Hi there,
I have epubs with book description text in the 'comments' field. It's displayed on my computer in Calibre, but I can't find a way to display it on Nook
Any ideas, or is it simply not supported?
glezmen said:
Any ideas, or is it simply not supported?
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Not supported.
Sebastián Armas
Avid reader, Spanish Interactive Fiction Author
B&N does not allow you to read the description of side loaded books, to encourage you to buy ebooks from them. You'd need to use another e-reader. I use Mantano Reader and am able to read all info.
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can anybody recommend me a ebook converter / maker
got me a book as txt and i really would pref reading it as
ebook lit or at least pdf
i know i can just search google but there are soo many of them some are shareware some are comerical some are free.....
it's a jungle out there!
PErsonally I use mobipocket, for a couple of reasons..
It supports OEB (Non- protected books, so in 10 years time you will still be able to read them)
The reader is free (on the website it is advertised as a trial - this is for the pro version, install it anyway under the trial, aftrer the trial ends you can still use the software but some of the more complex functions are disabled -like autoscroll)
The reader will operate on palm or PPC - meaning I can share my books with my friends who have palm, rather than having to reformat them.
They also supply a publisher program for creating the books, this is free for home use.
It's not microsoft
go to www.mobipocket.com
Rudegar said:
can anybody recommend me a ebook converter / maker
got me a book as txt and i really would pref reading it as
ebook lit or at least pdf
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The reader I use is muBook from http://gowerpoint.com/.
It can handle .PDB, .PRC, .TXT, .RTF and .HTML as e-books, and display inline .JPG, .GIF, .PNG, .WMF (in RTF) or .BMP.
If you're starting from a TXT file, you don't gain much by converting it to an e-book format, unless you add niceties like an index.
Which book is it? If it's out of copyright, you may be able to get it from manybooks in an e-book format (with index etc.).
well as to which book it is then no it's not a copyrighted book and it's not a book you'd find anywhere on the internet, somebody i know wrote it and all
i wanted to make it ebookish
because then when reading it i would be able to put bookmarks in and get a bit better more cleartypish font then the std notepad
as a rule just make it's easier and more easy to read it
Rudegar said:
well as to which book it is then no it's not a copyrighted book and it's not a book you'd find anywhere on the internet, somebody i know wrote it and all
i wanted to make it ebookish
because then when reading it i would be able to put bookmarks in and get a bit better more cleartypish font then the std notepad
as a rule just make it's easier and more easy to read it
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Hi,
I use mobipocket too and I guess, it is a great program. You can convert your .txt - file with mobipocket publisher 3.0.
You don´t need the profressional version and you have the possibiblity to take indexes and a lot of more features of formatted textes and add your bookmarks and other features.
have fun!
well i of cause have that ms ebook reader and i have acrobat reader if at all possible i would pref not installing any more ebook readers on my xda2
will it be required ?
Rudegar said:
well i of cause have that ms ebook reader and i have acrobat reader if at all possible i would pref not installing any more ebook readers on my xda2
will it be required ?
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I guess, you will be able to convert your text into pdf- or -lit - format. But the readers have less features, the files are much bigger - but it is possible...
First I had the microsoft reader and the pdf-reader too. Now I have only the mobipocket-reader...
Rudegar said:
can anybody recommend me a ebook converter / maker
got me a book as txt and i really would pref reading it as
ebook lit or at least pdf
i know i can just search google but there are soo many of them some are shareware some are comerical some are free.....
it's a jungle out there!
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Microsoft have a plugin for MS word that will convert a document into eBook .lit format.
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/rmr.asp
Or if you want a more professional program ReaderWorks Standard by Overdrive is also available.
http://www.overdrive.com/readerworks/
Cheers
prowler
prowler
thanks i already found that word plugin
and i suppose i could use it
but then i have to take the book to work
because at home i dont have word
Have you tried PDFcreator?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
or
http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
FREE for personal and commercial use! No watermarks! No Popup Web Ads!
Rudegar said:
i wanted to make it ebookish
because then when reading it i would be able to put bookmarks in and get a bit better more cleartypish font then the std notepad
as a rule just make it's easier and more easy to read it
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uBook will give you the choice of any font you like, with 3 different modes of anti-aliasing/alpha blending, multiple styles/backgrounds, font sizes/colors, columns, bookmarks, annotations, and it will even figure out headings etc. (for example convert CHAPTER 1 to a chapter heading). No conversion necessary. It just works.
Why lock yourself into some company's proprietary e-book format, when there's great, free, open source software that will read all sorts of formats, and offers a lot of options? If you're using an e-book reader that doesn't read .TXT files and can display them nicely, then you're cheating yourself.
You can also try PDF Printer . It supports Vista.
HI
- Where could I look for Explorer in Acer A500 ?
- Turn on and Turn off is used only by power button ? Is there another way to do it?
- Does the software like Froyo ( For Android 2.2) ... can work for this tablet ?
- How can I do to work multi subjects in same time on this tabet?.
Thanks so much , I look forward reply
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The lack of a response could be to the fact that your post is a bit hard to understand some of your questions---
For an explorer (file manager) look for one in the market. You have multiple choices like file manager hdm astro, es file manager and more
For the power button, I'm sure there's a useful widget in the market
Now the tough question..if you're asking if software designed for froyo will work, it's pretty much a yes, but there nay be some that don't like honeycomb. If you asking if froyo can be installed, then no, not now and I don't see anyone trying.
For your last question, not sure what you mean by subjects.
cungxuxu said:
HI
- Where could I look for Explorer in Acer A500 ?
- Turn on and Turn off is used only by power button ? Is there another way to do it?
- Does the software like Froyo ( For Android 2.2) ... can work for this tablet ?
- How can I do to work multi subjects in same time on this tabet?.
Thanks so much , I look forward reply
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THank so much for your replies and I apologize if my english is not clearly .
My question mean :_ Can I read a book and use the dictionary in same time ? How can I do that ?
_ I can not read a book with chm or prc ? What can I do to install chm or prc ,
cungxuxu said:
THank so much for your replies and I apologize if my english is not clearly .
My question mean :_ Can I read a book and use the dictionary in same time ? How can I do that ?
_ I can not read a book with chm or prc ? What can I do to install chm or prc ,
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You can use multiple apps by switching back and forth between them. Start you first app and hit the home button on the task bar (second button from the left at the bottom of the screen). Open the next app you want and you can hit the third button from the left and see a list of the other apps you have running and select which you want.
cungxuxu said:
THank so much for your replies and I apologize if my english is not clearly .
My question mean :_ Can I read a book and use the dictionary in same time ? How can I do that ?
_ I can not read a book with chm or prc ? What can I do to install chm or prc ,
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Some of the readers allow you to select a word and then look it up in the dictionary. The BN Nook software as an example.
Looking into the marketplace, I see an app called "Cool Reader" that states:
Reading books in epub, fb2, txt, doc, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, pml formats.
eBook reader. Supports epub (non-DRM), fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi (non-DRM), pml formats.
I haven't tried it though.
Thank you very much ,
saeba said:
Some of the readers allow you to select a word and then look it up in the dictionary. The BN Nook software as an example.
Looking into the marketplace, I see an app called "Cool Reader" that states:
Reading books in epub, fb2, txt, doc, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, pml formats.
eBook reader. Supports epub (non-DRM), fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi (non-DRM), pml formats.
I haven't tried it though.
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I use Cool Reader as my primary reader. Works great, especially when paired with Fora dictionary!
Hi,
I am making an eBook Android App for a Client.
The idea is simple, it's a Kindle like app development where the user will get an application and a ebook in a encrypted format and the ebook can only be opened by the reader
The basic implementations are done, I was requiring to have the option to Annote the text and tables (Highlight, underline, strike through).
Something like what we have in Repligo
Is there any way this can be implemented. If would be a great help
About only the reader (yours) opening the ebook... this can be done if you create a new format only readable by your reader or using a format which is sort of "unknown" and not able to be read by other ebook readers. Good luck in your project.
theonew said:
About only the reader (yours) opening the ebook... this can be done if you create a new format only readable by your reader or using a format which is sort of "unknown" and not able to be read by other ebook readers. Good luck in your project.
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Well, as I said the basic functionality is Up, i needed help regarding the highlighting, underlining text, et. al.
I am buyer from China。But I find my new nook glowlight can't display eBooks in Chinese，although the fonts are embedded in the eBook files.
But "Your NOOK can display eBooks in other languages if the fonts are embedded in the eBook files. Languge support in other parts of the NOOK, for example in the Library, is variable. ", quote from the "User Guild Nook Glowlight".
so, can you help me solve this problem, or just give an example that it can display a book with Chinese。
Thanks a lot.
It may not like that particular book.
You should run ADB and logcat and see what it says when it tries to load the book.
Many here have changed system fonts to make the Nook support Arabic, Vietnamese, Burmese, etc.
Thank you very much，can you give me the link for the new glowlight
Renate NST said:
It may not like that particular book.
You should run ADB and logcat and see what it says when it tries to load the book.
Many here have changed system fonts to make the Nook support Arabic, Vietnamese, Burmese, etc.
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Thank you very much，but my nook is new glowlight，not st with glowlight. It still can't be root, how to change system fonts?
Well, it could be some small detail about the book that the Nook doesn't like the embedding of the font.
Until we get ADB & logcat going on somebody's Nook we won't be able to see what it doesn't like.
If we can see what the problem is we might be able to fine-tune the specific book.
If we get ADB & root working on your Nook then we can add fonts.
jwxuan said:
I am buyer from China。But I find my new nook glowlight can't display eBooks in Chinese，although the fonts are embedded in the eBook files.
But "Your NOOK can display eBooks in other languages if the fonts are embedded in the eBook files. Languge support in other parts of the NOOK, for example in the Library, is variable. ", quote from the "User Guild Nook Glowlight".
so, can you help me solve this problem, or just give an example that it can display a book with Chinese。
Thanks a lot.
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hi, I am the "New Nook GlowLight" user from China too.
I also have the same problem.
Now, I copied some pdfs (Chinese books) files instead of epubs to NOOK ,in a way ,to solve the problems.
epub display much better than pdf
usenothing said:
hi, I am the "New Nook GlowLight" user from China too.
I also have the same problem.
Now, I copied some pdfs (Chinese books) files instead of epubs to NOOK ,in a way ,to solve the problems.
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you konw ，there are so many epub books that are arranged with utmost care，but pdf look terrible ！
Hey,
Is it possible to add highlights and annotations to PDF's I've downloaded online (all online essays/papers) and then when I open the files on my pc and import the PDF files back to my pc, does it keep the changes?
So will changes made on the Nook be saved IN the PDF as Adobe Reader does? I've been searching far and wide for an answer and my guess is it will but well I need to be sure before I purchase this reader. It will be my first e-reader
Asking the question here so I dont have to make a new account on some e-reader forum. Hope you can help me out!
Thanks
No, all the files (EPUB or PDF) read on the reader are only read only.
The annotations are saved in the Annotation provider.
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No, all the files (EPUB or PDF) read on the reader are only read only.
The annotations are saved in the Annotation provider.
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Thanks for your answer.
I was afraid of that. And by rooting the Nook, would it be possible to change that? Or rather, after rooting are there ways of using the Nook in a way so I could make changes to the PDF files? I've been reading about different reader apps (Moon+ or Radaee PDF Reader) would these do the trick?
I would not mind rooting it, I would mind buying it and then finding out there is no use as all I can do is read the papers... Highlighting is a huge priority and as far as I can see all the e-readers work with an 'export to new file' rather than 'save to original file' function.
Hope you can clear things up for me one more time! Thanks!
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Oke... So I found out what is causing my confusion. I tested some PDF readers on my phone and each time I saved the file and then copied the PDF to my pc via USB the file would be without the highlights. Now I gave it one last try... I used the share option and send the edited PDF to myself via email. The result? When I opened the file on my PC the highlights were there! This is probably not how it is supposed to be but well.. At least a big problem is now solved for me. Kind of weird though.