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.
Has anyone found a good bible app for the nook touch? I tried the most popular bible app, https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sirma.mobile.bible.android, but it is awful for the nook. Page turning doesn't work, and scrolling hardly works at all (it sometimes scrolls the opposite way I tell it to). It has support for offline reading, but you have to have an SD card for the download, with no way of using internal memory.
For the offline bit, I've thought about symlinking the sdcard directory for the app to internal storage, but I haven't actually gotten around to trying it out. And with the reading issues I've had with it otherwise, I'd rather find a better app.
Please let me know if any have page turning abilities, and bonus if it can be used offline. Thanks!
It's not an app, but I downloaded the epub King James Version from Gutenberg. It's not the best in terms of search, goto, etc, but it's not bad and it's free, complete, and, as you say, off line.
The free ESV Bible app (by Crossway) works well with the hardkeys and downloads the text to your device so that it works offline. Obviously, it is less useful if you don't prefer the ESV translation. As the ESV is my preferred translation, it works out perfectly for me.
Try "And Bible" from Android Market. You can install additional languages for free and other books about theology. I use it on my Huawei u8500 but not yet on Nook Simple Touch, since I want to buy it next week.
http://ftp.bible.org/netbible/epub/
Has very nice bibles... they are translated using modern English so they are easy to read and understand.
Hey are free published by bible.org
YouVersion Bible app
There is the YouVersion Bible app, and it has practicability every translation and version that there is. It Works with the NST very nicely. There is NLT, NIV, KJV, NKJV, CSB, MET and so many others.
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There is the YouVersion Bible app, and it has practicability every translation and version that there is. It Works with the NST very nicely. There is NLT, NIV, KJV, NKJV, CSB, MET and so many others.
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YouVersion is the one with which I started out and had troubles. Glad it works for you, though.
Musulsa said:
The free ESV Bible app (by Crossway) works well with the hardkeys and downloads the text to your device so that it works offline. Obviously, it is less useful if you don't prefer the ESV translation. As the ESV is my preferred translation, it works out perfectly for me.
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I ended up trying this one out, and I love it!
One issue with it though: it never seems to do a full page refresh. So after a while, the screen accumulates a lot of artifacts.
I feel the best bible app ever would be The New Living Word (Nlt) as it is derived originally from the dead sea scrolls and translated from that to modern English and NOT from the KJV. I have used many versions and this one from Tyndale is quite amazing. If your using android try olivetree bible reader and download the Nlt version.
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I feel the best bible app ever would be The New Living Word (Nlt) as it is derived originally from the dead sea scrolls and translated from that to modern English and NOT from the KJV.
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Unfortunately this is factually incorrect.
The NLT (New Living Translation) is closer to a dynamic paraphrase than a strict translation and while I often recommend it as a very good supplementary version I would recommend against relying on it as a standalone or primary version.
"it is derived originally from the dead sea scrolls and translated from that to modern English"
Not only is this claim not true of the NLT version, it is not true of any version. Beyond that, it is not possible to be true for any version.
This is because the Dead Sea scrolls are not actually complete scrolls but fragments of scrolls. They contain only fragments of most of the Old Testament books along with other writings. Also, notably, the book of Esther is not found among the DSS fragments.
(I say this from first hand study as I own and have studied several of the various available versions of the DSS as part of my studies) Since not even the Old Testament is complete in the DSS fragments, it is impossible to have a modern bible based on the DSS. This is skipping the fact that the DSS does not contain ANY of the New Testament at all.
Also, since the DSS were discovered in the 1940's, every single modern English translation team since that time(NIV 1984 and 2011 versions, ESV 2004, 2007, 2011 versions, NASB 1995, etc) has been aware of, and has consulted the available DSS manuscripts where possible along with the Masoretic texts, the LXX, and the various Targums as they continually update their texts. The NLT is by no means unique in this at all.
I would recommend a more literal translation as a good primary or base translation (I strongly recommend the ESV or NASB).
You version is great! It is OK for me on the nook st, but not great (flashing page turns).
It DOES offer offline caching for many translations. It used to not do so (at least for free), but now it does.
I love the app, so it is good enough for me with the flaws.
Oh! I have the same issue here. The page doesn't update once you scroll it. It cannot change page for swapping chapters, books, even versions of bible.
I love youversion bible so much. But I cannot find a solution to this problem.
I wonder if this problem only happens on Firmware 1.1
Anybody share their experience?
I used SalsichaNooter 0.4 to root.
I also email a report to youversion's contact, hope that they can help.
I really love youversion and don't wanna change.
I found that this is not a problem of this particular app.
I tried with some other apps.
For apps that have the Formatted Text Area, after scrolling, the application is not able to change it. Anybody here have the solution?
I am using Firmware 1.1 with SalsichaNooter 0.4 rooted
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PS: Seems that the problem is about the Webkit? okay.. just a guess.....
The New World Translation is also available in epub format: http://jw.org/index.html?option=QrYQCsVrGlVlYR
The table of contents is formatted pretty nicely, with Bible Books on the first page, linking to a full chapter/verse list that then links to the exact verse, so if you're trying to get to an exact verse, it's usually just a few "clicks"
And if you can't remember exactly what you're looking for, there's also an alphabetical index of key words/phrases in the back.
And should you need it for any reason: Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Sesotho, Spanish, Swedish, and Zulu versions are also available in epub.
Guys, I think holy-wars on what translation is truer are not for this forum.
And back to theme: why to look for application for ebook reader, if You can just find ebook itself.
Try Calibre bible app
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Guys, I think holy-wars on what translation is truer are not for this forum.
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Amen!
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And back to theme: why to look for application for ebook reader, if You can just find ebook itself.
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Well, it's because navigating the book is much more part of the reading than with more casual reading. Also, swapping translations is often part of bible reading and normal document reading software does not make this easy.
I didn't see anyone mention Calibre Bible, which I use extensively. Load the app, then let it load your favorite translation(s) for use offline.
...Well, I can't find a link to it. Maybe it died. Free while it lasted!
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I found that this is not a problem of this particular app.
I tried with some other apps.
For apps that have the Formatted Text Area, after scrolling, the application is not able to change it. Anybody here have the solution?
I am using Firmware 1.1 with SalsichaNooter 0.4 rooted
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I've run into this problem too. Every bible app I've tried suffers from this, plus some others.
It will seem to work OK, but if you search of change chapters, then the screen doesn't update, but the app behaves as if its working.
Most annoying as this kind of ruins its use.
I'm on v1.2.1 rooted with NookManager running the v176 kernel.
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The problem seems to only occur once you scroll in a text area. There after its contents are not updated.
I found that YouVersion 2.4.1 works very well and even supports using the physical page turn buttons. Here is a link to the apk ... Download Bible for Android. Make sure you download V2.4.1 (scroll down to the bottom). It has offline support and physical button support.
I was even able to change the font used by linking the DriodSerif fonts to Caecilia fonts.
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I found that YouVersion 2.4.1 works very well and even supports using the physical page turn buttons. Here is a link to the apk ... Make sure you download V2.4.1 (scroll down to the bottom). It has offline support and physical button support.
I was even able to change the font used by linking the DriodSerif fonts to Caecilia fonts.
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Nice one! That version seems to work without any problems and as a plus you can download almost all the versions for offline use for free!
I use Olive Tree's Bible study app. However, the newest version did not work for me on my NST Glowlight.
So, I found older versions here:
olivetree.com/m/platform_android_20.php
I use Bible+ 5.3.0. Download directly from:
olivetree.com/download/android/5.3.0/Bible+.apk
(Sorry I am not yet permitted to post outside links)
They have some free Bibles and some (like NIV, NRSV, etc.) that cost a few bucks. They have been around a long time, so if you, like me, have been using this app for ten years or more (started with it on my Palm Zire), you can use the Bibles you purchased long ago.
Regards,
Jonathan
I deleted a lot of the program,the nook prompt "the dictionary not found" when clicking "lookup" button, how to deal with? Thanks.
You're using my Lookup.apk?
Dictionaries live on the SD card in a directory called Dictionaries
I do distribute the public domain dictionaries that I created (French, German, Spanish).
To get the English transformed one you'll have to follow the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477918
I have the same problem.
I'm running a rooted Nook Simple Touch (1.2.1) and when I use the stock BN reader, long press on a word, and press 'Look Up', I get 'Dictionary not found' beneath 'Definitions by Oxford Dictionary of English (c) Oxford University Press 2010'.
Not sure if it helps, but I checked under /system/media/reference and I have basewords.db, bgwords.db, fwp.db and inflectedwords.db. Any one have any ideas on what I need to fix in order to get my dictionary back?
That seems strange.
If you get the copyright banner, then it's the stock lookup.
Maybe you copied non-stock dictionaries to the stock dictionary location?
These are the sizes in the stock 1.2.1 in /system/media/reference
Code:
50,806,784 basewords.db
6,548,480 bgwords.db
359,424 fwp.db
11,908,096 inflectedwords.db
As always, a logcat will tell us what the problem is.
Thanks @Renate NST, I appreciate the help (especially since you seem to be the authority on this device!)
Okay, this is going to sound really strange -
I used Titanium Backup to restore Log Collector, in order to take a logcat.
I then launched the stock BN reader, and opened the same book as before, and long pressed on the same word as before, but instead of seeing an error message, I'm now greeted with the definition of that word, courtesy of 'Definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition'.
(Which one is the default BN dictionary? The Merriam Webster or the Oxford? I certainly didn't intend to change from the default dictionary.)
I tried uninstalling Log Collector, but I can no longer reproduce my Oxford dictionary error message. I now get Merriam Webster definitions.
If it helps, I've attached a logcat (taken with Catlog, in the end) which has me opening a book with the stock BN Library / Reader, selecting a word and looking it up - to get a definition from Merriam Webster.
My file sizes correspond exactly with those you listed.
I'm pretty confused. I never intended to muck around with the stock dictionaries, and I don't recall doing anything to that effect.
I had looked into all this in the past but was still left by questions.
The white Nook 1.3 is both older and newer than the black Nook 1.2.1
The stock dictionaries for both are in /system/media/reference
"Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition"
The black Nook 1.2.1 had options for purchased, downloadable dictionaries in /data/media/B&N Downloads/Dictionary
As far as I can tell there were only these two supported:
2940043638212 Oxford English (British) dictionary
2940043623508 Merriam-Webster (American) dictionary
I don't know how you would purchase or download these.
There is some indications that these were once planned to be supported:
ox_fr_FR.db French
ox_it_IT.db Italian
ox_de_DE.db German
ox_es_ES.db Spanish
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
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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 ！
I would like to buy this device if there is the possiblity to use the back eink screen with a dictionary that on push look up the words with a pop up, offline. Do the screen allow this? if so what is the name of the reader app you would recommend me? thanks
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I would like to buy this device if there is the possibility to use the back eink screen with a dictionary that on push look up the words with a pop up, offline. Do the screen allow this? if so what is the name of the reader app you would recommend me? thanks
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Yes - kind of.
The stock book reader app uses a dictionary app called Abbyy Lingvo which translates from all languages to Russian.
So while reading a book on the back screen you can tap on a word it popups a message and you can choose copy or translate. Translate lookup the word in abbyy lingvo and displays it in Russian.
fantastic, so if I become mother tongue Russian before will arrive I will be happy Jokes apart, can I use the touch features to look up dictionaries with 3th part app(mantano, moor+reader etc)?
update, I found Mantano ereader that fits all I need( note, highlights db+ dictionaries i need), does someone has it on yotaphone 2, does the touch eink feature works well and the app animations are smooth enough?
thank you