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Looking for open source references for ebook programming in Android


I'm looking for open source references for ebook reading applications in Android. Any reader that has understandable code will do. Thanks!


Solution

  • What about CoolReader?

    Common features, for all platforms

    • epub (non-DRM), fb2, txt, rtf, html, chm, tcr, doc, pdb formats supported
    • Pages or scroll view
    • Table of contents
    • Bookmarks
    • Text search
    • Hyphenation dictionaries
    • Most complete FB2 format support: styles, tables, footnotes
    • Additional fonts support (.ttf)
    • Can read books from zip archives
    • Automatic reformatting of .txt files (autodetect headings etc.)
    • Styles can be customised in wide range using external CSS

    Android specific

    • Page flipping animation.
    • Built-in file browser, quick recent books access Day and night profiles (two sets of colors, background, backlight levels) Brightness adjustments by flick on left edge of screen
    • Background texture (stretched or tiled) or solid color
    • Paperbook-like page turning animation or "sliding page" animation
    • Dictionary support (ColorDict, Fora Dictionary, Aard dictionary)
    • Customizable tap zone and key actions
    • Place additional textures to /sdcard/.cr3/textures/ -- to be used as tiled page backgrounds
    • Place additional textures to /sdcard/.cr3/backgrounds/ -- to be used as stretched page backgrounds (/cr3/ directory can also be used instead of /.cr3/, and internal SD or internal storage instead of /sdcard/)
    • TTS (text-to-speech) support Select text using double tap (optional)