PDF and PRC/Mobi viewer.

[GatorDeb]

I have iSilo and Stanza, but no Wifi in the house, so I need a way to xfer through Internet or cable or FTP into the Touch to load up PRC and PDF files. I have a Jailbroken device and know how to FTP to it. Any programs to display unprotected PRC/Mobi and PDF files? Thanks!

[Hodapp]

Welcome back!!! How is your app coming?

[GatorDeb]

Welcome back!!! How is your app coming?

I am not back I am just using you people :p ;)

I am out of anything iPhone-gaming related. Now I just use my Touch for maybe a game here and there (5 mins a day or so if at all) and use it mostly for contacts, notes, ebooks, etc.

[starjimstar]

Hi Deb. Try iStorage (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=288917599&mt=8). It sports more import/export options than you can shake a stick at. I don't know if it will read PRC files as I have none. It works fine with PDF so long as they are not too large. For example, I had it crash when I tried to view a 90 MB PDF. It doesn't have a problem with files of reasonable size, however. For those large documents I use Good Reader (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306277111&mt=8).

[GatorDeb]

Related question. How can I make an iPod Touch that is using WiFi with a PC that is using Internet and doesn´t have a wireless card?

" If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can add any book that is in Mobipocket’s PRC format to Kindle.app.

The file needs to be placed in Kindle’s eBooks folder, which is found in /var » mobile » Applications » random_hash_number » Documents » eBooks. You’ll have to find out what your Kindle.app’s hash is by comparing it to the date you installed the application."

Didn´t work because it´s coming up like a camera, not like a drive... grr.

[starjimstar]

Related question. How can I make an iPod Touch that is using WiFi with a PC that is using Internet and doesn´t have a wireless card?

" If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can add any book that is in Mobipocket’s PRC format to Kindle.app.

The file needs to be placed in Kindle’s eBooks folder, which is found in /var » mobile » Applications » random_hash_number » Documents » eBooks. You’ll have to find out what your Kindle.app’s hash is by comparing it to the date you installed the application."

Didn´t work because it´s coming up like a camera, not like a drive... grr.

I don't understand. What comes up like a camera? Can you use PhoneView (http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/) and connect over USB? That is an option if you are a mac user, at least. But there must be something similar in the Windows world.

[starjimstar]

Oh, I have another Idea. Download Calibre (http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/) and share your own Stanza library. Then, if Stanza can read PRC, you can share your books that way. If Stanza can not read PRC, you can always use Calibre (http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/) to duplicate the content as an EPUB (which Stanza can read.)

[GatorDeb]

I was able to go in using DiskAid but now I have to find out which is the Stanza app, and it´s taking a long time to open each and every folder. Sigh.

[GatorDeb]

Oh, I have another Idea. Download Calibre (http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/) and share your own Stanza library. Then, if Stanza can read PRC, you can share your books that way. If Stanza can not read PRC, you can always use Calibre (http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/) to duplicate the content as an EPUB (which Stanza can read.)

Stanza has its own sharing PC app. The problem is that the Touch is using WiFi and the PC doesn´t have Wifi, just a direct net connection, so it doesn´t recognize the files I shared with the Stanza PC app.

[starjimstar]

Stanza has its own sharing PC app. The problem is that the Touch is using WiFi and the PC doesn´t have Wifi, just a direct net connection, so it doesn´t recognize the files I shared with the Stanza PC app.

Stanza's desktop companion doesn't do much of anything. Calibre lets you share your library over the internet so you can access your books from anywhere. Both desktop and iTouch are connected to the internet, right? They just can't communicate locally. That sounds like it is what you are looking for, if I am not mistaken.

[starjimstar]

I was able to go in using DiskAid but now I have to find out which is the Stanza app, and it´s taking a long time to open each and every folder. Sigh.

Can you search for a book by file name that is already in the folder you are looking for? Did that make sense? Are there any books already on your iTouch? Can you search for those books already on your iTouch to locate the folder you need? There, I think that was pretty clear. :p

[GatorDeb]

No search option :(

I´m almost done opening up all folders on the Touch. I bet it´s the last one. I did find iSilo and Stanza already so I´ll be dropping some stuff in there too to test it, and I wrote down their folder names.

[GatorDeb]

iSilo - PDF blank, PRCs scrambled.

Stanza - don´t show up.

Impact PDF reader - don´t show up.

Kindle - PRC perfect.

Bookshelf - PRC perfect.

And now I got the folder names for all of them.

[starjimstar]

Congratulations Deb. Now you should relax and read a book.