Hey all, I'm interested in getting the Nexus 7 when it becomes available, and was wondering if anyone that has one or knows if Play Books on the Nexus 7 supports non-store downloaded epub books? I know there are some markets apps like Aldiko and others that allow you to use your own files, but I like the look of Play Books, and wanted to keep all my books in there.
I've tried searching Google and these forums, but haven't really found any solid information.
Thanks for any info.
No it does not. I use mobi format with the Kindle app instead.
zaventh said:
No it does not. I use mobi format with the Kindle app instead.
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And I use Nook for ePub for the same reason. Once there's a way to use Play Books as a reader app for all my books, not just Google purchased, I'll be on it for sure.
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For epub I use Aldiko, combine that with tuebl.com and you're set. You can configure the in app catalog to search directly from the website.
Or try moon+ reader.
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My favorite ebook reading app is Mantano Reader if you are looking for another option
It is supported now!
Support for reading your own PDF or EPUB files. You can upload the files through our website play.google.com/books/uploads, and read them on all your devices.
Refreshed design including the library, Table Of Contents view and the recommendation page at the end of books.
A confirmation dialog to prevent you from accidentally un-downloading a book.
Stability and performance improvements.
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Second for moon+. It has opened every ebook format that I have tried.
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CoolReader is another good one, I have been using it forever.
It does now. You have upload the file via computer.
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Epub works well. For me sometimes it couldn't get the book cover on Play Books so I used Calibre to add a cover and then uploaded it. The app is very polished.
Does anyone know if it's better for long number of pages pdfs ?
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Does anyone know if it's better for long number of pages pdfs ?
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What do you mean?
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how do you upload from your computer
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also i bought a book on the apple store, how do i bring it over to the play book
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I know the kindle only gives you what? 1gb of your "own" space in it but i was wondering can you load PDF on it? CBZ/CBR? or do you pretty much have to load whatever you buy from amazon on it?
It gives you 5GB of local storage, reads PDFs fine, and can be sideloaded with most Android apps if they don't rely on phone, gps, camera, etc.
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It gives you 5GB of local storage, reads PDFs fine, and can be sideloaded with most Android apps if they don't rely on phone, gps, camera, etc.
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How is the netflix app on it? is it smooth?
And when you load do you load it via computer and if so does it come with the cable?
I cant help with netflix question but I can tell you it doesnt come with a USB cable just a mains charger.
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Cbr and Cbz files are read easily on comicrack, I read a lot of comics on my fire and its my preferred software.
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Storage also is not an issue, upload your files to box or dropbox and download when needed.
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Belgorm said:
Cbr and Cbz files are read easily on comicrack, I read a lot of comics on my fire and its my preferred software.
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Is this right out of the box? no rooting or anything? is it an amazon app i dl? one of the biggest reasons i want one is because of comics/books and the panel by panel viewing on kindle is why i want it so bad, does this comicrack do the same?
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Storage also is not an issue, upload your files to box or dropbox and download when needed.
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Not a big tech savvy person i have no idea what a box or dropbox means.
Go check out http://comicrack.cyolito.com/
There is a android version which works fine on the Kindle, you can download and move the free version to a folder your Kindle and install.
I was reading up on the dropbox and stuff is there a way of putting pdfs etc. on the fire without an android phone? i don't have an android phone.
You can copy them across to the documents folder with a USB cable or setup dropbox on your PC and put them in the shared folder and then download them on the Kindle through Wi-Fi.
Netflix works fine.
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Cbr and Cbz files are read easily on comicrack, I read a lot of comics on my fire and its my preferred software.
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Thank you! I've been lazily looking for a CBR/CBZ reader for my Fire. This one works great. This device just gets better and better
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How is the netflix app on it? is it smooth?
And when you load do you load it via computer and if so does it come with the cable?
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I've been using the Netflix app for a few days and I'm very impressed with it.
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I also second the Comicrack. I tried a few that I had tried initially with my galaxy s. Obviously screen was too small to really enjoy. When I tried those same ones on the Fire, it was ok. JJ comix spams you to purchase it after every tap practically, even in the settings and preferences before you start reading anything.
Android comic viewer was ok, but I like to hold it landscape and set to fit width. This one kept randomly changing that even though I had it set to fit width.
I saw comicrack had a droid version, which i used on PC before, and its been great.
I havent tried the part/panel feature yet. Just setting to fit width is great. I set top left/right to next page, bottom left/right to previous so regardless which hand I hold, same function. Only time I zoom is if its a 2 page spread and depending you don't need to zoom since the res is so nice.
For reference, and not exaggerating, 95% of my Fire has been messing with comics. I loaded one book up to see if it worked, and 1 video. No music.
Got me a nice 26gb marvel pack.
You can email pdf's to your device at (yourusername)@kindle.com
Hi, I'm using another android tablet, and i honestly cant find a good ereader app, i love the nook app, but it wont show any of the pictures embedded in the epubs i read. Is it possible to load the reading app from the stock nook on my tablet? Thanks for the help!
No it uses BN's framework to run sadly.
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Try Mantano reader. I love it for reading epubs, pdfs, and I can even import my nook books and read them there.
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Awesome, thanks for the quick replies!
Does anyone know if I could import my own books to the Google Play Books Library. Is there a hack or a trick? I have a couple epub files and would like to use the native app.
No you can't sadly.
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ok i have a bunch of mobi books i want to convert using calibre. i would like to view them using the google play books app. i like the page turn graphics and it looks like a nice app on the N7. my question where is the folder to put the books in so the app recognizes them? sdcard/android/data am i warm here?
i think play books uses the epub format but i'm not real positive on that either just yet. i know there is a kindle app because i have it installed but play books blows it away.
thank for any help. (;
You should get something like moonreader+ but I believe that is for epubs. There are a few threads around that I have seen recently that have the answer.
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You can't add books to the Google Books app other than get them via Google Books.
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You can't add books to the Google Books app other than get them via Google Books.
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Not the answer i was looking for... thx for helping.
i'm not giving up yet damn the torpedoes and full steam ahead.
Knock yourself out... :laugh:
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Not the answer i was looking for... thx for helping.
i'm not giving up yet damn the torpedoes and full steam ahead.
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I've been trying the same thing for months but to no avail..... looks like no pirated books via play books app
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I've been trying the same thing for months but to no avail..... looks like no pirated books via play books app
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They may not be pirated books, I have quite a library with Kobo (I have a Kobo eReader) but I can't stand the Kobo app. So I download the ePub from Kobo Books and remove the DRM.
The thing is, do we know what format the books are downloaded in when you download them to the Play Books app. When books are downloaded to the Kobo app, they are downloaded in KePub. Which is Kobo specific.
I really cant belive no one has figured out where the books are held and how we can get stuff in there. I know there's a ton of apps that can read all types of files I just really like the widgets that display google books as well as I like to just use google play apps for everything....
Just an educated guess...
/data/data/com.google.android.apps.books/....
but there are most likely stored in a database rather than in individual files. Would need to obtain another book to see what changes.
I also love the look, feel and responsiveness of the Google Books app. None of the page turns of other apps come close to how smooth that is. It's always awkward and laggy. Really wish we could add books to the stock app. Until then, I hope one day one of the other readers copies it's page turning.
Did you find out where your books "go"?
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ok i have a bunch of mobi books i want to convert using calibre. i would like to view them using the google play books app. i like the page turn graphics and it looks like a nice app on the N7. my question where is the folder to put the books in so the app recognizes them? sdcard/android/data am i warm here?
i think play books uses the epub format but i'm not real positive on that either just yet. i know there is a kindle app because i have it installed but play books blows it away.
thank for any help. (;
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I know yours is an old post, so I assume you've found a solution.....but for others who stumble on this....I used FB Reader and just copied and pasted my book files into FB's Books folder using EZ Filereader (I THINK that's what it's called....but probably any file manager will work).
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You can't add books to the Google Books app other than get them via Google Books.
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Books can be added with Dropbox app and opened using any reader installed on your device. Personally I like aldiko the best. Still trying to find books that were added using google play books.
And what format are you using to read ebooks? Are you using some other app to get ebooks? Please share
Aldiko for Grey market epubs
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And what format are you using to read ebooks? Are you using some other app to get ebooks? Please share
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My device is Nexus 10, currently using Adobe Reader for PDF reading, really eager for a reader with better experience. Can anybody advise？
I really liked ezPDF on my phone, don't have my n10 just yet (out for delivery today) but if it's as good on tablets as it in on phones, I'd look into that
Not very original I know but Kindle works superbly on the N10, I also have Adobe PDF reader, it's a bit bloated but works well.
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One of the things I like about the Kindle reader is I can email the mobi files to my @kindle.com address, then that book is in my archive available for download and syncs across all of my devices.
I mostly use Overdrive that works with my public library.
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Nook Reader. I subscribe to a number of magazines through B&N, and the Nook app is much better than Zinio. So I also use the Nook app for reading epubs. Calibre software manages it all very well.
Mantano reader is undisputed PDF and Epub champion of Android readers.
Moon is prolly the best for .chm. Still no really good reader for .djvu format
For magazines, I use Zinio - but not too excited about it, will try Nook when my subscriptions expire.
Mantano here as well. I tried a few and its the only one I found having no visual lag whatsoever when reading PDFs. Can't speak for other formats though.
I just got the kindle one a few days ago so far so good. I might try some of the other ones you guys have talked about.