Comments on: Using the iPod Touch or iPhone to read ebooks

By: Johan

Johan — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:36:58 +0000

@Sid It works for me on Mac and Linux. I do get a similar error in my browser when I close the application, when the "Manage" screen is no longer visible or active, and when the auto-lock on my iPod starts.

By: Sid

Sid — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:42:44 +0000

Hi, i downloaded iCHM for chm books, today. But I use Windows on my laptop and when I tried managing files via iCHM by clicking on address 192.168.1.2:8080; it says ’server couldnot open the page because the server stopped responding’
Is it because I am using Windows on my laptop, while iCHM is built for Mac users?????
Please help me in rectifying this problem.
Thanks a bunch.
Sid

By: Johan

Johan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:42:04 +0000

@jericho
For iCHM you can upload CHM ebooks to your iPod Touch via Wi-Fi.
For Stanza you can download tens of thousands of free ebooks via the free Stanza app. You can also organize them on your computer via the Stanza desktop and then upload them via Wi-Fi. Via the Stanza desktop you can convert a variety of ebook formats into the ePub format, used by Stanza.
For PDF’s I started using Discover. You can upload the files via Wi-Fi and it has a good build in PDF viewer.
All 3 apps are available in the iTunes store. Stanza, Discover and the lite version of iCHM are free. Once you have the apps on your iPod Touch or iPhone it will become clear how to add books.
Hope this was helpful.

By: jericho

jericho — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:52:02 +0000

how do u download ebook programs into ipod touch and is there another program that needs to be installed in ipod touch so i can read the ebooks?

By: Johan

Johan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:33:24 +0000

@PRS700 Looking at the abundance of apps, there probably are direct transfer possibilities, but I haven't needed one yet. I only have to transfer files (apart from apps, music, audiobooks, ... via iTunes) occasionally so using wifi doesn't bother me.

By: Johan

Johan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:29:57 +0000

@dev Replied via email.

By: dev

dev — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:49:06 +0000

Hi, wanna know that is ipoh touch good in reading oreilly,manning, apress or packthub ebook(PDF) version? can u post oreilly image if possible?

By: PRS700

PRS700 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:27:17 +0000

coming from Palm/Ebook readers/Nokia Symbian back ground, it just amazes me how inflexible file managment and applications are on the iPod Touch.
To be honest I still use my Palm Tx when I don’t want to pull out my hair. if it wasn’t for the Beauty of the iPod Touch!
Why do I have Wi-Fi everytime I need to transfer a file, is there a direct file transfer app??

By: johan

johan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:45:16 +0000

@PRS700 Install Stanza (on iPod and on desktop/laptop) and Discover (for PDF). All are free. If you wait for the 64 GB, the moment you will have bought the 64 GB there will be rumors of a 80 or 128 GB iPod. Accept as fact of life that there will always be bigger/better/faster. Enjoy your 32 GB iPod now is the best advice I can give you. I have a 16 GB iPod Touch (1 year old) for browsing, email, facebook, twitter, weather forecasts, movies, podcasts, reading, managing blog, sudoku, mahjong, in the near future for SSH connections to server and also 4 music AND an iPod Classic (80 GB, 1.5 year old) for my entire music, podcast and audiobook collection (38 GB and counting). Use them both everyday.

By: PRS700

PRS700 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:42:05 +0000

@johan I went ahead and bought a 32 GB , wounderful device, what would be the first thing I should do, for reading PDF and ePUB? PS: just heard they are coming with a 64 GB, should've waited, you! you! you!