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firecat (attention machine in need of calibration) ([personal profile] firecat) wrote2011-12-26 02:35 pm

BAKICIDW/LJ: ebook reader app advice

So here's what I want.
An ebook reader app.
  • It works on both the iPod/iPad and Android smartphone.
  • It stores books and bookmarks in the cloud so when I open the book on a different device, it remembers where I was.
  • It also stores books and bookmarks locally so I don't need to have wireless access to use it.
  • It lets me upload and store DRMed and non-DRMed epub format books.
Here's where my research has gotten me so far. These apps meet all the criteria except the one listed.
  • Bluefire: Doesn't store bookmark data online.
  • Google Books: Can't upload your own books, as far as I know.
  • Kobo: Stores bookmark data online for books you get through its store, but not for books you upload.
Do you know any apps that fit all the criteria?

[personal profile] flarenut 2011-12-29 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Once you download the files, you have to move them into the B&N directory structure, but there's a place ("My Files" iirc) for them.

And the children's book thing I kinda understand, because they have some kind of enhanced format for kid/toddler books that has sound and turns its own pages and so forth. (I don't really think that giving a spensivish electronic device to a kid who still chews on pages is a particularly good idea, but I'm glad that isn't part of the regular functions. Also, they probably have to do something to prevent data collection/sharing by the under-13s or run into federal law...)