Hi,
Is there an app that will manage the library on the nook glow/simple touch better than the standard shelves? Adding a new book to a shelf is painful when you have to scroll through all the books already on the card! What I'd like is something like calibre where I can tag books and then create folders by tags.
I've found thread on fixed shelving but that app seems to be complex to use and maybe not finished.
I've also found this library thread but that too seems to be unfinished. V1.1 is the latest on the web site which doesn't look at the SD card.
Is there a free app in google play that works? I've failed to find one, most seem to want a later OS version.
Thanks
Renate's Library.apk 1.10 is the best I've found. Get it here : http://www.temblast.com/download/Library-1.10.apk
That said, you can search only authors and titles. You can't label your books like the B&N shelf function, as poorly executed as it is . I think the lack of a good retrieval system is a major problem with ebook readers. I have more than 1,000 books and sorting by subject would be very useful.
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Hey i just got my galaxy tab and my wife got a sony ereader. She has a bunch of books on her ereader i want to put on my tab but they are in epub format and i think drm blocked. When i put them on the tab(manually of course) i try to import with ereader apps but it says they are blocked. Anyone have the same problem and got a fix for this. Is there some way for the tab to be forced to sync to sony reader library software to be added as an authorized device, id really hate to have to buy books twice.
Just am update. I paid 29.90 for the program and its actually a one click program that strips the drm and produces thee file unlocked that I can put on my tab and read with aldiko
You could use calibre to convert the files to a format the Tab uses. Calibre is freeware and I find it a lot more useful than the Sony software you get with the reader.
I'm assuming you're using an ePub reader like Aldiko already, and not trying to read ePubs with Kindle software or something?
Calibre may solve your problem, but generally, DRM protection is hard to remove for a reason.
Those books are protected by adobe digital editions arent they?
It should be possible using TXTR. Google ade android you'll find help on the adobe forum.
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It's not that hard to strip the DRM from ePub files. Search for ineptkey and ineptepub. As a new member, I can't post urls yet, but there's a blog with the latest links and some instructions that shows up as the first result entering the following string into Google:
ineptkey ineptepub icabbages
thanks for the input guys. i found one way but gotta pay 29 dollars for a program. i hate sony for this.. lol.. i paid for the books, i should be able to read them on anything i have.
I would like to pare down my Nook a bit.
I do like the native reader app and I borrow library books.
Yes, I could use the OverDrive reader, but the native reader is much better.
The first thing that went was Shop.apk
It was kind of annoying to search for stuff on my Nook and come up with 50,000 suggestions of books that I could buy.
Social.apk seems to go away painlessly too.
Deleting (or renaming) Home.apk breaks the "Last Read" icon on the desktop.
You can still get there by Library and hitting the top of most recent.
It gets you to the right page.
It probably would not be hard to write an app to do the last read function.
Moreover, you'd have a system icon to do with what you will.
(It sends an intent that is not handled. I'll have to make a receiver and see what it is.)
Okay, deleting Home.apk also breaks additions to Library.
But, you can still borrow books on Adobe Digital Editions and read them by clicking them in a file browser.
Oh, well, might as well delete Library.apk
Hmm, I guess that Library.apk is a search content provider.
Books no longer show up in global search.
I guess that I'll have to roll my own.
Re-enable Home.apk, disable Reader.apk and see what intent goes.
(Last page read is kept in /data/data/com.bn.nook.reader.activities/databases/lastreadingpoint.db
Select ean from lastreadingpoint order by lastupdated
I'm not trying to get around the DRM or anything. I just want to get rid of all the cruft.
I see what you're trying to do here
I've been playing with this some more.
Reader.apk keeps track itself of last page read.
If you just use a file manager to open your books you'll get the right page.
If you are a big library user and use Adobe Digital Editions,
then the info that ADE dumps on your Nook could be integrated nicely.
You could have your books listed and show the return date.
Hmm, do you think it could be possible to fully debrand the device and have it running a normal, common Eclair, but using the actual ROM as base? like, deleting the B&N apps and creating custom providers & intent receivers to avoid FCs and such?
Well, if you delete (or rename) Home.apk and Library.apk but still like to use Reader.apk (the native epub reader),
then you might need a convenient way to get to your last read book.
It's not rocket science and I haven't figured out the little book icon on the status bar yet,
but if you want to get back to your book here is a little app to go to last read.
Put the icon on your desktop and click the "L" to go to last read.
Did you replace library, or just completely delete it?
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Hmm, do you think it could be possible to fully debrand the device and have it running a normal, common Eclair, but using the actual ROM as base? like, deleting the B&N apps and creating custom providers & intent receivers to avoid FCs and such?
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I've also wondered this, I use my nook for Kindle more than I do B&N lol. It would be great if we could get a ROM to flash that removes everything from the device and just makes it run stock Android then use Kindle and B&N apps, as well as whatever other apps for reading epubs to read our books. Don't know if this is possible but it would be nice, then we could fully repurpose all the buttons on the device purely for Android OS
And make a custom e-ink friendly version of the android homescreen, possibly including no-refresh?
Right now I've got the following apps deleted:
DemoMode.apk
Home.apk
Library.apk
Shop.apk
Social.apk
I will be working on a replacement library app.
I don't use the Kindle app. Do people who do also use the Nook native reader?
At the lowest level, all you need is a file manager.
I presume that each of the readers keep track of last page.
(Regarding the Nook lastreadingpoint:
Going straight to the database is the wrong approach, using the content provider is the right way.
LastRead.apk uses that.)
Ok, it's a neat hack to watch video on the Nook, but you really wouldn't want your Nook in A2 mode all the time.
As I've said before, the best uses of A2 is when an app knows when to use it, when dragging, scrolling, zooming.
If you have the source code to a browser/viewer/whatever, putting wrappers around the dragging/scrolling/zooming operation would be an improvement.
Personally, I have no problem with my ADW Launcher.
That it blurs and trails when parking an app on the desktop is no big deal.
I've got the little book icon on the status bar to open the last book in the native Nook reader.
That is, if you don't have Home.apk or (B&N) Library.apk
Here is a stop-gap release.
It works fine for the "Currently reading" but there is not yet other functionality in it.
I left it as a complete application so that you can easily see if you have it installed.
The actual "application" part of it is a blank screen.
No need to run it or put it on your desktop.
Just install it and click the little book on the status bar.
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I've got the little book icon on the status bar to open the last book in the native Nook reader.
That is, if you don't have Home.apk or (B&N) Library.apk
Here is a stop-gap release.
It works fine for the "Currently reading" but there is not yet other functionality in it.
I left it as a complete application so that you can easily see if you have it installed.
The actual "application" part of it is a blank screen.
No need to run it or put it on your desktop.
Just install it and click the little book on the status bar.
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Hm, looks interesting, seems like you've managed to already wrap some events to dummy workers we can attach to in the future and mod this thing up . Awesome!
I'll be testing it somewhere between today and tomorrow. Right now I'm trying to replace the stock keyboard. LatinIME.apk is deleteable but there isn't any working keyboard for it yet (I've tried GO Keyboard, GB Keyboard for Froyo/Eclair and HTC IME with no avail) and it's one of the biggest annoyances I have with it since I need more of a PC-keyboard-lookalike rather than an ebook keyboard
Although I am not getting the point of your mission :-D try Hacker's keyboard. It is possible to google out android 2.1 version. It is the best I have found so far although it is quite dark.
Just thought I'd drop this link here for hacker's keyboard.
http://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/issues/detail?id=57
Also, make sure that after you install it you move it to /system/app
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Just thought I'd drop this link here for hacker's keyboard.
http://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/issues/detail?id=57
Also, make sure that after you install it you move it to /system/app
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Man, you rock! I've wanted that keyboard to work specifically. Thanks a lot!!
I've had some progress on the Library replacement.
It's not ready for prime time, but it is cute.
It will list the expiration date of your library books.
It's nice to be able to fit over 10 titles on the screen.
Renate NST said:
I've had some progress on the Library replacement.
It's not ready for prime time, but it is cute.
It will list the expiration date of your library books.
It's nice to be able to fit over 10 titles on the screen.
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That's awesome!
When will you release it?
I've been working on two different approaches.
One is to use the Android native mediastore.
There are some bugs with this and it can get out of sync.
The other is to do all the searching for books myself.
That works ok as long as the books are found in the usual places:
/system/media/books
/data/media/B&N Downloads/Books
/media/My Files/Books
/media/Digital Editions
/sdcard/My Files/Books
Are there any other locations that I am missing?
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When will you release it?
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I really don't know if it suits anyone's needs besides my own.
Because the stock Home.apk, Library.apk and Shop.apk are all tied together,
to have my app work correctly you have to rename or delete the three of them.
As far as I know it should allow books bought from B&N to still work correctly,
but I don't know because I don't own any. I only get library books or Gutenberg.
Is it important for people to be able to buy B&N books directly on their Nook?
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Is it important for people to be able to buy B&N books directly on their Nook?
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Why not if it's free?
Naturally, I speak for myself only.
You need credit card added to buy B&N free books still...
From another hand you can get same free books somewhere else, right?
Apokrifx is right, also, that app would suit me too. I need a credit card to buy B&N books, which I don't have -and- I'm not interested at all in using it as a reader. If I want to read something I'll download it and slam it through a PDF reader installed on it.
My main use for it is to take out ALL of the B&N stuff and use it as an android tablet, so, to me, it's really useful
Is it possible to do this? I have both an Android phone and Android tablet and I would love to be able to sync my last-page-read between my Nook, but most of my content is from inkmesh or public domain.
I know you can run either of the mentioned readers on a rooted Touch, but I just can't give up the native reader (and partial refresh mode) to run a non-optimized, always-refreshing reader.
Where your books are from makes no difference.
Nook Reader.apk keeps track of it all.
Reading the last read page location is easy.
I'll have to see if writing it is easy too.
More later.
It's later.
The problem with syncing books is that it's not as easy as just using page numbers.
Reader.apk uses fragments to store last reading point.
For instance, in my book I'm at:
Code:
Shel_9781588369284_epub_c03_r1.htm#point(/1/4/2/2/1:0)
Even though that's page 75, you can't just say page 75.
I would be interested to know how the other readers store last point.
If it uses some form of DOM fragments then maybe it could work.
My guess is that all RMSDK-based apps (like Aldiko, Mantano Reader, and probably Nook Reader) use the same location format. So you'll probably find similar locations on Aldiko and Mantano Reader, and copy-pasting those around should work.
Oh! That's a new acronym for me: RMSDK.
In point of fact, that's what the column is called in the Nook Reader database.
I'll have to look at that stuff.
Does anyone have any solid suggestion for this?
I used to use InstaFetch Lite which pulled articles from Instapaper however now it only pulls 10 articles (I have 700+ in there) and does not support folders. Instapaper itself has an app now however it is a paid app and I do not have a credit card (WHEN is google going to sell topup cards like apple does?? *sob*). I tried "Read Later" another instapaper app but it just hangs and does not sync properly.
I have used the export feature to export to various formats and read on the Nook. However the formatting is not good, you don't link to each article like you would from within the app, instead it's basically just a very big ebook.
So I thought I'd look at Pocket instead. The app is really well done and it's a solid product but it requires 2.2 and up. The Nook, at least mine, is 2.1 I think... is there another version of Android that I can put on here that will make Pocket app work?
Or does anyone have any other alternatives? Folders or tags and offline reading are what I need.
I was looking for something like this early - found nothing.
Will keep an eye on this thread tho...
Manual Install of Read It Later
Try searching on the internet for a "read it later" .apk file of the version before it became pocket, and install it manually. The older version is compatible, and runs fine on the nook.
- NewsRob, gReader, Instafetch and even syncing things like email only need intermittent connectivity so you can get your articles and then carry them elsewhere when offline. Need a better offline article sync app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1811873
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I guess evernote and a clipper firefox addon might do it but evernote screws with the battery so would need freeze & refreeze every time you want to use it...
any of these?
-Goodreads
-Mantano
-Speed Reader
-gReader
-Documents to Go (paid office docs app)
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jago25_98 said:
I guess evernote and a clipper firefox addon might do it but evernote screws with the battery so would need freeze & refreeze every time you want to use it...
any of these?
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gReader works great! But it's a rss reader and I am wanting something for reading articles that I saved FROM gReader (or wherever) to read at another time. I follow 100+ sites in gReader, I'm not sure how I would save and organize articles for reading later. Open to ideas though!
The rest of your list are just eReader apps which is not what I was looking for but in the interest of complete info:
Mantano worked GREAT when I tried it. I was so excited! Then the next day it crashed and despite a reboot, and a reinstall I can't import books into it now without it crashing so it's useless.
Documents 2 Go I can't try because I don't have a damn credit card so I can't use paid apps.
Goodreads installed...and I signed up for an account...but I can't figure out how to read books I already have on sd card.
Speed Reader is...weird. It shows ONE word at a time lol
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The folks at Pocket suggested this service to me which lets you create custom epub files from your pocket items:
http://reading2ebook.com/pocket/choose
It's not ideal, as you can't mark the articles read one by one but at least it is a workaround that works.
From there I read it in either the native Nook ereading app or Cool Reader which is (so far) a eReader app that not only works on the Nook but also allows a person to make notes, highlight, share, etc in an easier way than the Nook's native app.
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I would still LOVE a solution if anyone has one. I am trying to figure out the read it later apk stuff in the meantime...
Instapaper's "Send to Kindle" function; buying w/o credit card
(Interested lurker speaking. I don't have a NST, but a rooted Sony PRS-T1, which is similar, but running Android 2.2. Please take what I say with a grain of salt.)
If you have a version of the Kindle app for Android running on your ereader, you could try experimenting with Instapaper's "Send to Kindle" function.
Personally, I am quite happy with InstaFetch Pro. If your only problem with buying it is the lack of a credit card, you could try finding another market that accepts the kind of payment you have. They also appear to sell licenses via PayPal directly from instafetch.com.
Instapaper + Calibre + Dropsync = Bliss
There is a Calibre recipe for Instapaper that I use and it works very well. I have it set up to pull my instapaper articles into an Epub file and then have it stored on my dropbox. I bought DropSync Pro and manually sync my Nook Simple Touch with that dropbox.
To save on battery, I only manually sync with dropbox - I suppose a person could schedule it for every morning or something.
The only downside is that I have to manually delete articles form my Instapaper account - if I don't do this regularly I get confused whether or not I've read the article. I suppose I could find an instapaper app for the NST to do this from my device if I wanted to.
Also, Instapaper has a great "save to epub" that you can do manually... if you're not too excited about setting up a Calibre instance running 24/7 on a machine...
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[...] To save on battery, I only manually sync with dropbox - I suppose a person could schedule it for every morning or something.
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You can use Tasker to turn on wifi and sync at specific times. Dropsync Pro provides a plugin that can be called by Tasker. I set up a timed event to trigger at 6:00 AM every day, turn on wifi and wait for a connection. If connected, it will keep wifi on for 2 minutes and launch Dropsync to sync changes. It works very well on my 2 NST devices, using only minimal power for wifi during the actual sync.
I also set Tasker to only turn on wifi when needed by specific apps.
So I love my Glowlight Plus, I actually like the stock Nook reader, although I still prefer CoolReader. Either way, every time I root my Nook and install a bunch of stuff, it either rruns slower, or is a total PITA to navigate and launch books from, and I don't want to use this for anythng else, so I'm happy to leave it as-is.
EXCEPT...
Book sorting/shelves absolutely sucks. I can sort by any category I want, as long as those categories are either "Author" or "Most Recent". I use Calibre to manage my books, and I know it's got a huge list of things I can do, but I'm not sure if I can add metadata tags. Sorting by author is fine when I'm looking for fiction, but I also like to read books on crime, the history of capital punishment, stuff like that. And I don't always know those authors... So my normal choice would be to edit the tags and then sort by tag, but Nook's software doesn't seem to do that.
Any suggestions to at least leave the stock launcher intact and maybe use a library program for looking up books? Or is there a good app to use that will let me just turn on the Nook and easily pick up where I left off? Will Calibre Companion work as my "library" app, and I can use either the default reader or CoolReader, and not have to mess with anything else unless I want? I'd love to have the thing as easy to operate as it currently is; with all of the rest of the features accessible through the settings screen or something.
I once briefly tried an app named Calibre Go with the Calibre Catalog moved to a OneDrive folder but found it unreliable, or at least it didn't download the books on "real time", although most of the times they appeared next time I turned on the thing. It seemed promising to browse Calibre catalog and select a book to download, I don't remember if it launched the built-in reader app, but surely the book appeared in "Recents" category in the default library app.
I didn't give it much further thought and uninstalled, but you may have better luck (or skills). BTW I didn't try Google Drive for the Catalog since it required Play Services.
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