[macvoiceover] Re: pdf books on iPhone
- From: Justin Mann <w9fyi@xxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:56:29 -0600
Russell,
Ithink a etter alternative would be to try to merge the chapters of a given
book allin to one file. I'm curious about this myself.
Justin
On Mar 2, 2012, at 10:14 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote:
> Hi Ian & all,
>
> Well, here's what I found out regarding adding PDF files to iTunes in order
> to move them to an iPad/IPod/IPhone. I am able to go to iTunes, go to Books
> in the source list, then go to "File, and choose "Add to Library..." and then
> navigate to the folder with my PDF files in it. I can then select all the
> files in that folder and choose "Open" and they will all be added to Books in
> iTunes. This is great, except, that I can find no way to move an entire
> folder across. So, if I have two text books that I wish to move to iTunes,
> and they both are divided by chapters, i.e. Ch01.pdf, ch02.pdf etc. the files
> would probably overwrite each other or the two books would be all mixed
> together. Does anyone know of a way to move the entire folder? If not, is
> there a way to collect all the files from one book into its own folder within
> iTunes before sending the second book across? I hope some of this is making
> sense? :)
>
> I also tried the above using Dropbox. Once the files are in my Dropbox
> folder on my desktop, they show up in my Dropbox app on my iPhone... very
> cool. But, once again, if I open the PDF within Dropbox, and choose to
> export it to iBooks, the files show up in a list in iBooks, but there seems
> to be no way to put them into their own folder to keep them separate from
> other books. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Russell
> On 2012-03-01, at 7:35 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote:
>
>> Hi Ian,
>>
>> Thanks! If I can find time this weekend, I'll give it a try as well! :)
>>
>> Russell
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian Edwards
>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 3:33 PM
>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: pdf books on iPhone
>>
>> Well Russell, that's a question I was hoping you wouldn't ask. I know what
>> the support documentation says, which is to add the pdf to your library in
>> iTunes, then copy it to your books folder on your iPhone in the devices
>> section of iTunes. I've done it with anEPub book, which iTunes knows is a
>> book, but I've never tried it with a pdf. I'll have a chance to try it later
>> and will let you know if it worked or not.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ian
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2012-03-01, at 3:27 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Ian. One more thing... how would I get the PDF to sync through
>>> iTunes?
>>>
>>> Russell
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ian Edwards" <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 3:24 PM
>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: pdf books on iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>> Here's what I've learned so far.
>>>
>>> You can sync a pdf to iBooks through iTunes.
>>> When you get a pdf via email, including if you email it to yourself,
>>> you have the option to open it in iBooks. Steps are 1. Open message.
>>> 2. Double tap the attachment button. The help prompt says double tap
>>> to download.
>>> 3. Double tap the attachment button again, helper prompt says double
>>> tap to view the attachment.
>>> 4. Double tap the action button.
>>> 5. Double tap open in iBooks.
>>> It then opens in iBooks and apparently is there on your bookshelf.
>>> I've been having trouble navigating my bookshelf once books are there.
>>> I assume I'll figure out what I was doing wrong and things will be fine
>> from there.
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>> On 2012-03-01, at 3:04 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can I move a PDF to my iPhone without converting it? If so, how?
>>>> And, can I read it in iBooks?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Russell
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Linnette Whalen" <linnettew@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 2:32 PM
>>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: pdf books on iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes.
>>>> On Mar 1, 2012, at 12:06 PM, Ian Edwards wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a pdf e-book for work, and I'm wondering what's the most
>>>>> accessible way to read it on my iPhone. I've converted some scanned
>>>>> books to EPub format, and they sync to iBooks nicely, does it work
>>>>> for pdf books as well?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ian
>>>>>
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