Ebooks format

[Petrosdroid]

Hi, I have acquired a Telefunken tel7j 7" Tablet.
I would like to have suggestions as to which is the best format to download ebooks in order to be able to browse the book at will.
I have downloaded a couple of books in PDF format but I havefound that navigation backwards and forward to the various chapters is not possible in PDF.
Your assistance will be most appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Spider]

Hi Petros, nice of you to join us at Android Tablets as a new member. I'm going to move your thread to the Android Tablet Q&A section for you. More people will get to see it that way and hopefully someone will be able to help you. Good luck!

 

[Petrosdroid]

By the way, is it more advisable to download Ebooks via the PC or directly throught the tablet?
Which route gives the best results ie: user friendliness etc ?

 

[weezyrider]

Most readers will use .epub. I will download both ways. I happen to like Feedbooks which has Creative Commons so the books are free. Each book will have a list of other books by the author. So you can download those. If you want a proprietary system like Kindle, I found that the app would only connect to Amazon. There are other vendors.

You would have to see what ereader you can use. A lot here like Aldiko, I like FBreader. There's also Moon, Coolreader and Laputa.

 

[Petrosdroid]

Help! how does one open books in hte .ePub format. Does one need a special programme in Windows??

 

[weezyrider]

You would have to tell the reader you choose where the books are. I put my downloaded books on the card. FB reader does have software for windows so you can read on your computer.

 

[Petrosdroid]

Thank you weezyrider!
I have solved the format problem with Calibre an E-books management program.
However this program does not always 'see' the device and hence I cannot interact with the device...
I find the device VERY difficult and NOT very user friendly.
Are there other similar stories out there?