The Good Bookr - PSP Bible Reader

Contents

• Download
• About
• Features
• Controls
• Search Controls
• Search Types
• Installation
• Thanks
• Bible Translations
• Screenshots
• Changelog
• Book Abbreviations

Download

Download The Good Bookr version 1.2.1

Download additional translations

Download the source code

About

The Good Bookr is a Bible reader for the Sony PSP, based on the open source Bookr ebook reader.

Unlike other Bible releases for the PSP, The Good Bookr is a standalone compiled program, not a set of images or web pages. This is because a major goal of The Good Bookr is to provide a robust search interface which lends itself to Bible study.

The Good Bookr uses SQLite to store, search, and retrieve Bible texts. It also uses Danzeff OSK for the search interface.

Features

• Load a specific book, from Genesis to Revelation.
• Search by keyword, chapter, or verse.
• Bookmark individual chapters and verses.
• Navigate via book and chapter.
• Configurable controls.
• Select font face and font size.
• Customize font and background colors.
• Rotate the text to read vertically.

Controls

Most of the controls are configurable. These are the defaults:

• Triangle - Open search menu
• Square - Previous chapter
• Circle - Next chapter
• Left Trigger - Previous book
• Right Trigger - Next book
• Up/Down - Scroll one line
• Left/Right - Scroll ten lines
• Select - Open bookmarks/options
• Start - Open main menu

Search Controls

Search controls are not configurable.

• Up/Down - Move through search history*
• Left/Right - Move text cursor
• Select - Cancel search
• Start - Accept search

* To remove a history item delete all the characters in a word and press up, down, or start. The item will no longer appear in the list. Search history is only stored for the session and will be cleared when you quit The Good Bookr.

Search Types

• Partial Word - A search for "kin" would match "kin", "king", "skin", "walking" etc.
• Full Word - A search for "kin" would match only "kin".
• Chapter or Verse - A search for "7" will open chapter 7 of the current book. A search for "10:5" will open chapter 10, verse 5 of the current book. A search for "gen 5:7" will open Genesis chapter 5, verse 7. For the latter, full book names or abbreviations are valid. A list of acceptable book abbreviations is provided at the end of this document.

Installation

Install 3.x

The Good Bookr has only been tested on 3.52 M33-4.

1. Copy the goodbookr folder to /PSP/GAME.

Install 1.5

1. Copy goodbookr/Bible and goodbookr/graphics to __SCE__goodbookr.
2. Copy __SCE__goodbookr and %__SCE__goodbookr to /PSP/GAME.

Thanks

Many thanks for the excellent work which made this possible:

• Bookr - Carlos Carrasco Martinez and Edward Choh
• SQLite PSP Port - Kolaaaa
• Danzeff OSK - Danzel and Jeff Chen

Bible Translations

The default Bible version packaged with the Good Bookr is the King James Version. Other languages are provided here. Download, extract, and replace the original Bible file with the one in the archive.

Note that Bookr does not support unicode, so characters with diacritical marks like the umlaut (ä,ö,ü etc.) and the eñe have been converted to their plain english equivalents.

• Download the Tagalog Bible (Ang Dating Biblia)
• Download the German Bible (Schlachter)
• Download the Dutch Bible (Statenvertaling)
• Download the Spanish Bible (Reina Valera)

There have been several requests for the NIV, NKJV, etc. Unfortunately these versions are more focused on making money than spreading the word of God. They are copyrighted and therefore cannot be made available.

Screenshots

Changelog

v1.2.1

• Remove Neo splash screen.
• Fix several bugs with Strong's Concordance integration.
• Add Tagalog Bible.

v1.2 neo

• Look up the original Greek and Hebrew words using Strong's Concordance.
• Cross reference Greek and Hebrew words.

v1.1

• Search by book, chapter, or verse, with support for book abbreviations.
• Search history (similar to command line history.)
• Option to search entire Bible (can be slow, use accordingly.)
• Danzeff numeric pad modified to make searching for verses easier.
• Single search result opens directly instead of opening search menu.

v1.0

• First release

Book Abbreviations

The following case-insensitive abbreviations can be used when searching by chapter, or verse.

• Genesis - Gen, Ge, Gn
• Exodus - Exod, Ex
• Leviticus - Lev, Lv
• Numbers - Num, Nu
• Deuteronomy - Deut, De, Dt
• Joshua - Josh, Js
• Judges - Judg, Jdg, Jg
• Ruth - Ru
• 1 Samuel - 1Sam, 1 Sam, 1 Sa, 1Sa, 1S
• 2 Samuel - 2Sam, 2 Sam, 2 Sa, 2Sa, 2S
• 1 Kings - 1Kn, 1 Kn, 1 Ki, 1Ki, 1K
• 2 Kings - 2Kn, 2 Kn, 2 Ki, 2Ki, 2K
• 1 Chronicles - 1Chr, 1 Chr, 1 Ch, 1Ch
• 2 Chronicles - 2Chr, 2 Chr, 2 Ch, 2Ch
• Ezra - Ezr
• Nehemiah - Neh, Ne
• Esther - Esth, Est, Es
• Job - Jb
• Psalms - Ps
• Proverbs - Prov, Pr, Pv
• Ecclesiastes - Eccl, Ecc, Ec
• Song of Solomon - Song, Sol, Sng, Sg, Ss
• Isaiah - Isa, Is, I
• Jeremiah - Jer, Je, Jr
• Lamentations - Lam, La, Lm, Lmt
• Ezekiel - Ezek, Eze, Ezk
• Daniel - Dan, Da, Dn
• Hosea - Hos, Ho, Hs
• Joel - Jl
• Amos - Am
• Obadiah - Obad, Obd, Ob
• Jonah - Jna, Ja
• Micah - Mic, Mi, Mc
• Nahum - Nah, Na
• Habakkuk - Hab, Hb, Hk
• Zephaniah - Zeph, Zep, Zp
• Haggai - Hag, Hg
• Zechariah - Zech, Zec, Zc
• Malachi - Mal, Ml
• Matthew - Matt, Mat, Mt, Mw
• Mark - Mar, Mk, Mr
• Luke - Lu, Lk
• John - Jo,Jn
• Acts - Ac
• Romans - Rom, Ro, Rm
• 1 Corinthians - 1Cor, 1 Cor
• 2 Corinthians - 2Cor, 2 Cor
• Galatians - Gal, Ga, Gl
• Ephesians - Eph, Eps, Ep
• Philippians - Phili, Phil, Ph, Pp
• Colossians - Col, Cls, Cl
• 1 Thessalonians - 1Thes, 1 Thes, 1The, 1 The, 1Th, 1 Th
• 2 Thessalonians - 2Thes, 2 Thes, 2The, 2 The, 2Th, 2 Th
• 1 Timothy - 1Tim, 1 Tim, 1Ti, 1 Ti, 1Tm, 1 Tm
• 2 Timothy - 2Tim, 2 Tim, 2Ti, 2 Ti, 2Tm, 2 Tm
• Titus - Tit, Tt, Ts
• Philemon - Phm, Pl
• Hebrews - Heb, Hb, He
• James - Jas, Jam, Ja, Jm
• 1 Peter - 1Pe, 1 Pe, 1Pt, 1 Pt, 1P
• 2 Peter - 2Pe, 2 Pe, 2Pt, 2 Pt, 2P
• 1 John - 1Jn, 1 Jn, 1J
• 2 John - 2Jn, 2 Jn, 2J
• 3 John - 3Jn, 3 Jn, 3J
• Jude - Ju, Jd
• Revelation - Rev, Rvl, Rv