Fanfic downloader

[bernerbaer.livejournal.com]

Hey guys, me again...
Any of you kindred souls using iPad to read fanfic? Also downloading to read later offline on holiday?
Most people use downloadable pdfs but those don't work with iPad mini because of the unadjustable font size. I tried but ended up with fics only ants and pixies can read.
Alas, I am looking for a good downloader.
There were some recommended years ago, but those don't exist anymore. The ones on AppStore only work with FanFiction.net, which site isn't the best for Qaf fandom. Still, I tested "Read Up" (faulty, couldn't even start), "Pocket Fiction" (crashes every 10 minutes, crappy interface), and "FanFiction" (looks promising, although it has been syncing for over an hour now).
So I am hoping someone better versed in technology can recommend one that works with Qaf fanfic sites, too.
There are great fics you just must read, but they are oftentimes untagged and infrequently updated, so extracting them manually from lj chapter by chapter can really be a nuisance.
Oh, how I long for a "fic magnet" that just pulls the relevant parts, formatted and chaptered, no ads of course...
Any of you guys know of such a thing, or feel like making one? :-D

Update:
No downloader on the horizon yet, but after some nudging from the helpful dzmom I checked other options (duh!) and realized that the new Adobe Acrobat Reader actually has a feature called "reading mode" where you can increase text size! So I guess working around the problem is the way to go. On to pdfs!

Comments

[dzmom.livejournal.com]

I download the pdfs convert to epubs and upload to google books.

[bernerbaer.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the idea. I did try that, too. It is pretty complicated though, betweem my iMac and i
Pad, 5 diffent applications and tiiiiime...
That's why I got so excited to read that there are downloaders out there! Only the post was 8 years old and the mentioned apps/programs are long gone.
I'm still hoping.

[dzmom.livejournal.com]

I use calibre on my pic. I know they have an mac version too. You can do it right from the iPad too.

https://www.simplehelp.net/2010/04/05/how-to-convert-pdf-files-to-epub-files-to-read-on-your-ipad-with-ibooks/

[bernerbaer.livejournal.com]

Call me lazy, but 21 steps to an action (not counting the locating and downloadig of the pdfs) plus syncing from Mac to iPad is a tad complicated.
Thanks for the nifty description! Still looking into doing the whole shebang on the iPad. That could save time, indeed.
Still keep dreaming about my "fic magnet", though.

[dustedoffanoldie]

That's how I do it too :)

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[dunderklumpen.livejournal.com]

I use my iPad Mini sometimes for ff. I usually download it as PDF version from AO3. And then I read it with iBooks. The program was pre-installed on my iPad. And it works fine. I can adjust the font via the touchscreen.

[bernerbaer.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your input. Oh yeah, AO3 is just great. (In every sense) Don't you just love it? That site is never a problem!
But how about lj fics, or the Moonshadow Tribe, BJ Fic, and all other sites? I want them AAAALLLL! :-0
I hope for some more ideas, otherwise I will go with pdfs. (see update)

[dunderklumpen.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure about the problem. Or maybe I think too easy... I'm not sure how the download function on the other sites work but you can read all formats in iBooks. No matter if epub, mobi, pdf or txt. So that shouldn't be an obstacle.

[bernerbaer.livejournal.com]

I might have not been clear enough, sorry about that. I was merely hoping to find an automatic fanfic downloader that collects chapters even if it is scattered on websites other than AO3 (built-in download function) or FanFiction.net (download app specific for this site). That's all. I guess there isn't.
There used to be, though. I read recommendations for "flagfic" and "fanfiction downloader from softpedia", but those don't work anymore (or at least not on iPad).
As far as I know, iBooks reads only ePub and pdf formats, where the font size of a pdf can't be changed. Most pdfs are like photos of the pages made on a big screen, thus generally impossible to read on a small device like an iPad mini.
I hope this clears it up a bit.

[dunderklumpen.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Given the fact that I'm the only one who didn't get what exactly you meant, I was the idiot;)
So no problem. I thought you had trouble finding a program for the reading and not the download. But your explanation makes much more sense.

Unfortunately that's something I can't help with. But I will ask my f-list. Maybe they have an idea...

[bernerbaer.livejournal.com]

Oh, please...
You replied, that's enough.
There are no idiots on this site, just somewhat clumsily phrased questions. Like mine. Some make me laugh out loud, which is half the fun!
My question was a technical one, but one that only concerns fanfic readers, so I thought this was the right place to ask. You see, I just recently realised that you can pretty much ask anything here, and someone WILL answer. That is so cool! I love it.
I 'm hoping this little quest of mine will help others, too, who might battle the same problem, or haven't even realised that there could be such a handy tool. Or if there isn't, some readers could very well be IT specialists and decide to make one, right? Who says women can't develop apps?!
That's what a community is all about, isn't it?
I appreciate your asking around, thank you for trying to help.

[dustedoffanoldie]

I think the only automatic ones are for ff.net - and then with AO3 you can download an entire story. On Kinnetik Dreams we have a download ePub feature which I love. I then use google books to read them :)