04-17-2014, 11:11 PM | #16 |
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Gabby 98/Rick Broida said that 300,000 books were available. The Google Play app says "unlimited access to over 100,000 books" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....reader0&hl=en). Does anyone know how these two figures can be reconciled? That's a big difference--200,000 books!
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04-18-2014, 02:30 AM | #17 |
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200,000 public domain books?
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04-18-2014, 11:15 AM | #18 | |
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The browsing of the site is worse than Kobo. So it's best to search by author I noticed. The android app is a huge battery drain when browsing and searching. Have not check to see if it drains as bad just reading. I like the reading interface. The sans-serif font is really nice but I do agree the line spacing needs fixed other than that I really like the service so far. |
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04-18-2014, 01:11 PM | #19 | |
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I usually search for an author on the computer and add any books I am interested in to my library so I can find them easily later. |
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04-18-2014, 01:12 PM | #20 |
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WOW - thanks! This has just enough cookbooks and other non-fiction "I always meant to read that" books to keep me occupied for 90 days. This is awesome.
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04-18-2014, 02:49 PM | #21 | |
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04-18-2014, 03:03 PM | #22 |
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04-18-2014, 06:18 PM | #23 |
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It has many books that I want to read -- far more than I could read in three months. I don't mind the way the app looks on my Galaxy Tab3. I would prefer to have more display settings -- I would also prefer to read on my Kobo Aura HD -- but three months is a long enough trial to actually see if I would use it.
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04-19-2014, 12:25 AM | #24 |
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Yes, I don't too much mind the app on my Nexus 7. It wouldn't be my first choice but when I'm into the book I won't much notice. I've read books the pages were coming out of, books whose pages were brown or mottled - as long as it's something I want to read I'll handle it. So this is not that bad. The only thing I won't stick with is a book that's moldy. Shudder. Otherwise I just love books.
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04-19-2014, 02:42 AM | #25 | |
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04-19-2014, 03:44 AM | #26 |
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Agreed...Can't hurt to have free reading for three months...we can all use help saving for future coupons and sales....
I get what everyone is saying about the app...seems to just be a container for the mobile site. |
04-19-2014, 04:10 AM | #27 | |
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They need to add line spacing, margins and dictionary access. Right now the reader is pretty bare bones but I like it much better than most store reader apps.I like the pages left to read at the bottom it's not Time Left To Read but it's works pretty good. At $9 a month there are sooo many books you can read. You can also download the book to your tablet and read offline. What I like it they have alot of the same library books I would checked out and I find the reader much nicer to use than Overdrive Media Console and no standing in line for a book is a plus. |
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04-19-2014, 08:27 AM | #28 |
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They have the newest Shelly Laurenston, Bite Me! Great story, by the way.
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04-19-2014, 10:10 AM | #29 |
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I'm reading a book by Edith Layton. None of my libraries have many of her books so this is really nice. I really like the idea of a book cloud service. It be great if other publishers got on board.
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04-19-2014, 12:38 PM | #30 |
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They have a good amount of scifi romance. I will try reading some of them during the trial. If I can stand the lack of customization, it would be worth it.
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