My Sony pocket died this week, so I'm been looking into getting a new ereader. The only brand available in my country is Sony, but my brother is going to the UK soon and may be able to bring home a Kobo glo
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I have a Sony PRS T-1, and (so far) every time I attempt to download epubs direct from AO3, I get an error. I don't know if the browser just can't handle the script that AO3 uses to 'serve' the ebooks, but since I am used to organizing everything with calibre, I almost never use the wifi feature to load it up.
(I admit that for instant gratification, I use Moon+ Reader on my (android) phone in order to to read something off AO3 nownownow--I sometimes can't wait on firing up the laptop to make all the transfers just so I can read on the eink screen which I prefer. However, every fic I read and love will eventually live forever in my T1 for endless rereading pleasure...)
Well, if AO3 doesn't work on the T-1, then it probably doesn't work on the T-2. How are you liking the T-1? As far as I understand there is not much difference between that and the T-2. What I really like about the Sony over the Kobo, is that the Sony still has page turning buttons even though it is a touch screen.
Technically if you try to download a epub from AO3 you will get an error. If you are on a computer you can download the epub, put it on dropbox and download it on the T1 (I have a T1 but I imagine it will also work on a T2) you will be able to read it.
I think I remember being able to download the PDF version from AO3 directly on the device, but I don't like how pdf looks on the reader and it takes longer to refresh the pages.
re: babaca's reply above: I've heard about using dropbox to load up the T1, but to be honest, if I'm going to play a shell and pea game like that I might as well hook up the USB and manage things directly. I use myT1 mostly for fanfic, and I download a LOT from AO3 to store for offline reading. =)
I felt that I deserved an upgrade from my original PRS-505 last year so I tried the Kindle Touch. I found that I HATED the Kindle: it had no page numbers (%read does NOT count), no categories/tagging, not calibre-management friendly, had no SD card, no hardware page-turn buttons. I returned it and went back to Sony (T1) and I am sill supremely happy. From what I read up when the T2 came out, the major difference from the T1 is the lack of audio support. I use the T1's external SD card to store a playlist that I sometimes like to listen to while reading. If you care about audio, then you won't be happy with the T2. Otherwise, I believe you will be happy.
I don't suppose you know of directions anywhere on how to access AO3 with the moon+reader? I tried to add the AO3 Supernatural tag as a new library and the app wouldn't recognize it. I am pretty new to smartphones though. *^_^*
Sorry to say, I have no idea how to tie moon+reader to AO3 directly.
I just use my browser (using Opera Mini to spare my data plan because it optimizes webpages before loading them) to go to an AO3 story and download the epub directly. Better yet, Opera Mini lets me choose the download location--I can hit the download locations arrow, select Other > SD card > Books > Avengers > Frostiron (for example, my current reading obssession ;) so that when I open moon+reader in Local Files view, I get a neatly ordered stack of folders. I recommend you create the folder structure first, btw, since Opera Mini won't let you create folders on the fly when downloading.
No, it is not as good as calibre in management terms, but for emergency reading in a pinch, totally doable.
(I admit that for instant gratification, I use Moon+ Reader on my (android) phone in order to to read something off AO3 nownownow--I sometimes can't wait on firing up the laptop to make all the transfers just so I can read on the eink screen which I prefer. However, every fic I read and love will eventually live forever in my T1 for endless rereading pleasure...)
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I think I remember being able to download the PDF version from AO3 directly on the device, but I don't like how pdf looks on the reader and it takes longer to refresh the pages.
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I felt that I deserved an upgrade from my original PRS-505 last year so I tried the Kindle Touch. I found that I HATED the Kindle: it had no page numbers (%read does NOT count), no categories/tagging, not calibre-management friendly, had no SD card, no hardware page-turn buttons. I returned it and went back to Sony (T1) and I am sill supremely happy. From what I read up when the T2 came out, the major difference from the T1 is the lack of audio support. I use the T1's external SD card to store a playlist that I sometimes like to listen to while reading. If you care about audio, then you won't be happy with the T2. Otherwise, I believe you will be happy.
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I just use my browser (using Opera Mini to spare my data plan because it optimizes webpages before loading them) to go to an AO3 story and download the epub directly. Better yet, Opera Mini lets me choose the download location--I can hit the download locations arrow, select Other > SD card > Books > Avengers > Frostiron (for example, my current reading obssession ;) so that when I open moon+reader in Local Files view, I get a neatly ordered stack of folders. I recommend you create the folder structure first, btw, since Opera Mini won't let you create folders on the fly when downloading.
No, it is not as good as calibre in management terms, but for emergency reading in a pinch, totally doable.
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