Re: Reading on Android phones?
"Victor Brodt [email protected] [ebook-community]" <[email protected]> Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:42:25 -0800
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--001a11c13a96cc11bc0529b6be06 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Yes! Reading on a larger screen smartphone is great. There are a ton of opt= ions On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 9:28 PM, auwg-/[email protected] [ebook-community] < e= [email protected]> wrote: > > > Is anyone here reading on an = Android phone? > If so, what app/apps do you use and what ebook formats? > = > A good friend got a new cell phone and gave me her old HTC One, 2 extra >= batteries, and a charger. > I had it for months without using it for anyth= ing much but weather via > wifi and math. > I didn't get a minutes plan cuz= I really don't want to use it as a phone, > but I eventually got curious a= bout what else it could do. > > SO... I put FBReader on it (got it at their= site, not Google Play) and > loaded it with epub versions of my books. > S= eems to work just fine. > > Never thought I'd be interested in trying to re= ad on a little bitty phone > screen, but after adjusting fonts & sizes, no = sweat. > > Now - somewhat belatedly, I'll admit - I'm wondering how best to= promote > the idea on my website. Seems likely at least a few other people= out there > might buy my books to read on a phone. > Any thoughts about ge= tting involved with Google Play as a distributor? > Thanks, > Ed > Ed Howde= rshelt - Abintra Press > Science Fiction & Semi-Fiction > Abintra Press <ht= tp://www.AbintraPress.com> > Abintra Press <http://www.AbintraPress.com> > = Abintra Press Science Fiction & Semi-Fiction > View on www.AbintraPress.com= <http://www.AbintraPress.com> > Preview by Yahoo > > > > --001a11c13a96cc11bc0529b6be06 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <head> <style type=3D"text/css"> <!-- /* start of attachment style */ .ygrp-photo-title{ clear: both; font-size: smaller; height: 15px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; width: 75px; } div.ygrp-photo{ background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; height: 62px; width: 62px; } div.photo-title=20 a, div.photo-title a:active, div.photo-title a:hover, div.photo-title a:visited { text-decoration: none;=20 } div.attach-table div.attach-row { clear: both; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div { float: left; /* margin: 2px;*/ } p { clear: both; padding: 15px 0 3px 0; overflow: hidden; } div.ygrp-file { width: 30px; valign: middle; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div a { text-decoration: none; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div span { font-weight: normal; } div.ygrp-file-title { font-weight: bold; } /* end of attachment style */ --> </style> </head> <html> <head> <style type=3D"text/css"> <!-- #ygrp-mkp { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-family: Arial; margin: 10px 0; padding: 0 10px; } #ygrp-mkp hr { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; } #ygrp-mkp #hd { color: #628c2a; font-size: 85%; font-weight: 700; line-height: 122%; margin: 10px 0; } #ygrp-mkp #ads { margin-bottom: 10px; } #ygrp-mkp .ad { padding: 0 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad p { margin: 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad a { color: #0000ff; text-decoration: none; } --> </style> </head> <body> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br><br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <div dir=3D"ltr"><font><font>Ye</font></font>s! Reading on a larger screen = smartphone is great. 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I put FBReader on it (got it at their site, not Go= ogle Play) and loaded it with epub versions of my books.<br>Seems to work j= ust fine.<br><br>Never thought I'd be interested in trying to read on a= little bitty phone screen, but after adjusting fonts & sizes, no sweat= .<br><br>Now - somewhat belatedly, I'll admit - I'm wondering how b= est to promote the idea on my website. Seems likely at least a few other pe= ople out there might buy my books to read on a phone.<br>Any thoughts about= getting involved with Google Play as a distributor?<br>Thanks,<br>Ed<br>Ed= Howdershelt - Abintra Press<br>Science Fiction & Semi-Fiction<br><a re= l=3D"nofollow" href=3D"http://www.AbintraPress.com" target=3D"_blank">Abint= ra Press</a><br></span></p><div style=3D"width:450px"> <table style=3D"widt= h:450px;height:auto;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px" cellpadding=3D"0" cel= lspacing=3D"0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan=3D"6" style=3D"height:1px;backgroun= d-color:#e5e5e5"> <div style=3D"min-height:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5"></= div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=3D"2" style=3D"width:1px;background-color= :#e5e5e5"> <div style=3D"width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5"></div> </td> = <td colspan=3D"2" style=3D"width:100%;vertical-align:middle"> <div style=3D= "background-color:#ffffff;width:448px"> <div style=3D"padding:7px 20px 0px = 14px"> <span></span> <span></span> <a rel=3D"nofollow" href=3D"http://www.A= bintraPress.com" style=3D"text-decoration:none;color:#000000" target=3D"_bl= ank"> <span style=3D"margin:0;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:4px;font-siz= e:18px;max-height:43px;color:#000000;overflow:hidden">Abintra Press</span> = </a> <div style=3D"font-size:13px;color:#999999;max-height:81px;overflow:h= idden">Abintra Press Science Fiction & Semi-Fiction</div> </div> </div= > </td> <td rowspan=3D"2" style=3D"width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5"> <di= v style=3D"width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5"></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td s= tyle=3D"width:100%;vertical-align:middle"> <div style=3D"font-size:0pt;padd= ing:3px 20px 9px 14px"> <a rel=3D"nofollow" href=3D"http://www.AbintraPress= .com" style=3D"color:black;text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank"> <span s= tyle=3D"max-width:348px;min-width:288px;overflow:hidden;max-height:13px"> <= span style=3D"vertical-align:middle;font-size:9px;color:#999999"> View on <= span style=3D"font-weight:bold">www.AbintraPress.com</span> </span> </span>= </a> </div> </td> <td style=3D"vertical-align:middle;width:100px"> <div s= tyle=3D"padding:6px 20px 12px 0px;max-width:100px;min-width:80px;overflow:h= idden;text-align:right;max-height:13px;font-size:0pt"> <span style=3D"verti= cal-align:middle;font-size:9px;color:#999999"> Preview by Yahoo </span> </d= iv> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3D"6" style=3D"height:1px;background-colo= r:#e5e5e5"> <div style=3D"min-height:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5"></div> <= /td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><p><span><br></span></p><p></p> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div style=3D"color:#fff;min-height:0"></div> </div> =20=20 </blockquote></div><br></div> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br> <br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color: white; 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