What is Aldiko?
Aldiko is an ebook reading application that runs on any Android phone and which enables you to easily download and read thousands of books right on your smartphone.
We’re glad to announce that this new EPUB reading system, capable of downloading content directly from Feedbooks is now available. We’ve worked with our friends at Aldiko to make this experience as seamless as possible: it is actually based on the same Atom catalog format that we’re using for Stanza. I’m glad that we finally have a second reading system commited to implement the future OPDS standard, and Aldiko actually implements some of the recommendations that we recently submitted.
Once again, Feedbooks is the first platform available on a new reading system. We’ve been very successful with Stanza (Neelan recently announced that 8 million EPUB files have been distributed on Stanza. 75% of these files came from Feedbooks) and hope to have a similar success with any new reading system on the market. The Android platform is very attractive and with 18 new Android-based devices in 2009, it should get some significant share of the smartphone market.
Update: In-depth review at the Gadgeteer
Is the Aldiko-Feedbooks integration based on http://www.feedbooks.com/books.atom?
Petite déception pour les Français : l’application ne tourne qu’avec la mise à jour Cupcake, qui n’a pas encore été livrée par Orange ni SFR… Elle n’est donc pas présente dans l’Android Market pour l’instant !
Keith: it’s one of the endpoint available but not the only one.
Xelle: Le HTC Magic (SFR) est livré avec Cupcake de base et pour le HTC Dream (Orange) il existe une mise à jour manuelle (mais je ne sais pas quand ils prévoient de faire la mise à jour automatique).
So how do I tell my readers in words of one syllable how to use it? Do they simply click on ePub or what? (I have neither iPhone nor smartphone to try any of this out.)
Feedbooks is available inside the application. They can click on “Original Books” to access your book.
Thanks, Hadrien. As usual, a prompt and precise answer – one of the many reasons I tout Feedbacks whenever I can.