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Question E-readers - Aldiko or Laputa?

I've seen both these on the market and they both look good. However I've seen a lot of free titles for Laputa on the market too. Am I right in thinking that Aldiko can read any 3rd party e-pub books, whilst Laputa can only read its own files?

Most public ebooks are classics.. however Laputa seems to have some modern titles. If I were to use Aldiko, would I be able to open Laputa files?

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Haven't tried Laputa (am downloading it now), but do own Aldiko Premium.

Aldiko does indeed read any non-DRM .epub file you throw into it's import filter. If you use Calibre e-Book Management (free) on your PC, you can convert nearly any format (including test, rich text, and pdf) to .epub.
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Default Re: E-readers - Aldiko or Laputa?

Have you tried FBReader (free in the market)? It can also read any non DRM .epub books.

+1 for Calibre for creating .epub's.

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Laputa Reader can also read .epub fileformat!

I've tried both Laputa Reader and Aldiko Reader, and I think that Laputa is the best choice!

Laputa Reader is also more updated with new features, improvements etc., than Aldiko Reader.

Read more about the two Reader apps on their websites:
Laputa Reader: laputareader.com
Aldiko Reader: aldiko.com

(Check the 'Features' page, too!)
 
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Default laputa

i cant find laputa on android market? how can i get it?
 
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i think moon+ reader is perfect.
 
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I've been using Aldiko for a while...no problems so far
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personally prefer Coolreader(even has a pc version)..

All the ones mentioned here failed in some way to read some formats or one specific book...but Coolreader never did nor does as yet... And it's FREE
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Fan of Aldiko personally.... Integrates extremely well with Calibre also..
 
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Aldiko Permium and Moon Reader Pro are the best ebook reader for android. Try any one of your choice. I like aldiko to read while i use moon reader to download ebooks cause it has many free ebooks catalogs included....

 
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