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Has anyone tried using the Galaxy Note for reading books?
speaking of eBooks, does the Note come with the Ebook or Book app that are on the Tablets? I love that app & feel it's one of the best ebook readers out there when it comes to your personal ebook collection.
@Gaugerer
I bought it mainly because I thought it is superior to all other cell phones out there - I am not disappointed (very much the opposite!!!) I use FBReader in night mode with yellowish text color - it is absolutely fantastic on this screen! Even pdf-files start to make sense on it...
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@Gaugerer
I bought it mainly because I thought it is superior to all other cell phones out there - I am not disappointed (very much the opposite!!!) I use FBReader in night mode with yellowish text color - it is absolutely fantastic on this screen! Even pdf-files start to make sense on it...
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but does it come with ebook app like how the tablets did?
Gaugerer said:
Has anyone tried using the Galaxy Note for reading books?
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Yes, using it with the kindle app, really good. The high res screen makes reading a dream.
Of course you will suffer if you are outside in bright sunshine like any amoled/lcd screen but it is great indoors, no problems holding it with one hand either.
@RMXO
I don't own a tablet, but there's a readers hub like in case of the galaxy sll.
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@RMXO
I don't own a tablet, but there's a readers hub like in case of the galaxy sll.
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ok, thanks. I was hoping they included the ebook app like how there is one for their tablets.
I mainly use repligo reader to read my pdf books. Also help to annotate.
For CHM files i use cool reader
drgopoos said:
I mainly use repligo reader to read my pdf books. Also help to annotate.
For CHM files i use cool reader
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is annotate pressure sensitive in repligo on it? i get mine saturday
fudge2011toffeebar said:
is annotate pressure sensitive in repligo on it? i get mine saturday
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Nope. Dont think it will work that way
Gaugerer said:
Has anyone tried using the Galaxy Note for reading books?
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comics reader??? yes...fantastic....perfect viewer
guent_peer said:
I use FBReader in night mode with yellowish text color...
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Are there any web browsers with similar functionality; That allow some kind of night mode or accessibility color options (like Foxit PDF reader for windows)?
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but does it come with ebook app like how the tablets did?
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No. I love the ebook app on my tab 8.9 but must use a third party app on the Note. It is better than any phone but still revert to the tab at times for reading as the battery is outstanding on tabs for this function.
Its not a problem per say, but I still havemt found a grip which is 100% comfortable for reading with the tablet while lying on my side in bed. Hahahah... never thought I'd complain about not having enough bezel!
I tried Aldiko reader with it, fantastic! Lots of different text colour and readability options in Aldiko. Screen Filter is also useful for reading in dim conditions like in bed.
Moon+ reader has a free version that is far better than Aldiko etc
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straxusii said:
no problems holding it with one hand either.
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You can turn pages by tapping instead of sliding, playing on the right side?
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If you like reading, then you all need to download Google's new "Google Currents" app. It's freaking beautiful, and of course awesome.
Americans can get it from the Market, while the rest of the world can download the APK from here.
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You can turn pages by tapping instead of sliding, playing on the right side?
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Gaugerer said:
Has anyone tried using the Galaxy Note for reading books?
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I think ebooks is actually one of the Note's better attributes. Ebooks look exceptional on it.
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holgalee said:
Moon+ reader has a free version that is far better than Aldiko etc
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Aldiko reader far > Moon + Reader.
I've (re)read Neuromancer by William Gibson, The Line War by Neal Asher and numerous short stories on the Note. I use the free Kobo Reader application, it has a night mode (white on black) and works great.
I've used FBReader, have paid copies of Aldiko and Moon+, but I still prefer Kobo. It doesn't have as many features, it's just a lot cleaner somehow.
Viewing PDFs on the A500 would seem to be a proper use of the tablet and the Tegra2 processor should provide a lag-free experience but in my opinion, the ability of the A500 to display PDFs is severely lacking.
Reading just about any PDF other than those that are text only will start off good but, after reading 20 pages or so, the change to the next page will begin to lag and basically freeze or display the page in an unresolved state (blurry) until it finally pops in to focus. This can take 10-15 seconds or more sometimes.
The only solution is to reboot.
I've been reading several magazines and it happens on all of them from Maximum PC, Scientific American, etc. Note that all the magazines I read are my own personal subscriptions or are archives as provided by the vendor in PDF format so these are not warez copies.
I'm using Adobe Acrobat, Documents to Go, Quickoffice, and the LumiReader. All perform poorly so it's got to be the hardware. These PDFs display quickly on my main PC.
Does everyone see this crappy PDF performance or have a solution?
Can you upload a troublesome .PDF for others to test.
I currently use ezPDF reader (I think it was one of those 10-cent sale deals in the Market). It does great even on complicated PDFs. That being said, I've never had any problem with Docs2Go either.
One of the first things I do when I buy something that's semi-complicated/sophisticated is see if there's a manual for it in PDF format, and then I have it on my tablet for future reference. I used to do the same with my phone, and prior to that with my Palm PDA. It wasn't until this tablet that it was remotely reasonable to read some of those manuals, as they're pretty complicated with text, graphics, diagrams, screenshots, etc. One or two are almost 400 pages long each.
I'm willing to try any "problem" PDF on ezPDF reader. Just link to it somewhere and I'll let you know.
I too agree with the above poster: ezPDF is plenty fast and it works when nothing else does. Perhaps it's worth trying?
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Viewing PDFs on the A500 would seem to be a proper use of the tablet and the Tegra2 processor should provide a lag-free experience but in my opinion, the ability of the A500 to display PDFs is severely lacking.
Reading just about any PDF other than those that are text only will start off good but, after reading 20 pages or so, the change to the next page will begin to lag and basically freeze or display the page in an unresolved state (blurry) until it finally pops in to focus. This can take 10-15 seconds or more sometimes.
The only solution is to reboot.
I've been reading several magazines and it happens on all of them from Maximum PC, Scientific American, etc. Note that all the magazines I read are my own personal subscriptions or are archives as provided by the vendor in PDF format so these are not warez copies.
I'm using Adobe Acrobat, Documents to Go, Quickoffice, and the LumiReader. All perform poorly so it's got to be the hardware. These PDFs display quickly on my main PC.
Does everyone see this crappy PDF performance or have a solution?
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I use the A500 daily to show clients catalogs showing products from heavy graphics PDF files using EzPDF. Never a problemn nor any perception of lag.
I properly index and bookmark my files and after the customers do some viewing on their own the reaction is usually "cool, where do I get one of these"... Sure beats fumbling through paper.
I have a lot of schematics/service manuals in PDF form on my tablet and have never had a problem with viewing them with Docs2Go. I will admit that usually I just read the relevant pages I need and don't ever read more than 20 or so, that may be why I don't have any issues. I'll try to flip through some of my thicker manuals and see if it starts to hang with me.
Common problematic PDFs are, for example, CPU Magazine or Maximum PC here:
http://www.computerpoweruser.com/DigitalIssues/ComputerPowerUser/CP____1202__/ Unfortunately, you have to load this display page first then click the download arrow on the left side.
http://dl.maximumpc.com/Archives/MPC_2011_11-web.pdf This is a direct link to the PDF.
Feel free to browse to those pages manually if you don't want to simply click on a link in a posting!
Either of those will start off good but, by page 20 or so, they really start to lag and make reading the second half of the magazine a chore.
I'll take a look at ezPDF and see how it does. Thanks for the suggestion.
I've pretty slick performance with Adobe Reader. Is your PDF non-standard?
I downloaded the Maximum PC pdf from your link.....Tested in lumiread, Officesuite,
PDF to Go and QuickOffice Pro....
Not seeing the lag your getting ....Ive went page by page and worst case --only takes maybe 2-3 seconds to load a full page ad on any of the readers. Tried it in both landscape and portrait using full screen and zoom...
If you haven't tried it....reboot your machine and test it again.
Another thought is if you have them stored on a sd card or usb stick that is faulty may be causing a problem.
Also I found that if I up the CPU to 1400MHz from the stock 1000MHz it does seem to speed load time for each page.
I'm on a stock 3.2.1 rooted rom with a custom kernel for over-clocking when needed.
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I too agree with the above poster: ezPDF is plenty fast and it works when nothing else does. Perhaps it's worth trying?
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++ ezPdf is both cheap and works exceptionally well.
For real use adobe reader.....
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http://dl.maximumpc.com/Archives/MPC_2011_11-web.pdf This is a direct link to the PDF.
Feel free to browse to those pages manually if you don't want to simply click on a link in a posting!
Either of those will start off good but, by page 20 or so, they really start to lag and make reading the second half of the magazine a chore.
I'll take a look at ezPDF and see how it does. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Using ezPDF I scrolled/paged all the way through page 60 of Maximum PC with no real significant lag. Going through the full page images in the NAS reviews was the slowest, but that only meant it would take a full second to load the page, which I wouldn't call that lag as it would've likely taken longer if viewing the same on a web page.
I would try ezPDF, and if you still get lag then there's something wrong with your tablet. I'm currently running a rooted but otherwise stock HC 3.2.1 ROM. I did remove some bloat apps myself, but I'm running the stock kernel so it's not overclocked.
qhorque said:
Viewing PDFs on the A500 would seem to be a proper use of the tablet and the Tegra2 processor should provide a lag-free experience but in my opinion, the ability of the A500 to display PDFs is severely lacking.
Reading just about any PDF other than those that are text only will start off good but, after reading 20 pages or so, the change to the next page will begin to lag and basically freeze or display the page in an unresolved state (blurry) until it finally pops in to focus. This can take 10-15 seconds or more sometimes.
The only solution is to reboot.
I've been reading several magazines and it happens on all of them from Maximum PC, Scientific American, etc. Note that all the magazines I read are my own personal subscriptions or are archives as provided by the vendor in PDF format so these are not warez copies.
I'm using Adobe Acrobat, Documents to Go, Quickoffice, and the LumiReader. All perform poorly so it's got to be the hardware. These PDFs display quickly on my main PC.
Does everyone see this crappy PDF performance or have a solution?
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Ive been pdf reading on the iconia a500 for some time now, using lumiread, adobe and ezpdf and even the document reader for ICS and no lag here.
I'm thinking there is a rogue process slowing ur sys over time. Factory reset ur sys, run all the official updates (if ur rooted, used the rooted official updates not the custom ones)
Then install just your pdf apps and try reading, see what happens, if it runs lag free, start reinstalling your apps, with the most essential ones first and keep and eye open for performance degradation.
I just downloaded your trouble PDF but I had no difficulty at all. It have to agree that it is most likely a software issue. Are you rooted? If so you may want to do a dirty flash (install your ROM again without wiping data or cache). It may be a ROM bug too, but then the devs would likely have a lot of people submitting the same issue. However, if its an app conflict a dirty flash probably won't fix it.
RepliGo Reader is also great for PDF. It even let you full screen your PDF.
I've had no trouble at all with adobe PDF reader. It loads up my textbooks which are usually over 500 pages without any sort of problem.
I can scroll through them or search to find whatever I need and its always smooth.
I'm using the stock ota 3.2.1 w/out root.
The A500 is perfect. In my opinion
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I've had no trouble at all with adobe PDF reader. It loads up my textbooks which are usually over 500 pages without any sort of problem.
I can scroll through them or search to find whatever I need and its always smooth.
I'm using the stock ota 3.2.1 w/out root.
The A500 is perfect. In my opinion
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Just tested with Doc's to Go Paid. Playboy with Lutzy Lo-pans. Works fine, although wanted to bail out with the "viewing her pics". I think my tab has better standards. Da_n she's ugly.....
I think you need to re-do your tab. Or think about what other apps you might have running in processes. Seems like you may have some memory hogs.
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I think you guys dont have an ipad. I can tell you, its horrible compared with an ipad
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I think you guys dont have an ipad. I can tell you, its horrible compared with an ipad
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I purchased an original iPad for my son and an iPad2 for my daughter. Getting those two iCraps to do even half of what my A500 can do has been a ridiculous chore, and I'm a career network engineer.
Is the iPad smoother in some circumstances? Sure. But it better be -- it's at least 2x the price and it's not like you can change anything (mod, ROM, tweak, etc.) if you don't like the performance.
No thanks! I'll happily keep my A500.
Hello,
I absolutely love my rooted Nook and it's been great as my first "tablet". But one thing that is quite frustrating is reading PDFs. I have several PDF magazines ranging in size from 11MB to 80MB. Simply turning a page can last for upwards of 10 seconds. Considering the number of ads in these things, it could be a full minute just to get to a page with real content.
Is there anything I can do to improve the performance like tweak the Nook or even convert the files into something friendlier while keeping the layout? I've set my idle speed at 600MHz but it's not really noticeable.
Any help would be appreciated.
What software are you using? I just downloaded a 34MB Consumer Reports PDF and flipped through it with ezPDF Reader. It flips pages quickly and smoothly. Never more an a second or two.
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One more Thumb up for EZpdf.
Fast and nice pdf viewer.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4
RASTAVIPER said:
One more Thumb up for EZpdf.
Fast and nice pdf viewer.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4
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One more for ezpdf.
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Man oh man. Me thinks I'm going insane! I should have specified I was using ezPDF, (v1.4.2.1). I since tried using the actual Adobe Reader and it's just night and day. When you are all using ezPDF, are you "turning" the pages or is it set to scroll down?
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Man oh man. Me thinks I'm going insane! I should have specified I was using ezPDF, (v1.4.2.1). I since tried using the actual Adobe Reader and it's just night and day. When you are all using ezPDF, are you "turning" the pages or is it set to scroll down?
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With me I am turning pages. If you aren't in a big hurry to flip thru a bunch of pages, it loads the next page while you are reading the page you are on. If you want to move through the document quickly, use the page icons on the bottom. Flipping too many pages at once slows it down.
And I am on ezPdf Pro version 1.6.0.0. 1.4.2.1 is pretty old. They said they improved performance with newer versions.
And night and day meaning which is better?
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With me I am turning pages. If you aren't in a big hurry to flip thru a bunch of pages, it loads the next page while you are reading the page you are on. If you want to move through the document quickly, use the page icons on the bottom. Flipping too many pages at once slows it down.
And I am on ezPdf Pro version 1.6.0.0. 1.4.2.1 is pretty old. They said they improved performance with newer versions.
And night and day meaning which is better?
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Hey All,
Sorry about that - meant night/day in the sense that Adobe is muuuuch faster. Even the option of using ezPDF's scroll icons takes forever to load. I realize that I'm referring more to "eMags" than PDF books, but the performance in this video is ideal and sort of sounds like it's what you are all experiencing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPNqa8cS0Sw
I want to use this so badly...
Mantano Reader > Adobe Reader > Ezpdf reader (Really not that good)
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Mantano Reader > Adobe Reader > Ezpdf reader (Really not that good)
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And I am on ezPdf Pro version 1.6.0.0. 1.4.2.1 is pretty old. They said they improved performance with newer versions.
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Even 1.6.0.0 is old. I'm up to 1.9.4.0.
I think its faster if you turn off the page turn animation. I don't have a problem but mostly I'm looking at books, not magazines.
I could never get ezpdf to be even close to usable. I wanted the functions, but couldn't stand looking at that loading circle any longer.
If you want to try a somewhat out of the box suggestion, try Perfect Viewer with the pdf plug-in. It is primarily an image viewer, so if you want highlighting or whatever, it is not going to be for you.
But with the option to fit page to width in landscape, it is perfect for reading pdf books, I think. There are a bunch of different fit page options.
Full features are free, there is a donate version which is just for those who want to give.
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Hello,
I absolutely love my rooted Nook and it's been great as my first "tablet". But one thing that is quite frustrating is reading PDFs. I have several PDF magazines ranging in size from 11MB to 80MB. Simply turning a page can last for upwards of 10 seconds. Considering the number of ads in these things, it could be a full minute just to get to a page with real content.
Is there anything I can do to improve the performance like tweak the Nook or even convert the files into something friendlier while keeping the layout? I've set my idle speed at 600MHz but it's not really noticeable.
Any help would be appreciated.
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I actually agree with you and I prefer using ezPDF. Everyone I've talked to so far says to get a better-performing SD card so I made a post about which SD card is the fastest here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29158973
I'm the same as you--I have a lot of large .pdf files, but there's a bigger problem almost nobody has mentioned on any forum and it exists in every version of ezPDF I've tried so far, including 1.9.5.0 and the latest which I'm using now, 1.9.5.3. The problem is when searching for a book, you can't read the text--only a picture of the cover (if you have one) comes up. Here's a screenshot directly from my Nook Tablet:
http://home.comcast.net/~nirvgorilla/nook ezpdf.png
There is nothing you can do about speed except find the fastest SD card and the speed has nothing to do apparently with Class 4 or Class 10. I don't know the real answer so I'm not going to spread misinformation, but if you find the best information, be sure to let us know because I definitely want better-performing pdfs even if it is a 32GB card.
I tryed every pdf/epub reader that is on the market, and im surprised no one here suggest repligo. For PDF reading, be it scanned pdf or normal but heavier (30mb+) pdf, it's the fastest and the one with better and best looking text reflow. ezPDF it's a lot worse.
Let's just say that repligo is the only one that read everything i throw at it, and even on my old little lgp500 i can read bulky pdf. On the nook it's perfect. Give it a go!
Adobe Reader
I have the same issue with ez pdf - loading the next page takes forrreeeeevvvveerrr. i found that adobe reader loads the entire pdf at once and you can scroll with no lag.
Looked online, some people mentioned EBookDroid, but it doesn't seem to work on N10 to show two pages from a pdf side by side in landscape. Can anybody get it working or any other pdf viewer. Thanks
I'm curious about this too. It would really help.
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Ezpdf reader is what you need. 70p on play store
You need to select double page view in options.
It works but I think it needs optimization as it's a little laggy. I found sometimes the page turn stops working. Runs better on my s3.
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Forget about ezpdf, lags like hell
I use adobe reader, it shows two pages in landscape if you want, and if you enable "force GPU render" in dev mode, it runs extremely smooth. Only one thing bad, it should have page transtitions with a great visual like Play Books, but as far as i've tested with ~30mb scanned pages pdfs, it runs extremely smooth (the only reader smooth i've found)
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Forget about ezpdf, lags like hell
I use adobe reader, it shows two pages in landscape if you want, and if you enable "force GPU render" in dev mode, it runs extremely smooth. Only one thing bad, it should have page transtitions with a great visual like Play Books, but as far as i've tested with ~30mb scanned pages pdfs, it runs extremely smooth (the only reader smooth i've found)
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How do you fix it to show two pages at once? I can only get it to show one page, the setup only allows me to choose if I want to scroll the pages horisontally or vertically.
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How do you fix it to show two pages at once? I can only get it to show one page, the setup only allows me to choose if I want to scroll the pages horisontally or vertically.
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Thats not possible with Adobe reader, usw ezpdf.
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Thats not possible with Adobe reader, usw ezpdf.
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Well, Straf insists on that Adobe Reader can do it, that's why I asked.
If the ezpdf aint working without lag, how will it react to my 4-500 pages pdf-files?
Well, it's worth a try.
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Well, Straf insists on that Adobe Reader can do it, that's why I asked.
If the ezpdf aint working without lag, how will it react to my 4-500 pages pdf-files?
Well, it's worth a try.
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Well I also couldn't find the developer mode or gpu rendering options in adobe.
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Well I also couldn't find the developer mode or gpu rendering options in adobe.
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The developer mode is probably the one in Android.
You need to go into settings, scroll down to About tablet, then click "Version" 7 times to unlock.
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Well, Straf insists on that Adobe Reader can do it, that's why I asked.
If the ezpdf aint working without lag, how will it react to my 4-500 pages pdf-files?
Well, it's worth a try.
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I use ezpdf for books having more than 500 pages and its working realy good. Uncheck page flipping in settings.
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I use ezpdf for books having more than 500 pages and its working realy good. Uncheck page flipping in settings.
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Thanks, that helped.
Is there a way to increase the amount of buffering?
I use large RPG-books and I need more than 2 pages preloaded to make things smooth.
Srry guys, i've rechecked and theres no dual page in adobe reader, i tested about 5 apps in a row and though i had found it in adobe one, but no it doesn't, my bad.
I'll try that option in ezpdf to check if performance is way better. In fact, the only application that worked properly was adobe reader, office suits were specially unresponsive. If any application would work as fluid as Play books... those page transitions are amazing
Moon reader does dual page landscape for pdfs.
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The moon reader feels faster, but cost five times more.
Thanks for the tip.
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eZpdf Reader has this feature.
Indeed EzPDFReader can do this, it's personally m fav PDF reader.
"We think so supersonic and we make our bombs atomic" - Eagle Fly Free (Helloween)
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I use officesuite 7, very happy with it.
Hello Folks!
I just picked up a Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. It's a sweet little device. But I'm addicted to rooting and loading custom ROMs on all of my tablets. So I'm tempted to do that to my Nook Simple Touch. However, doing that to an e-ink device is fundamentally different than on all of my other LCD-screen tablets because most apps/interfaces aren't geared toward an e-ink display.
So... I'd like to ask a couple questions:
What drove you to change your Nook Simple Touch from stock to custom ROM?
What functions do you love best about having it custom?
Do you miss anything about having it stock?
What do you like least about having it custom?
Thanks in advance for your input!
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[*]What drove you to change your Nook Simple Touch from stock to custom ROM?
[*]What functions do you love best about having it custom?
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Being able to checkout library books right on the NST - no more PC download, plug the NST into the PC and copy the book to the NST.
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[*]Do you miss anything about having it stock?
[*]What do you like least about having it custom?
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Nope, nothing.
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Being able to checkout library books right on the NST - no more PC download, plug the NST into the PC and copy the book to the NST.
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Does your library supply DRM free ebooks, or have you found something that works with Adobe Digital Editions DRM?
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Tom2112 said:
What drove you to change your Nook Simple Touch from stock to custom ROM?
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Other ebook ecosystems; Google Books, Kindle, Kobo.
[*]What functions do you love best about having it custom?
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Aardict (complete offline Wikipedia)
[*]Do you miss anything about having it stock?
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Foolproof official firmware updates. Having to remember to leave default home and library app unset unless I want to remap hardware buttons to start ReLaunch.
[*]What do you like least about having it custom?
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Less tidy than stock.
FYI, I used NookManager.
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Does your library supply DRM free ebooks, or have you found something that works with Adobe Digital Editions DRM?
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They are DRM books. There are a couple of readers you can install that do ADE DRM. I used Aldiko for a while until someone pointed out a working version of Overdrive Media Console. See this thread. I believe Mantano also does ADE DRM. Search the forum for a working version.
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They are DRM books. There are a couple of readers you can install that do ADE DRM. I used Aldiko for a while until someone pointed out a working version of Overdrive Media Console. See this thread. I believe Mantano also does ADE DRM. Search the forum for a working version.
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Ah, sorry, I didn't make myself clear; even the stock Nook reader does ADE DRM, once authorised by the Windows ADE application (Aldiko can authorise itself, if a valid Adobe ID is supplied to it and it has Internet connectivity). My library supplies .acsm files which contain a link to the actual epub, which then needs to be authorised by the Windows ADE application before it can be copied to the Nook and read. So without something on Android to parse .acsm files and authorise the epubs, I can't download directly on my Nook. If you've got a solution to that, I'd be very interested in hearing it!
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Ah, sorry, I didn't make myself clear; even the stock Nook reader does ADE DRM, once authorised by the Windows ADE application (Aldiko can authorise itself, if a valid Adobe ID is supplied to it and it has Internet connectivity). My library supplies .acsm files which contain a link to the actual epub, which then needs to be authorised by the Windows ADE application before it can be copied to the Nook and read. So without something on Android to parse .acsm files and authorise the epubs, I can't download directly on my Nook. If you've got a solution to that, I'd be very interested in hearing it!
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Yup, as I said no more PC download and copy to the NST. Both OMC & Aldiko launch the browser from within the app and allow you to browse the library, checkout books and download them directly on the NST. They take care of parsing the acsm file, getting authorization and downloading the actual epub file. It still baffles me why we have to root to get this feature as this has been available on Android phones for years. It makes no sense for dedicated reading devices not to have the feature. Its probably marketing morons at B&N that don't want you to have an easy way to read books for free so you'll buy from them.
straygecko said:
Yup, as I said no more PC download and copy to the NST. Both OMC & Aldiko launch the browser from within the app and allow you to browse the library, checkout books and download them directly on the NST. They take care of parsing the acsm file, getting authorization and downloading the actual epub file. It still baffles me why we have to root to get this feature as this has been available on Android phones for years. It makes no sense for dedicated reading devices not to have the feature. Its probably marketing morons at B&N that don't want you to have an easy way to read books for free so you'll buy from them.
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Aha, yes, I see now I've tried it in Alidko! My library isn't on Overdrive, but adding it as a catalog to Aldiko works. The only snag appears to be that the browser doesn't handle deeply-nested web sites terribly well, and begins ignoring clicks on links after a few levels. But it'd do in a pinch. Thanks!
Will using a Custom ROM improve the terrible battery life?
I am being abit vague, I bought the Nook Simple Touch and on the box it said 'Battery lasts 2 months with wifi off and 30 minutes reading per day'. I hardly ever read and I only bought this for my holiday and also got it for £29. I charged the NST up and ive noticed over a week the battery has completely diminished.
Wifi is off and ive done no reading. All the decide seems to do is change pictures on the screen saver all the time.
dandwhelan said:
Will using a Custom ROM improve the terrible battery life?
I am being abit vague, I bought the Nook Simple Touch and on the box it said 'Battery lasts 2 months with wifi off and 30 minutes reading per day'. I hardly ever read and I only bought this for my holiday and also got it for £29. I charged the NST up and ive noticed over a week the battery has completely diminished.
Wifi is off and ive done no reading. All the decide seems to do is change pictures on the screen saver all the time.
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Short answer: Yes.
Slightly longer answer: You can keep stock rom but rooting and tweaking makes a big difference. Changing the kernel and setting the cpu frequency using setcpu so improves battery life alot. Stop things syncing improves battery life alot.
If you don't want barnes and noble stuff (if your using say cool reader) then even more so.
Remember don't switch NST fully off it actually chews more battery than you think in that mode.
Also don't force nst to go asleep by pressing power button just let it timeout into screensaver.
I think remember someone said somewhere with everything tweaked the unit dropped 1 or 2 percent per day when not used.
That's odd that your battery experience has been so poor. I just got my NSTG on Monday and I've been reading on it a lot, plus I have backed it up, installed a new ROM, wiped it, restored it, probably five times now just messing around. I keep going back to stock ROM.
Anyway, I charged it Monday and I've got 84% battery left. I know I've spent several hours reading and at least a couple hours reading with the glowlight on. So for me, that's pretty darn good battery life to have only used 16% in five days of heavy use. Sure that won't last me the 2 months that they're quoting but, I'm not using it 30 minutes a day, I'm using it much more.
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Wifi is off and ive done no reading. All the decide seems to do is change pictures on the screen saver all the time.
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I have also just bought one so I can't claim any expertise, however, this sounds odd. I just let mine go to sleep and it always shows the same picture of trees. If yours is changing its picture then it must have something running to do so which will run the battery down.
Perhaps someone with more knowledge can say why yours is doing this?
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Aha, yes, I see now I've tried it in Alidko! My library isn't on Overdrive, but adding it as a catalog to Aldiko works. The only snag appears to be that the browser doesn't handle deeply-nested web sites terribly well, and begins ignoring clicks on links after a few levels. But it'd do in a pinch. Thanks!
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Yeah, the stock browser sucks. Then again, pretty much every browser I've tried on the NST works poorly. I believe you can use another browser to download the ACSM file and then go into Aldiko and import it. Not as seamless but may make navigating your library site possible.
Well I've been on holiday this week and I can say the battery life is terrible. I must of used it 2 or 3hours per day reading only 400 pages and after 6 days the battery went flat. Luckily I don't read all the time, I kinda envy kindle owners for the battery life
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dandwhelan said:
Well I've been on holiday this week and I can say the battery life is terrible. I must of used it 2 or 3hours per day reading only 400 pages and after 6 days the battery went flat. Luckily I don't read all the time, I kinda envy kindle owners for the battery life
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Did you leave wifi on? I get MUCH better life than that with wifi off.
Yup Wifi has definitely been off
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I've never had a battery drain problem so I can't give you any solutions. I see a good 3 or 4 weeks or more with the kind of usage you describe. You might want to read through this thread on possible battery drain solutions. Also, do a search on battery in this forum for some other threads.
I use my rooted NTS with XCSoar when I fly on glider.
It's very useful because contrast on the sunlight is awesome.
I use all fiches from custom rom:
FastScreen
UsbHost
UsbSound
dandwhelan said:
Well I've been on holiday this week and I can say the battery life is terrible. I must of used it 2 or 3hours per day reading only 400 pages and after 6 days the battery went flat. Luckily I don't read all the time, I kinda envy kindle owners for the battery life
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Note that Barnes & Nobles' stated life of 2 months is only for half an hour of reading per day. So your 6 days is the equivalent of somewhere between 24 and 36 B&N days. More if you turn lots of pages.