In my endless effort to find an app to transfer epub books to and from my Mac to my iPad without hooking up cables or using iTunes sync, I have found a fantastic app called "Flick" that is easy to use and currently free for both.
The Flick app for Mac OS laptops and computers can be found here: Flick app for Mac OS.
The Flick app for iPad/iPhone can be found here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flick./id644265534?mt=8
The website instructions and descripton are given here: http://getflick.io/
Within nano-minutes, I was able to install both apps, tap on an epub book on my Mac laptop, flick it to top of my menu bar, select it on my iPad and open with iBooks.
Have to give this one an A+ rating for ease of use and convenience. There also appears to be an Android and Linux version.
I was able to successfully transfer an mp3 file, epub file, and jpg without a problem. Enjoy!
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Using Documents App (by Readdle) to transfer epub files to iPad
Today, I downloaded an app called "Documents" by Readdle. "Documents" is a full-fledge ePub reader, similar to iBook. The reader option has font size adjustment, bookmarking, and searching options. It is a very good app that is similar to another favorite app, GoodReader. I use GoodReader currently to transfer ePub books from my Mac to my iPad using a USB cable and iTunes -- dragging and dropping books into the GoodReader app.
"Documents" also allows me to transfer PDF and ePub books from my Mac to my iPad via iTunes, just like I do currently with GoodReader. "Documents" offers an additional way to transfer my files employing a WebDav method. A local WIFI connection via web browser is used. The nice thing about this is that files do not have to be uploaded to the cloud to be transferred between devices and you do not need to connect a USB cable between the devices.
To get the "Documents" app for your iPad, click on this link:
https://itunes.apple.com/app/documents-by-readdle/id364901807?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6UJ&ct=docs_desk_bot
Transferring files (audio, mp3, txt documents, ePubs, PDFs, and other file types) from a Mac to an iPad utilizes the following steps:
(1) Run "Documents" app on your iPad. Tap on the "gear icon" in upper left-hand corner of the app screen. Tap on Wi-Fi Drive and take note of the URL given in the text. For example, http://10.0.1.2
(2) On your Mac computer, run a browser (Firefox is good) and type in the URL.
(3) A message will appear on your iPad asking for permission to connect to another device with IP address similar to 10.0.1.2. Allow connection to this device.
(4) The documents that are stored on your iPad should appear in the web browser page.
(5) To move files from your Mac to your iPad, click on the "Browse" button at the bottom of the browser page (scroll down to see this button). You should see a directory of your Mac files. Select the file you wish to move to your iPad. The name of that file should now appear next to the "Browse" button at the bottom of the web page.
(6) Click on "Upload File" button.
(7) The file you wish to move should appear in the list of files on the web browser page and should also appear on your iPad.
(8) You can close the tab in the Browser window when finished moving files. This will disconnect the Mac and iPad.
You can read the ePub or PDF file directly from the "Documents" app on your iPad, by selecting its icon on your iPad.
Note: you can also select the file and then select the "share" (up arrow icon) from the upper right hand corner of the iPad screen. From here, you should see an option to "Open in" where you can then move the file to iBook if you wish.
Read more about Documents by Readdle at website:
http://readdle.com/products/documents/
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"Documents" also allows me to transfer PDF and ePub books from my Mac to my iPad via iTunes, just like I do currently with GoodReader. "Documents" offers an additional way to transfer my files employing a WebDav method. A local WIFI connection via web browser is used. The nice thing about this is that files do not have to be uploaded to the cloud to be transferred between devices and you do not need to connect a USB cable between the devices.
To get the "Documents" app for your iPad, click on this link:
https://itunes.apple.com/app/documents-by-readdle/id364901807?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l6UJ&ct=docs_desk_bot
Transferring files (audio, mp3, txt documents, ePubs, PDFs, and other file types) from a Mac to an iPad utilizes the following steps:
(1) Run "Documents" app on your iPad. Tap on the "gear icon" in upper left-hand corner of the app screen. Tap on Wi-Fi Drive and take note of the URL given in the text. For example, http://10.0.1.2
(2) On your Mac computer, run a browser (Firefox is good) and type in the URL.
(3) A message will appear on your iPad asking for permission to connect to another device with IP address similar to 10.0.1.2. Allow connection to this device.
(4) The documents that are stored on your iPad should appear in the web browser page.
(5) To move files from your Mac to your iPad, click on the "Browse" button at the bottom of the browser page (scroll down to see this button). You should see a directory of your Mac files. Select the file you wish to move to your iPad. The name of that file should now appear next to the "Browse" button at the bottom of the web page.
(6) Click on "Upload File" button.
(7) The file you wish to move should appear in the list of files on the web browser page and should also appear on your iPad.
(8) You can close the tab in the Browser window when finished moving files. This will disconnect the Mac and iPad.
You can read the ePub or PDF file directly from the "Documents" app on your iPad, by selecting its icon on your iPad.
Note: you can also select the file and then select the "share" (up arrow icon) from the upper right hand corner of the iPad screen. From here, you should see an option to "Open in" where you can then move the file to iBook if you wish.
Read more about Documents by Readdle at website:
http://readdle.com/products/documents/
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
How to Get an ePub Book onto My Mac
Today's journey involves transferring a free ePub book that I found online at Google Books to my iPad. Searching online for a good book about the Northwest Passage, I found one published in 1860, by James Alex Browne, called "The Northwest Passage and the Fate of the John Franklin."
It was an easy step to download the ePub file to my Mac's hard drive. The next step was a bit challenging. It seemed logical to me that I might be able to email it to myself, retrieve it from the inbox on my iPad and save it directly to iBooks app on my iPad. That didn't seem to work for me. Possibly it was due to my lack of coherence and coffee this morning. I tried other apps like Free Books and GoodReader. Nothing seemed to work.
Finally, I pursued the use of my Dropbox app. I moved the ePub file into the cloud in my Dropbox by opening a finder window and physically dragging the ePub file to my Dropbox. Once the file was located conveniently in my Dropbox in the cloud, I was able to select the Dropbox app icon on my iPad, next select the ePub file, and a popup selection box appeared on my iPad.
It was easy from there to add it to my iBooks library collection or into Free Books or GoodReader.
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It was an easy step to download the ePub file to my Mac's hard drive. The next step was a bit challenging. It seemed logical to me that I might be able to email it to myself, retrieve it from the inbox on my iPad and save it directly to iBooks app on my iPad. That didn't seem to work for me. Possibly it was due to my lack of coherence and coffee this morning. I tried other apps like Free Books and GoodReader. Nothing seemed to work.
Finally, I pursued the use of my Dropbox app. I moved the ePub file into the cloud in my Dropbox by opening a finder window and physically dragging the ePub file to my Dropbox. Once the file was located conveniently in my Dropbox in the cloud, I was able to select the Dropbox app icon on my iPad, next select the ePub file, and a popup selection box appeared on my iPad.
It was easy from there to add it to my iBooks library collection or into Free Books or GoodReader.
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