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Where do you guys download ebooks from????(which work in the official ebook app in a500)
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I just played with it, I was able to add my own computer using an ip address. This way you can import the books that you already own.
vari9 said:
Where do you guys download ebooks from????(which work in the official ebook app in a500)
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The "LumiRead" provides an interface to books that you can purchase. You could also download from Amazon. These are legal downloads.
You can also try Project Gutenberg for some free clasics.
free science fiction and fantasy ebooks
Free and completely legal and available in a variety of formats.
I'm too new to post links so just google these two items?
baen free library
baen free cd
Please don't flame, but usually torrents to be honest. They're the easiest to ACTUALLY find. I have all the novels I download, so it's not that bad. But all my books work with an app called iReader. No, not made for apple. Just called that. lol.
I get most of my books from Barnes and Noble. I like the nook app, and they have a free book every Friday.
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evelbug said:
I get most of my books from Barnes and Noble. I like the nook app, and they have a free book every Friday.
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I personally read more-or-less only computers- and engineering-related books myself, and those are never on sale anywhere, let alone free :/
For lighter reading I just turn to Manga Watcher
Alright, I need a pdf reader that has the same interface and effects as the 'lumiread' and smoothness of 'the pdf to go'
jodiac said:
Alright, I need a pdf reader that has the same interface and effects as the 'lumiread' and smoothness of 'the pdf to go'
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Lumiread reads pdf......I'm not sure on that....I had only one pdf on my tab and it reads it........
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evelbug said:
I get most of my books from Barnes and Noble. I like the nook app, and they have a free book every Friday.
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Did not know that thankyou
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Another vote for the nook reader. Very fast, comfortable night mode, with independent brightness setting, which makes it nice for reading in the dark, also will sync between devices for books you buy through their store, although mostly I just load epubs from other sources.
First, I find smashwords.com great for buying ebooks, in addition to bn.com
Also if you have a collection using Calibre for your desktop PC, I wrote "Calibre Library" for Android in the Google market. It's not free but it's only $2.99. It lets you browse your Calibre or other opds source wirelessly. Real geeks can even make it work over the Internet. ;-)
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tonymaro.calibreLibrary.apk&feature=search_result
I've been using Aldiko Reader for ePub-format books from Baen's site (and the CDs they toss into every 2nd or 3rd book in big series it seems) for a couple of years; it also supports PDF viewing, not sure if it works with encrypted PDF though. The other nice thing about Baen is that once you've bought an eBook, you can download it in multiple formats (I started with Windows Mobile Reader and moved to ePub with a stop at RTF along the way.)
Otherwise I've got both the Nook and Kindle apps installed.
i just download pdf format and throw it in the lumi reader folder on the sd card. that way it picks it right up and has no problems with any pdf format.
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Did not know that thankyou
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If you follow the Nook blog or the nook plage on facebook, that is where they announce the free friday book.
Try ez pdf reader. Great!!
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I guess I'm the only person who uses kindle and the kindle store.
Khidr said:
Another vote for the nook reader. Very fast, comfortable night mode, with independent brightness setting, which makes it nice for reading in the dark, also will sync between devices for books you buy through their store, although mostly I just load epubs from other sources.
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Where is the night mode in thr nook ap? I can't seem to find it !
aceflor said:
Where is the night mode in thr nook ap? I can't seem to find it !
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Because they hide it! tap on the bottom of the page to bring up the settings, then on "all settings" it's listed under "page theme" select night and you get night mode. They also offer sepia and butter, if the default theme isn't creamy enough for anyone.
Google's new cloud storage is now available in the play store. You get 5gb of free storage. Just wanted to share
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs&hl=en
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when I run it, just says we will email you when your drive is ready lol.
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It took about 48 hours before I got the confirmation that my drive was ready.
What's funny is, it let me upload a file the first day, but I couldn't access it until today.
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It took about 48 hours before I got the confirmation that my drive was ready.
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Same here it took about 48hrs but well worth it 5GB of free cloud space. Add that on top of my 5GB of drop box space... sweet!
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pbailey212 said:
Google's new cloud storage is now available in the play store. You get 5gb of free storage. Just wanted to share
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs&hl=en
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Skydrive is available also. 7gb of storage there, too.
Rob
it needs work lol. folders please!
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peoples_flip said:
Same here it took about 48hrs but well worth it 5GB of free cloud space. Add that on top of my 5GB of drop box space... sweet!
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And knowing Google, it will increase as time goes by. I remember when Gmail only had 1Gb of storage. Luckily I got in on Box's 25Gb free promotion so I won't be needing cloud storage for a while...although, more never hurts.
[Edit:] It was 50Gb not 25
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soupmagnet said:
And knowing Google, it will increase as time goes by. I remember when Gmail only had 1Gb of storage. Luckily I got in on Box's 25Gb free promotion so I won't be needing cloud storage for a while...although, more never hurts.
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I got Box's 50 gigs but I don't like not having a desktop client without paying. I got in on skydrive's 25 gigs. I like skydrive but no real android app kind of sucks.
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it needs work lol. folders please!
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It does have folders
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I wish it would let me designate a folder on y SD card, or save to SD card like like drop box does. I've been using dropbox to transfer files and .zips since I lost my data cable.
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Google's new cloud storage is now available in the play store. You get 5gb of free storage. Just wanted to share
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Since my Fire is not rooted, I installed the Drive app on my Droid-X phone and then created an apk file and transferred it to my Fire using Dropbox.
The Drive app installed ok on the Fire but when I try to run it, it says "Cannot find any Google accounts, exiting application" and then it quits. No way to get into the settings for the app.
I'm not sure how to get around this. I have my Gmail setup on the Fire. What other Google account would it be looking for?
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Since my Fire is not rooted, I installed the Drive app on my Droid-X phone and then created an apk file and transferred it to my Fire using Dropbox.
The Drive app installed ok on the Fire but when I try to run it, it says "Cannot find any Google accounts, exiting application" and then it quits. No way to get into the settings for the app.
I'm not sure how to get around this. I have my Gmail setup on the Fire. What other Google account would it be looking for?
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I think you need Google Framework Services for it to work.
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I think you need Google Framework Services for it to work.
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Thanks for the help! It didn't work at first, I was getting "runtime exception" and nothing would sync. I had installed Drive first and then Framework. I uninstalled Drive and reinstalled it and it started working...
I checked it out. When i download da apk. One of da permission say it can turn yo camera on and watch whatz going on through your tablet's camera. I aint down with dat. They allready got u on street view, now they want live video via android!!!
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I checked it out. When i download da apk. One of da permission say it can turn yo camera on and watch whatz going on through your tablet's camera. I aint down with dat. They allready got u on street view, now they want live video via android!!!
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If you look everywhere on your kindle fire you will not see a camera anywhere, so I think you're safe
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Anchorman42 said:
Since my Fire is not rooted, I installed the Drive app on my Droid-X phone and then created an apk file and transferred it to my Fire using Dropbox.
The Drive app installed ok on the Fire but when I try to run it, it says "Cannot find any Google accounts, exiting application" and then it quits. No way to get into the settings for the app.
I'm not sure how to get around this. I have my Gmail setup on the Fire. What other Google account would it be looking for?
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soupmagnet said:
I think you need Google Framework Services for it to work.
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Thanks for the help! It didn't work at first, I was getting "runtime exception" and nothing would sync. I had installed Drive first and then Framework. I uninstalled Drive and reinstalled it and it started working...
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Every time I try this I receive the error message "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server. This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call customer care."
using this on pc for a long time very good and helpful
when u want to backup ur apps pics or videos google drive is the best option with better privacy
Tried something different... I installed the framework, and then rebooted the fire. Then I installed the drive and it worked.
The easiest way to fix this problem would be to root
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What service/provider of cloud type storage do most people here use? Any good recommendations?
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What service/provider of cloud type storage do most people here use? Any good recommendations?
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Personally I use Google Drive + Google Music for my tunes. Frankly the integration makes it a no brainer to me. That isn't to say it would be best for everyone but for my uses it's perfect. However most people will tell you to sign up for all of them and use them all then pick one. After all you can never have too much free cloud storage. And that will allow you to try them before you go Premium, if in fact that is something you were considering. I know Dropbox is great too. Cubby invites were all the rage here lately but I have never tried it. There's a thread. It would probably help you get better recommendations if you told us what you plan on using the service for.
i use Dropbox.. got over 100+Gigs because i have a GS3 + One X and a few other reasons.. i also use Google Drive + Google Music and all other Google cloud features
New accounts only get 2GB of space tho
currently i use google drive and dropbox. i think the free space on those services will increase in the future because there is a lot of competition
Google Drive
Dropbox
Amazon Cloud
I use them all, but 4share is my preferred one.
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I have Dropbox (4GB), Ubuntu 1(5GB), Google Storage for Developers (100GB) and Skydrive(25GB).
I know that's a lot of them, so I use SMEStorage to manage 'em together, well except for Dropbox and Ubuntu1
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destro63x said:
I use them all,
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This :good:
Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, SkyDrive ......
It depends what you need, for pure file storage dropbox or google drive are probably the best.
If you are looking to stream media from a cloud then I am not sure what is best here. Anyone have any suggestions for streaming media (files that I own already rather than other options)
i use:
dropbox
skydrive
box
sugarsync
cubby
google drive/gmail
they're unique in their own way, but generally similar; free with paid extras. i have about 115GB+ of free online storage, so no need for any paid versions. i suggest try a few out and see which service suits your needs best.
I use Wuala. I think it's reasonably priced and there's a bonus that everything's encrypted!
Thanks everyone! What I would like to do is stream home pictures and videos. Any of these good for this?
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I like the idea of my data being on my own systems. As a result, I set up ownCloud on my Linux server in my basement (tho I believe a Windows variant exists). With the help of DDNS which provides me with a URL, along with some port forwarding, I basically have my own web address I can access from anywhere and log in to my ownCloud server. You are limited only by your hard drive space. I'm currently rockin a 300GB personal cloud server. I'll be looking at 6TB once I get my new drives in for the RAID 5 array I plan to set up.
On the same server I also have Subsonic running. I paid the couple bucks donation fee (10 to 15 or so) to unlock the full mobile license with the mobile app for Android, iOS, etc. There again, using my DDNS URL I tied Subsonic's Android app into my server at home. I can now stream all of my media straight from my box at home.
In short:
For music and media - Subsonic
For everything else - ownCloud
The future plan: 6TB for personal cloud usage for music, pictures, videos, documents? Oh yes. :good: Even my current 300GB setup is significantly more than I would get with any free service elsewhere. I'll take it.
total win.
Another mod for subsonic for your own cloud media server.
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I use ubuntu 1 and google drive. Ubuntu is my favorite tho.
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DualSportDad said:
I use ubuntu 1 and google drive. Ubuntu is my favorite tho.
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I'm quite fond of Ubuntu One myself. I use it for auto-uploads of my pictures on my phone. Since Ubuntu is on all of my systems, once I fire up my laptop, desktop, whatever it auto syncs locally. Of course, Dropbox does this too, but U1 also gives me 5GB to boot. I assume Dropbox is still @ 2GB for starters?
I use Dropbox, Google Drive, Sugarsync, Ubuntu 1, Amazon MP3 and Google Play Music. All serve a purpose and all get used. 16GB is not enough. Cloud storage is critical for me. Ubuntu 1, Dropbox and Play Music are the best imo.
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Google's Music Manager seems pretty nice, Can upload 20k songs for free I've been having trouble trying to import songs from my desktop though...
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Google's Music Manager seems pretty nice, Can upload 20k songs for free I've been having trouble trying to import songs from my desktop though...
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Probably a stupid question, but will my itunes library import over to the music manager?
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Probably a stupid question, but will my itunes library import over to the music manager?
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Yes it will. There's an option to auto update as well that adds any new music you add to itunes
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Guys I'm hoping someone can explain the following.....
I was looking for a simple RSS reader, I'm sat next to my mate, he's got a gnex too and suggests greader by Google inc, I can see it on his phone and in his market.
I've searched my play store and have a greader app but it's by noinnion even though the asp looks similar to the ogival Google product
Either way I cannot see the original Google version of the reader and he can? Why is this?
Were both in the same geographical area, same os version build, bought them from the same place and have the same regional settings etc but I get totally dif search results
Wtf?!
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I've read Google were going to remove it; it seems they have now as it's not on mine either.
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I've read Google were going to remove it; it seems they have now as it's not on mine either.
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OK cool thanks for that.....
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Hi all, I am unable to read books that were opened in the std 4.2.2 after changing to CM 10 rom. I went back to 4.2.2 and when I select them I just get a busy icon.
Is it because they are loaded from the cloud and there is now a miss match?
I can get new books and read them if I stay in the rom that they were loaded to also I can read my books on my Samsung S3 without problems.
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jb.traveller said:
Hi all, I am unable to read books that were opened in the std 4.2.2 after changing to CM 10 rom. I went back to 4.2.2 and when I select them I just get a busy icon.
Is it because they are loaded from the cloud and there is now a miss match?
I can get new books and read them if I stay in the rom that they were loaded to also I can read my books on my Samsung S3 without problems.
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Sorted. Just needed to get my thinking cap on, all I had to do was to clear the data in the settings. Now I can see all my books.
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Sorted. Just needed to get my thinking cap on, all I had to do was to clear the data in the settings. Now I can see all my books.
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I was gonna say that.