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[Q] eReader problems.....

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/
Regards

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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[Q] Odd sideloading in library

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.

Reading Books?

What format do books need be in order to read on the KF? Thanks will apply

If you install a app called "Aldiko" it will pretty much read any format. and is a much nicer reader than the built in one... and is free

Icetech3 said:
If you install a app called "Aldiko" it will pretty much read any format. and is a much nicer reader than the built in one... and is free
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I do not own a KF, but can you drag files to the Kindle from your computer if its hooked up USB? Thanks

I believe so... i literally booted my KF 1 time for about 2 minutes then rooted it and put on cm7... sorry. not much help

.Pdf is all I could add. Mobi and .pub would not come up in the stock reader
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princessakiki said:
.Pdf is all I could add. Mobi and .pub would not come up in the stock reader
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Can you drag files on to your Kindle via USB computer? Music,eBooks,files,etc?
Edit: Seems you can do that.. Thanks everyone

chillenandy321 said:
Can you drag files on to your Kindle via USB computer? Music,eBooks,files,etc?
Edit: Seems you can do that.. Thanks everyone
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You are actually given an email when you register [email protected] where you can send directly to your kindle.
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chillenandy321 said:
What format do books need be in order to read on the KF? Thanks will apply
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You can download and use this program http://calibre-ebook.com/
to convert and send the books to your kindle via usb. This is what I have been using when I need to convert books.

gamy2121 said:
You can download and use this program http://calibre-ebook.com/
to convert and send the books to your kindle via usb. This is what I have been using when I need to convert books.
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True. This is what I do.
Download the program, there is an option to select kindle fire as your ebook reader. You can use it to convert books to .mobi format. Once you do this, put it in the books folder with all your other books via USB.

What formats does the KF support for eBooks?

heres how u do it! Use calibre and then send books to device. mobi is kindle format

I am also trying to load books on my fire. i have cm7 and have tried several different readers (books, amazon, google docs) and have tried pdf and mobi (with and without the pdoc). i have also tried to send to my amazon account and have placed these in my books and documents folder but still cannot get it to show up. what am i doing wrong?
Thanks in advance.

princessakiki said:
.Pdf is all I could add. Mobi and .pub would not come up in the stock reader
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Had this problem as well with mobi files. Check under Docs instead of Books, odds are they'll be in there

Even if you are using CM7 you can install the app call Kindle that let you read books in mobi format.. You can download any book on pdf and then convert it with calibre and put the book in the folder named Kindle
Edit: at this moment I'm usingCM7 and can read mobi books easily try it
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[GUIDE] Fixing eBooks showing up in Docs instead of Books (fixing the meta tag):

This is for the kindle noobs who are having trouble putting books on there kindle or having the books show up in docs instead of books...
Enjoy
http://blackr0se76.livejournal.com/16376.html

How do I fix PDF books that show up in Doc

Convert them with calibre to mobi and make there tagged with [EBOK] then transfer to kindle with calibre and they should go from docs to books
just as it says above

I've tried this and several other methods and was never able to get ebooks to show up in the stock Kindle reader.

Works for me. Nice tutorial with pictures. I originally saw a thread in the developer section on how to do this... tho lacking pics.
It sucks that one has to convert a mobi to a mobi just to change meta data... bonus points to some one who finds a quicker way to just edit meta data.

zealious said:
Works for me. Nice tutorial with pictures. I originally saw a thread in the developer section on how to do this... tho lacking pics.
It sucks that one has to convert a mobi to a mobi just to change meta data... bonus points to some one who finds a quicker way to just edit meta data.
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Yeah it is annoying, took practically a whole day just to convert around 200 books to that ebok crap.

movieaddict said:
Convert them with calibre to mobi and make there tagged with [EBOK] then transfer to kindle with calibre and they should go from docs to books
just as it says above
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Sweet so much better now than reading PDFs. Now how to delete that Kindle Fire User's Guide

[Q] ebook reader

I installed CM7, then the kindle reader app. It will not read my mobi files that are saved on my computer. Is there a reader that will........or better yet, all ebook files?

kuthedude said:
I installed CM7, then the kindle reader app. It will not read my mobi files that are saved on my computer. Is there a reader that will........or better yet, all ebook files?
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Well I don't know about that but there is calibre... google it.. it converts books.

kuthedude said:
I installed CM7, then the kindle reader app. It will not read my mobi files that are saved on my computer. Is there a reader that will........or better yet, all ebook files?
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Cool Reader
Supports epub (non-DRM), fb2, doc, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, pdb, prc, mobi (non-DRM), pml formats.