Copying a PDF to iPad Sucks!

[Fakejohnsculley]

With GoodReader, you can copy PDF files over right in iTunes. just plug in your iPad, go to the sync screen, click the apps tab at the top, click on GoodReader, then at the bottom you can drag and drop in your PDF files.

Piece of cake

thanks! tried it and works great

 

[ob81]

WOAH. Got goodreader after viewing this thread. Thanks! Very smooth. Surprised that it is only $.99!

 

[techkidd4400]

I use FileMagnet for reference files such as PDFs.

For my needs, it works well with the iPhone and iPod touch.

Not sure if they will have an iPad specific version but expect them to release one.

I use fileMagnet too and AirSharing works well, and does not require syncing, just drag and drop files from your Mac to your ipad over your wifi connection.

 

[mac jones]

Yeah i think the same thing. Apparently I should research the product before i buy it, even though i love it, and it's my fault. And it's reasonable that this is missing from the iPad. At least that's what people are saying in my post.

I would wait a bit to see what shakes out.

What was acceptable on the iPhone might not cut it with this.

People are going to bitch loudly.

 

[Encolpius]

Another vote for Goodreader. I was able to upload all of my iTunes cd booklets to MobileMe and now they're available for when I'm playing the album.

 

[rtay]

I would wait a bit to see what shakes out.

What was acceptable on the iPhone might not cut it with this.

People are going to bitch loudly.

Yeah I am patient enough to wait. This thing is awesome, i love it. I wish i could only open my computer to add movies and music. I have only out th is thing down when I went to sleep and only about 5 hours yesterday. It could ve revolutionary, but its up to apple to add a few more things. And i could care less about flash, I have went to 1 website where I couldn't view the videos. Out of about 20. I don't want very many videos, i don't have time to watch hulu. The only time i watch tv is when south park or tosh.o is on. That's it, I can't remember the last time i even watched a movie at home. I know alot of people like me, and we cow lent even notice flash isn't there. I put the blame on the website haha.

The only thing of irony that I have not heard anyone talk about is how steve jobs says flash is a CPU hog, yet itunes always makes my computer run slowly. My antivirus shows i go from about 10% usage without to to 80-90% with it. Maybe we should kill iTunes?haha

 

[steffi]

One thing good reader and others have to solve is what to do when a PDF is emailed to you and the reader in Mail.app won't do the job. You want (without the use of a computer) to get the file into good reader for viewing. Now since Good Reader doesn't have any access to your mail (for security reasons) it's not an easy task.

Yeah I am patient enough to wait. This thing is awesome, i love it. I wish i could only open my computer to add movies and music. I have only out th is thing down when I went to sleep and only about 5 hours yesterday. It could ve revolutionary, but its up to apple to add a few more things. And i could care less about flash, I have went to 1 website where I couldn't view the videos. Out of about 20. I don't want very many videos, i don't have time to watch hulu. The only time i watch tv is when south park or tosh.o is on. That's it, I can't remember the last time i even watched a movie at home. I know alot of people like me, and we cow lent even notice flash isn't there. I put the blame on the website haha.

The only thing of irony that I have not heard anyone talk about is how steve jobs says flash is a CPU hog, yet itunes always makes my computer run slowly. My antivirus shows i go from about 10% usage without to to 80-90% with it. Maybe we should kill iTunes?haha

 

[dccorona]

I'm really disappointed in the ability to sync PDF files to the iPad. I'm not a fan of eBooks or the EPUB format. Most of the PDF files I have are technical docs I have written and "how to guides" I use in my consulting business. Does anyone know of a way to get a PDF file to the iPad without having to upload it to a file server or use FTP? I would like to sync files or find a better way to do a local copy to the iPad. Purchased the GoodReader app which does not work at all with the WiFi copy instructions provided with the App. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

http://calibre-ebook.com/
convert PDFs over to ePub with that and sync them over to be viewed in iBooks

 

[.Andy]

Has anyone tried Papers yet? I know they're working on a ipad version. What happens with the iphone app when you 2x scale?

 

[Julien]

With GoodReader, you can copy PDF files over right in iTunes. just plug in your iPad, go to the sync screen, click the apps tab at the top, click on GoodReader, then at the bottom you can drag and drop in your PDF files.

Piece of cake

I understand up until '...then at the bottom you can drag and drop in your PDF files...' You drag a PDF file where exactly to get it into iTunes? I'm using an iPhone so maybe it's deferent but I've tried dragging the file to the App and just about every where else on the itunes scree but can't find a place it will drop.

 

[sharp65]

Another vote here for Good reader, it connects to dropbox which is really handy and the PDF's display quite nicely as well.

 

[samcraig]

Just got good reader and already love it. It can connect to FTP, mail servers and your Mac. Also love that it takes a variety of formats even movies. Now. If it printed, it would be the app of the year. But for 99cents. Wow. Great app

 

[Vesuvio Cat]

Every concern and/or problem can be addressed through Goodreader.

 

[gizboy2db]

question: can one write notes or highlight using this goodreader app?

thx!

 

[aicul]

It seems like it would have been much simpler if Apple had just made a simple Disk Mode where you can store all your various files and then certain applications could detect them and open them.

Is it really that hard Apple?

Fully agree and to me the biggest show stopper for proper business use.

Without such functionality the iPad IS NOT business ready.

 

[pooryou]

One thing good reader and others have to solve is what to do when a PDF is emailed to you and the reader in Mail.app won't do the job. You want (without the use of a computer) to get the file into good reader for viewing. Now since Good Reader doesn't have any access to your mail (for security reasons) it's not an easy task.

Actually, apparently it can, though I have not tried it.

http://www.goodiware.com/gr-man-tr-servers.html#email

 

[Stetrain]

One thing good reader and others have to solve is what to do when a PDF is emailed to you and the reader in Mail.app won't do the job. You want (without the use of a computer) to get the file into good reader for viewing. Now since Good Reader doesn't have any access to your mail (for security reasons) it's not an easy task.

I don't know of Good Reader implements this, but I believe that iPad apps are now able to register file types with the OS that they can open, so that you can press and hold on a PDF in Mail and choose which app to open it with. The iWork apps already support this.

 

[Stetrain]

I understand up until '...then at the bottom you can drag and drop in your PDF files...' You drag a PDF file where exactly to get it into iTunes? I'm using an iPhone so maybe it's deferent but I've tried dragging the file to the App and just about every where else on the itunes scree but can't find a place it will drop.

I think you have to scroll in your apps list and actually click on Good Reader.

 

[applesupergeek]

I had posted in another thread about using Air Sharing (iPhone app) on my iPad.

I use Air Sharing on my iPhone but using the iPhone version on the iPad just doesn't give acceptable results so I don't recommend this method. It displays the pdf's in iPhone size and if you hit the 2X button, it blows it up to fill the screen but it's pixelated and the pdf's are practically unreadable. I do see that Air Sharing now has an iPad specific version for $10 and I'll probably end up getting it as it's a very often used app on my iPhone.

Thanks for all the great feedback on this thread!

Yeah, it's a great app on the iphone, if only they could implement some encryption locking too. Shame though that they charge an extra $10 for the ipad app. They should be offering an upgrade route for iphone owners of the app.

I wish that apple would take more advantage of mobile me. I think they need a way to be able to save email attachments to your idisk, save downloads from the internet like pdfs, docs, pictures as well to the idisk. Have it be an incentive for spending money on mobile me.
Since I don't see that happening, I'd really like to see dropbox develop a universal code that applications could use to save files directly to it, and access them. If apple doesn't want to give us some sort of storage system on the iphone os, then they should at least build in the support for cloud storage.

I 've said this lots, and lots of times, and I fully agree with you. MM folk better get off their butt and value the $100 a year we are paying them (in the eu at least) with a better integrated service. It's high time since free alternatives, or paid ones with more options abound.


For all those who manage bibliographies, I put in a plug (no affiliation whatsoever, I just loooovvveee it) for sente, and I am looking forward to the developers bringing it to the ipad, it's a complex and impressive piece of software so it might take some time, but I am sure looking forward to it. Ah, and a decent price for desktop owners.

 

[Julien]

I think you have to scroll in your apps list and actually click on Good Reader.

Tried that too and dropping PDF on the App and other places in iTunes but no success. No big deal since using WiFi with IP address in browser is easer and more convenient anyway.

Now I just need an iPad (come on 3G) because reading PDF's on an iPhone is near impossible.

 

[JS82189]

Use GoodReader if you want a nice cheap, effective PDF reader...

Use iAnnotate PDF if you want A+ annotation...


AVOID ANYTHING ELSE, PadNotes is especially buggy

 

[TraceyS/FL]

Tried that too and dropping PDF on the App and other places in iTunes but no success. No big deal since using WiFi with IP address in browser is easer and more convenient anyway.

Now I just need an iPad (come on 3G) because reading PDF's on an iPhone is near impossible.

When you have an iPad - there is a new section under the App list that has the Apps that support file transfer and that is what htey are talking about. It won't appear with an iPhone.

 

[JCT]

Has anyone tried Papers yet? I know they're working on a ipad version. What happens with the iphone app when you 2x scale?

Andy,

They've released the iPad version, it's iPad optimized, not a scaled version. Papers for iPad

I just wish my 3G would get here so I can try it out as I've used the desktop version for years.

JT

 

[jeffy777]

I understand up until '...then at the bottom you can drag and drop in your PDF files...' You drag a PDF file where exactly to get it into iTunes? I'm using an iPhone so maybe it's deferent but I've tried dragging the file to the App and just about every where else on the itunes scree but can't find a place it will drop.

That's an iphone you're trying to sync in that screenshot.

This only works for iPad's.

Here's what it will look like for an iPad:

 

[planktonamor]

Best PDF reader I've found

Best PDF reader I've found so far is MyPDF's. Very nice and worth the .99. Somewhat similar to iBooks in that you tap the top cornersbto move pages. It also renders photos in my manuals perfectly. Calibre is worthless for my books. They came out all scrambled from having multi columns. I agree though...it is BS that apple did not include PDF reading in iBooks. Hope this helps. I thought it was a much better app than goodread and PDF reader pro. It also has the ability to copy up to it through iTunes. Much quicker than the wifi copy through most apps.