Reader Pro if they do an update, let me know - I'd like to try it again, but can't risk it now.
Thanks
Hi, if I am running CM7 on my Nook Color will I be able to sideload .epub books into the standard SDCard:/Nook/MyDocuments folder and will the Nook app be able to find them? I just wanted to double check that people have been able to do this. Thank you!
EDIT: I should also ask if this is possible if the Nook Color has not been registered with B&N. I'm running CyanogenMod exclusively, so it's pretty much like running the Nook app on an Android phone I would imagine.
onlinespending said:
Hi, if I am running CM7 on my Nook Color will I be able to sideload .epub books into the standard SDCard:/Nook/MyDocuments folder and will the Nook app be able to find them? I just wanted to double check that people have been able to do this. Thank you!
EDIT: I should also ask if this is possible if the Nook Color has not been registered with B&N. I'm running CyanogenMod exclusively, so it's pretty much like running the Nook app on an Android phone I would imagine.
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I don't know if Nook app will but there are apps in the market that work just fine... I'm using Aldiko, for epub, probably just because it came up first when i searched epub... not sure if it's the best one though
I sideload books into the Nook's folder and they show up in the Droid app but not in the actual Books section (under my files or something similar). However since B&N borked the latest client I started using FBreader for my non-DRMed books anyway.
angomy said:
I sideload books into the Nook's folder and they show up in the Droid app but not in the actual Books section (under my files or something similar). However since B&N borked the latest client I started using FBreader for my non-DRMed books anyway.
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I just loaded CM7 booting from an uSD Card. It seems that the ebooks folder is for the ebooks as there is a sample there. However I do not see this folder when the uSD card is in my computer. The question is how do I move my epub book collection in the Nook, ie onto the uSD card
[Later] Ok I just emailed the book I was reading on previous Nooter setup and I was able to import it into Aldiko; however there must be a better way. I have a 4GB card there and most of it seems empty yet Windows viewable folders are not viewable from Nook Filemanager. Ideas?
I use Overdrive for my epub books. Works Excellent!
Now that I am rooted, I would still like to use it as a eBook reader, I downloaded the Kindle and the Nook App's to see which is better, what program is used to convert and send books to the device? I used to use Calibre but it wont read my nook anymore, any suggestions?
Calibre should still work just fine. I used it for several months with rooted stock and am now using it with CM7. Not sure why it wouldn't show up on yours, but I assure you it works great after root.
ok ill try it, I think the main problem im having is for some reason the nook show's up as a device on one laptop (doesn't have calibre and my eBook library) and it show's up on the one that doesn't... Usually 2 diff drives show up when i connect it..
King350z said:
Now that I am rooted, I would still like to use it as a eBook reader, I downloaded the Kindle and the Nook App's to see which is better, what program is used to convert and send books to the device? I used to use Calibre but it wont read my nook anymore, any suggestions?
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ebook reader??? Read Books??? I haven't heard of such a thing on this device in say....................Well, I can't rememeber!
LOL-Sorry I had to chime in and say that!
Good for you, I do remember hearing that the nook can be used to read BOOKS!
Peace
Did you root stock or flash a ROM? If you've rooted stock, you should be able to use the original reading interface for epub, pdf, etc. The kindle app works great on it too, jsut drop the files in the kindle folder on your sd card. If you've flashed a ROM and you're computer isn't seeing it, make sure to open the notification and turn on usb storage to mount to the computer. If you still can't see your device after that, you'll probably need to reflash the ROM. (It sounds like calibre isn't recognizing it as a nook, which leads to scenario 2, and you'll just have to maually convert files in calibre then drag/drop or copy/paste onto the nook).
Drop books in updated calibre program on computer, start server on calibre, open calibre app on nook, connect to server, download book, import to kindle/aldiko/nook app::#winning
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I flashed A rom (cm7.0.3) Ive been checking out the Kindle App but it's kind of slow but managable, I wish I would have rooted it the other way, thanks for the help either way
Yeah I remember too, glad your observation skills up too par
- Peace dawg
Jimbo67 said:
ebook reader??? Read Books??? I haven't heard of such a thing on this device in say....................Well, I can't rememeber!
LOL-Sorry I had to chime in and say that!
Good for you, I do remember hearing that the nook can be used to read BOOKS!
Peace
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I use calibre, in combination with dropbox and Aldiko. I have calibre sync to a dropbox folder, and then I just use Aldiko to import the converted ebook. With the new versions of CM7 nighltlies, and wifi off, I have been getting good battery life as well.
Nook e-reader app
I downloaded the Nook android app from the market, but I can't get it to work with my CM7 uSD card boot?
Nook App update
My credit card expiration date had passed and I couldn't get anything to download to the NC through its boot or to the SD CM7 boot nook app. I updated my credit card info and I can download to both and the nook app works great, just like the one on my Droid X. Next I try to download an e-book from my public library.
First off if this is answered I am sorry.
I did a lot of searching - I find it hard to believe that it has not been addressed.
I have CM7 on a uSD card. (ROM manager has it as 7-07202011)
I have tried to sideload epubs for Nook App with Calibre.
I have the files in /sdcard/nook/content that is where the files I have downloaded from B&N seem to be.
But they (The ones I sideload) do not show up in the Nook App.
Calibre seemed to put them in /sdcard/Books that location does not work either.
Has anyone been able to sideload free ebooks to CM7 on a uSD Card? (for use in Nook App)
I see an extra file for every ebook in /sdcard/nook/content they are text files with chapter info
File names InfoJson_xxxxxxx
/Nook/MyDocuments
Then you need to select "My Files" in the app to see them.
I put a copy in there (/sdcard/nook/MyDocuments ) and it does not see the .epub
(Even after a reboot)
And I selected MyFiles in the Nook For Android App - I also tried ALL
I am booting CM7 from a uSD Card
Not sure then. I can successfully access .epub books placed in MyDocuments. I am also booting CM7 on uSD. One thing I did note, however, is that the pull-down menu for picking magazines, books, my files, etc. in the nook app does not map my touches correctly. I have to touch the selection above the one I actually want.
clads01, thanx! Worx!..
Another thing I learnt today was u can get the cover images to post into the Nook app by using the Nook Book Cover Helper app. I use Calibre to convert my .pdf's into epub format.
I've never had much luck using Calibre for PDF to epub conversion. The reslts are usually mangled. Are you using the stock conversion filters, or have you tweaked them?
hmm bobstro, you right, the pages are not quite seamless. Back to the drawing board. Keep me posted if you find anything..
Has anyone tried to side-load/use the nook app on the fire? My fire is on the way, so I haven't tested yet. Coming from a nook, I really want to be able to carry over my existing library.
Also, has anyone found a good epub reader? I have a ton of unlocked epub files on my nook that I would also like to utilize.
When you get market running just down load the Nook reader. Or side load it. Works fine.
aldiko and fbreader are both great epub readers. There are many many more though. I can confirm aldiko plays well with the KF.
I did it, I installed directly from the Android Market. You could sideload it too.
The app opens, I can sign in, but I haven't been able to download any of my books to the Kindle Fire.
yes. It works.
edit: able to download and read free books. Can't seem to download the one purchased book I have from BN
I have been able to load purchased books no problem over the wire with nook reader.
pestilent said:
Has anyone tried to side-load/use the nook app on the fire? My fire is on the way, so I haven't tested yet. Coming from a nook, I really want to be able to carry over my existing library.
Also, has anyone found a good epub reader? I have a ton of unlocked epub files on my nook that I would also like to utilize.
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the nook app works great for epubs, i was using aldiko but decided to try the nook app and like it much better. you can add all of your epubs super easy with something like root explorer.
Working great for me. I actually llike it better than the kindle reader. It is especially nice for magazines.
Yes. I sideloaded the Nook app and it works great. I did this before I rooted the Fire. You just need the apk
Has anyone tried copying the cache over from another device? I'm going to give that a try tomorrow to get my purchased books.
Edit: I downloaded/TB/Side Loaded the nook app on my fire and tried to download/read purchased books. So far I have downloaded and opened 3 books, I had previously purchased, without issue.