E-book stores tend to have their apps on multiple platforms: Kindle, Nook, Kobo, etc. But the discerning e-book reader wants more features than those apps usually provide, so we start looking for third-party apps. And then we run into an issue. Think about some of the better-regarded e-reading apps. Many of them are only on one platform. Marvin is only on iOS. Moon+ Reader, Mantano and Aldiko are only on Android. (Also, what's with the letter "M" and e-reading apps?) It's almost enough to make you want to buy multiple tablets. Oh wait, I do own multiple tablets... I was curious, so...

A common complaint about Android apps in comparison to iOS apps is that Android apps are often missing features or seem “unfinished” and not as polished. While I’ve found that to be true in some cases, the Kindle app is a particularly grievous example. While books in the Android version are easy to read, sync with the Cloud and are very pretty on my Nexus 7 screen, some basic features in the iPad app are mysteriously missing. Here are my biggest gripes: 1. You can’t open a book from an email or from Dropbox With “Send to Kindle,” this isn’t as big a...

By Juli Monroe Like to buy books from Barnes & Noble, but you’d rather read your books in an app with more options, like Aldiko, a popular Android e-reading app? No worries. I’m going to walk you through opening Nook books in Aldiko, without removing DRM. The process does start with downloading the book to the Nook app. Once that’s done, however, you can leave the Nook app and open Aldiko.                                               From the main screen, select “File,” and navigate to the Nook folder.                                               See it there near the bottom of the screen? Select that, and navigate to the “Content” folder. Open it and you’ll see...

From the Aldiko blog: Many Kindle Fire users have asked us how to install the Aldiko Book Reader on their Kindle Fire, below we are going to share two easy methods to you. Downloading and installing directly to your Kindle Fire: (1) At the top of the Kindle Fire menu, select the Gear (settings) icon and then tap on the ‘More’ icon; (2) Tap on ‘Device’, then choose ‘ON’ for ‘Allow Installation of Applications’; (3) Open the Kindle Fire’s browser and open the below link: https://aldiko.zendesk.com/entries/402881-download-the-latest-version-of-the-aldiko-book-reader-application#overview to download the Aldiko app; (4) When download completes, open the notification bar on your Kindle Fire....

From the Aldiko blog: We have finally released the Aldiko Book Reader version 2.1.0 update to free users last weekend. The latest version added: New Honeycomb tablet-optimized user interface For more details, you can also read the blog post here: http://www.aldiko.com/blog/aldiko-book-reader-for-tablet-is-here Opening and importing files into the Aldiko Book Reader directly from browser, email attachment, third-party apps like Dropbox For instructions, please visit this blog post here: http://www.aldiko.com/blog/tips-tricks-read-or-import-your-ebooks-from-other-apps Opening PDF file attachment in Gmail client on Android 3.0+ tablets   Finnish and Hungarian User Interface And More Besides these new features, we’ve also added new OPDS callbacks feature support, improved the quality of book covers in the store,...

From the Aldiko Blog (blockquotes omitted): One question that we often received from you guys is “ Can I separate the books in my library into “read” and “unread”?” The answer is “Yes”. You can actually use Tags or Collections feature in the Aldiko Book Reader app to do so. Below are the instructions: Go to the list view of your library and then tap on “Tags” or “Collections” (here we use Collections as example). Tap on the “+” button at the right corner of your device display to add a collection. You will then see a pop-up window, just give the collection a...

From the Aldiko blog.  Congratulations! 5-million download is a pretty big number for a single app on a single mobile platform. Last December, thanks to all Aldikoans around the world, the Aldiko Book Reader app free version exceeded 5 million downloads. This is a big milestone for us. The Aldiko Book Reader app continues to be users’ eBook app of choice when it comes to reading on Android devices. We would also like to take the opportunity to thank all aldikoans for their support. We can’t wait to see where this accelerating growth takes us in 2012. ...

From the Aldiko blog: After months of effort, the long-awaited tablet version of Aldiko Book Reader app is finally here, with a brand new user interface and many more optimized functions. Brand New User Interface We have optimized the user interface of the app to honeycomb tablets, providing you an intuitive and friendly eBook browsing, reading and organizing experience on tablets. In addition, we have also made some visual improvements to the user interface of the phone version with new navigation icons, app icon and shelf view interface, which will give you a more enjoyable experience. New “Open As…” With the updated Aldiko Book Reader app, you...

From the Aldiko blog: At Aldiko, we always want to give you more freedom to choose what you read. You can buy books from different bookstores and you can add your own favorite bookstores in the app; you can also transfer your own books and documents to the Aldiko app through the Import feature. Today, we’re introducing a quick tip for you to transfer files from your computer to Aldiko app on your Android Smartphone or tablet by using a great tool called Dropbox. Dropbox is a cloud storage service which can sync all your files between...

The contestants were Kindle, Nook, Aldiko 2.0, Stanza dn iBooks. Aldiko was the winner. No a giant response, but here are the numbers: Kindle 58 votes Nook 151 votes Aldiko 2.0 169 votes Stanza 20 votes iBooks 20 votes Total 418 votes. ...

The long-awaited Aldiko 2.0 is now here! You can download it from the Android market or on our website. The Aldiko 2.0 brings you a brand-new user interface, new features and additional eBook format support. Highlights of Aldiko 2.0 are: * Supporting ePub and PDF eBook formats, as well as Adobe DRM * A new eBook marketplace for you to access eBooks from different booksellers at one place * Fully customizable reading experience: font type, font size, font and background colors, margin, alignment, line spacing, brightness, display orientation and navigation control are...

From the Aldiko blog: We have been working on Aldiko 2.0 behind the scene for awhile already, a lot of you have been asking us what Aldiko 2.0 will bring. So, what’s new? Let us share some of the highlights: in Aldiko 2.0, you will be able to Read Adobe-DRMed ePub and PDF files as well as non-encrypted ePub and PDF files, that means you can use Aldiko 2.0 to read ebooks from most of the bookstores worldwide; Discover, browse and download ebooks from thousands of contemporary titles (including best-sellers, new releases etc. ) as well as a large selection of high-quality free...