iPad You guys gotta try the B&N app!

DixieGal · 05-21-2010, 07:05 PM

It's fast, works well, has a terrific selection. Best of all, the largest font is a bit too big for ME!

I downloaded 5 safari pages of free books.

Oh, and it uses the cool "cover flow" instead of a plain bookshelf.

VictoriaP · 05-21-2010, 07:21 PM

Hmmm...App Store still isn't showing the iPad version for me. Am I missing something since this post is tagged for the iPad? This is one reader I'm waiting on, since I tend to buy books through BN that are currently entangled in the Amazon/Penguin debacle.

Maggie Leung · 05-21-2010, 07:39 PM

I have the old iPhone B&N app, too. I didn't find an iPad version when I checked. I read that it wasn't due till summer. Did it come out early?

DixieGal · 05-21-2010, 07:47 PM

I probably have the iPhone version. I was at App Store, typed barnes a (it auto-completed) into the search, and the app came up. Works great!

Maggie Leung · 05-21-2010, 08:09 PM

Glad you're loving it. And it's going to be even better with the iPad version, I imagine. The Penguin tiff also sent me to B&N. I read one of B&N's books yesterday on the iPhone app and am looking forward to the iPad version. (Hurry up already, developers!)

DixieGal · 05-21-2010, 08:36 PM

How could it possibly be better? It is just about perfect now.

kjk · 05-21-2010, 08:42 PM

My one personal criteria quirk is being able to set both left and right tap zones as page forward...I'm left handed, but tend to switch hands often (because Stanza got me in the habit).

Maggie Leung · 05-21-2010, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjk

My one personal criteria quirk is being able to set both left and right tap zones as page forward...I'm left handed, but tend to switch hands often (because Stanza got me in the habit).

Me, too. You can set that in iBooks, but not Kindle or B&N right now, as far as I can tell. I've had to retrain myself on iPad, because I was used to the left next-page button on Kindle 2.

Seabound · 05-21-2010, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjk

My one personal criteria quirk is being able to set both left and right tap zones as page forward...I'm left handed, but tend to switch hands often (because Stanza got me in the habit).

Me three. It would be nice to reverse the direction of the taps. Right now I just use the swipe.

nikkie · 05-22-2010, 01:12 AM

You must have got a pulled version of the real iPad app, because the iPhone version currently in the store is completely unusable - the fonts when scaled to match the size of the screen look terrible.

scottjl · 05-22-2010, 01:17 AM

why did they pull the iPad version?

the iPhone version works with full force, a few minor glitches, but you won't have the ugly font scaling.

Maggie Leung · 05-22-2010, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkie

You must have got a pulled version of the real iPad app, because the iPhone version currently in the store is completely unusable - the fonts when scaled to match the size of the screen look terrible.

So they released and pulled an iPad app? How come?

I was able to load only the iPhone app and tried the 2x setting, which broke up the type too much, so I read it at 1x. I can't wait for the iPad version. Do you know what's latest word on when it will debut? I have a few other B&N books I'd like to read, but preferably not at 1x.

John F · 05-22-2010, 07:17 AM

Can you load non-DRM pubs?

dhiru · 05-22-2010, 07:27 AM

Use it with full screen hack or full force, working nicely on iPad

6charlong · 05-22-2010, 09:09 AM

Can it render secure eReader files?

05-21-2010, 07:05 PM	#1
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	You guys gotta try the B&N app! It's fast, works well, has a terrific selection. Best of all, the largest font is a bit too big for ME! I downloaded 5 safari pages of free books. Oh, and it uses the cool "cover flow" instead of a plain bookshelf.

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05-21-2010, 07:21 PM	#2
VictoriaP Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 491576 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle PW2; Kindle Touch; Kindle 2; iPad Mini; iPad1	Hmmm...App Store still isn't showing the iPad version for me. Am I missing something since this post is tagged for the iPad? This is one reader I'm waiting on, since I tend to buy books through BN that are currently entangled in the Amazon/Penguin debacle.

05-21-2010, 07:39 PM	#3
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	I have the old iPhone B&N app, too. I didn't find an iPad version when I checked. I read that it wasn't due till summer. Did it come out early?

05-21-2010, 07:47 PM	#4
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I probably have the iPhone version. I was at App Store, typed barnes a (it auto-completed) into the search, and the app came up. Works great!

05-21-2010, 08:09 PM	#5
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	Glad you're loving it. And it's going to be even better with the iPad version, I imagine. The Penguin tiff also sent me to B&N. I read one of B&N's books yesterday on the iPhone app and am looking forward to the iPad version. (Hurry up already, developers!)

05-21-2010, 08:36 PM	#6
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	How could it possibly be better? It is just about perfect now.

05-21-2010, 08:42 PM	#7
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	My one personal criteria quirk is being able to set both left and right tap zones as page forward...I'm left handed, but tend to switch hands often (because Stanza got me in the habit).

05-22-2010, 01:12 AM	#10
nikkie Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 73700 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WA, USA Device: Android, Kindle Paperwhite, lots of ancient readers	You must have got a pulled version of the real iPad app, because the iPhone version currently in the store is completely unusable - the fonts when scaled to match the size of the screen look terrible.

05-22-2010, 01:17 AM	#11
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	why did they pull the iPad version? the iPhone version works with full force, a few minor glitches, but you won't have the ugly font scaling.

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05-22-2010, 07:27 AM	#14
dhiru Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iphone, Irex iliad, sony prs950, kindle Dx, Ipad	Use it with full screen hack or full force, working nicely on iPad

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05-22-2010, 09:09 AM	#15
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	Can it render secure eReader files?