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Unified way to manage annotations and bookmarks in Android and PC
I usually read my books using an application called Mantano on Android. They have a cloud based sync mechanism that syncs annotations across various mobile devices. My problem is I want to keep all my books in Dropbox (or maybe Calibre) and want to keep all the annotations, bookmarks in one place (p...
I usually read my books using an application called Mantano on Android. They have a cloud based sync mechanism that syncs annotations across various mobile devices.
My problem is I want to keep all my books in Dropbox (or maybe Calibre) and want to keep all the annotations, bookmarks in one place (preferably within the book itself) so that if in future I want to change the reading software on any platform, I have the annotations right there.
Is there any solution for this? I mainly read epub and pdf books. A single reader is the best option but if not possible I can use two readers (one for pdf and another for epub). I want to stay away from dedicated readers like kindle, nook etc.
Samuel
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Jan 26, 2013, 01:52 PM
• Last activity: Jan 21, 2022, 02:04 AM
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Where are epub files stored?
I have this old epub file on my phone that I'm trying to download but I have no idea where it's stored. The app I used was Lithium. I can read it fine on lithium but it won't show up anywhere else. Lithium doesn't give me an option to show file location either. I tried installing other epub readers...
I have this old epub file on my phone that I'm trying to download but I have no idea where it's stored. The app I used was Lithium. I can read it fine on lithium but it won't show up anywhere else. Lithium doesn't give me an option to show file location either.
I tried installing other epub readers but none of them can locate the specific epub I want to get. Does anyone know where epub files are stored on android?
user345059
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Mar 16, 2021, 06:35 AM
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How can I read my epub books in Google Books for Android?
Has anyone been able to take and place an epub book inside the Google Books app or know how to do it?
Has anyone been able to take and place an epub book inside the Google Books app or know how to do it?
wtvsdfe
(370 rep)
Feb 3, 2012, 08:51 PM
• Last activity: Jan 22, 2021, 08:14 AM
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How do I bookmark a page in Google Books?
Google Books has a feature whereby you can bookmark a page by tapping any corner of any page of a book you're reading. However, I was unable to do this. Could someone please provide some help as to what I might be doing wrong, perhaps with a few images illustrating what should be happening in the us...
Google Books has a feature whereby you can bookmark a page by tapping any corner of any page of a book you're reading. However, I was unable to do this. Could someone please provide some help as to what I might be doing wrong, perhaps with a few images illustrating what should be happening in the user interface?
Thanks.
Joselin Jocklingson
(855 rep)
Apr 9, 2019, 02:18 PM
• Last activity: Apr 9, 2019, 02:44 PM
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Store ePUB books on my external SD Card to be read in Google Play Books
This is a simple question, but in 2 parts: 1. I want my entire ePUB library stored *locally* on my Android device, so I can use Google Play Books to read them without the need of being connected to my cloud library or any other "online" storage. 2. Is it possible to configure Google Play Book to sav...
This is a simple question, but in 2 parts:
1. I want my entire ePUB library stored *locally* on my Android device, so I can use Google Play Books to read them without the need of being connected to my cloud library or any other "online" storage.
2. Is it possible to configure Google Play Book to save/read the books library in the Android's external SD Card, *without* the need of storing them in the internal memory?
If you know the answer, or any tips about how to configure this scenario, it will be very appreciated.
Rubens Sayegh
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Oct 19, 2015, 03:24 PM
• Last activity: Mar 29, 2018, 01:50 AM
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Download epubs in Android
So I am not sure why this is but if I upload my own books to the Play Store they do not display download links. Is there a way maybe using an app to get the books off of the Play Store? So here is the picture of options I see, and the book is not free and not in my purchase history either. [
William
(645 rep)
Feb 27, 2018, 12:15 AM
• Last activity: Mar 3, 2018, 02:42 AM
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Is there any android epub reader supporting epub3 with audio/video/javascript?
Hi i just developed an epub format ebook (containing a video and a javascript animation).It is working fine on iphone/ipad (running on ibooks)..I was wondering if I could read the same ebook with an Android phone/tablet ?
Hi i just developed an epub format ebook (containing a video and a javascript animation).It is working fine on iphone/ipad (running on ibooks)..I was wondering if I could read the same ebook with an Android phone/tablet ?
luca
(179 rep)
Mar 27, 2012, 05:01 PM
• Last activity: Sep 30, 2016, 08:39 AM
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How to set default file opening application on Android 5?
I have Aldiko Premium ebook reader application and it's a nice app for reading epub ebooks. I can't set it to be the default application for reading epub ebooks stored as files on my micro SD card. Every time I open a epub from File Commander, I am asked which app to choose to open the epub. I also...
I have Aldiko Premium ebook reader application and it's a nice app for reading epub ebooks.
I can't set it to be the default application for reading epub ebooks stored as files on my micro SD card.
Every time I open a epub from File Commander, I am asked which app to choose to open the epub. I also have Moon Reader, so that's in the list as well as Google Book and an option to Install UB Reader.
When I go into settings for the Aldiko app, there is no button to Set Defaults.
So how can I not be prompted to choose the app each time I open and epub.
Android 5.0.2, Sony Compact Z1.
therobyouknow
(478 rep)
Jul 14, 2015, 10:24 AM
• Last activity: Feb 6, 2016, 04:41 AM
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Convert Safari to Go files to ePub
[Safari to Go][1] stores offline bag files in `\data\com.safaribooksonline\files\zips`. Each book has it's own directory with files that make up the entire book (xhtml, metadata, etc). Has anyone tried converting these files into ePub? Safari to Go cuts off the bottom of the pages (i.e. cannot read...
Safari to Go stores offline bag files in
\data\com.safaribooksonline\files\zips. Each book has it's own directory with files that make up the entire book (xhtml, metadata, etc). Has anyone tried converting these files into ePub?
Safari to Go cuts off the bottom of the pages (i.e. cannot read full content). That's why I want to convert it to ePub instead. If not, is there any other way to read *Safari to Go* content?
user55364
(11 rep)
Mar 5, 2014, 09:23 PM
• Last activity: Jan 13, 2016, 07:22 PM
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Is there a PDF (or epub) reader that allows to take notes (or at least to copy text)?
I have many PDFs that I would like to read on my Galaxy Tab and then take notes. Preferably the notes would be attached to the document (may be like [Skim][1] does), but as a workaround I can also imagine to copy a relevant piece of text into a separate note taking application. Preferably the reader...
I have many PDFs that I would like to read on my Galaxy Tab and then take notes. Preferably the notes would be attached to the document (may be like Skim does), but as a workaround I can also imagine to copy a relevant piece of text into a separate note taking application.
Preferably the reader should handle PDFs directly, but if there is no PDF solution I might also start converting the documents (maybe with Calibre ) for an epub reader.
I tried Adobe Reader, ThinkFree Office and Aldiko, all of which have acceptable performance loading the PDFs, but aside from cumbersome zooming they also lack the ability to copy or adding notes.
pesche
(777 rep)
Jan 24, 2011, 08:18 PM
• Last activity: Oct 5, 2015, 04:07 PM
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Better Readability with epub Books
I'm seeking a method to re-format epubs to be more readable on an Android phone (specifically the SGS5). Epubs are awesome, however there are some issues I've come across with a huge majority of them: they weren't meant to be read on a phone. This leads to, for instance, the contents of a single pag...
I'm seeking a method to re-format epubs to be more readable on an Android phone (specifically the SGS5).
Epubs are awesome, however there are some issues I've come across with a huge majority of them: they weren't meant to be read on a phone. This leads to, for instance, the contents of a single page being compressed into a single, massive paragraph with annotations at the end of the paragraph. A single one of these paragraphs takes up about 2.5 "pages" in the reader I use. As you can imagine, this makes it difficult to read. I would like a method to ameliorate this issue.
I have seen a few methods for reformatting epubs, but they all require ready access to a PC, which I do not have, or manually editing the config files themselves, which is a more time-consuming endeavor than I care to undertake. So I need a quick method of reformatting epubs for readability on the Galaxy S5. I am also open to suggestions for an epub reader that might fix them for me.
HindenPeter
(21 rep)
Sep 2, 2015, 12:37 AM
• Last activity: Sep 3, 2015, 02:20 AM
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Sync the position / page of sideloaded EPUB books between Android device and Nook Touch?
Is it possible to sync the current position / page of an EPUB book between two devices?
Is it possible to sync the current position / page of an EPUB book between two devices?
d0g
(195 rep)
Oct 2, 2014, 07:17 PM
• Last activity: Oct 4, 2014, 04:12 AM
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what uses up less battery, reading an EPUB or reading a PDF?
If you get a PDF and a EPUB of the same document, and read it on the same device with the same version of Android, which would use up less battery power?
If you get a PDF and a EPUB of the same document, and read it on the same device with the same version of Android, which would use up less battery power?
warsong
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Jan 31, 2014, 10:06 AM
• Last activity: Jan 31, 2014, 03:58 PM
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Looking for an ePub reader that works without an SD card
I'm looking for a ePub reader to read a collection of .epub files I have but so far each one I've tried has had problems because [I don't have an SD card in my phone][1] or I haven't been able to figured out how to get it to read a file that I uploaded to the device. *Anyone know of anything I can u...
I'm looking for a ePub reader to read a collection of .epub files I have but so far each one I've tried has had problems because I don't have an SD card in my phone or I haven't been able to figured out how to get it to read a file that I uploaded to the device.
*Anyone know of anything I can use?*
BCS
(496 rep)
Dec 18, 2010, 06:52 AM
• Last activity: Apr 4, 2013, 08:10 PM
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How can I test my ePub files in Android emulator?
I have installed the Android emulator and everything is going fine. But I don't know how to test my ePub in it. This is actually the main reason I installed Android emulator and SDK, to test out my ePub's. Target Name: Android 1.4 Platform: 4.1 API Level: 16 Thanks in advance!
I have installed the Android emulator and everything is going fine. But I don't know how to test my ePub in it. This is actually the main reason I installed Android emulator and SDK, to test out my ePub's.
Target Name: Android 1.4
Platform: 4.1
API Level: 16
Thanks in advance!
jnbdz
(119 rep)
Sep 14, 2012, 07:33 AM
• Last activity: Mar 14, 2013, 11:35 PM
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Is there an app which supports both PDF and epub ebook formats?
Are there any apps which support both PDF and EPUB files? I've tried Alkido, Laputa, and StarBooks, they only seem to support either PDF OR epub, not both. Any suggestions?
Are there any apps which support both PDF and EPUB files?
I've tried Alkido, Laputa, and StarBooks, they only seem to support either PDF OR epub, not both.
Any suggestions?
user155695
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Nov 9, 2010, 09:28 PM
• Last activity: Mar 14, 2013, 11:34 PM
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Can't download ePub with Aldiko
Recently I received via email an `.epub` file (eBook). When I try to download it I get an error message that says "Aucune application ne peux afficher la pièce jointe" (no application can show the attached file). There was a short time I don't read on my Android phone, so when I have the first...
Recently I received via email an
.epub file (eBook). When I try to download it I get an error message that says "Aucune application ne peux afficher la pièce jointe" (no application can show the attached file).
There was a short time I don't read on my Android phone, so when I have the first error message I have uninstalled and reinstalled the [Aldiko](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aldiko.android) app.
But my phone still tells me with "Aucune application ne peux afficher la pièce jointe" (no application can show the attached file).
Has anyone had the same problem? Does anyone have a resolution?
lumiweb
(13 rep)
Feb 8, 2013, 03:44 PM
• Last activity: Feb 8, 2013, 04:35 PM
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Reading fixed-layout ePubs
I'm looking for a way to read fixed-layout ePubs; nothing I've found supports this format. Aldiko supports epub, but surely not a fixed-layout epub. Is there a possibility here to have the same support here that we have on iOS?
I'm looking for a way to read fixed-layout ePubs; nothing I've found supports this format.
Aldiko supports epub, but surely not a fixed-layout epub.
Is there a possibility here to have the same support here that we have on iOS?
Ben
(121 rep)
Sep 14, 2012, 01:04 PM
• Last activity: Sep 14, 2012, 01:13 PM
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