my opinion about different ios readers

[kleinjar]

So I just tried MapleRead on my 2nd gen ipad pro. The review on its app store page mentions that there’s a long interval between page flips, and it takes a perceptible while to load the next section of a book, both of which are true. Anyone else bothered by this? These two issues make it impossible to quickly flip through a book, which can be useful sometimes. It’s curious that no one seems to have commented on this.

Also I wish ebook apps would make the middle gutter in two-column mode the same width as the side gutters. Some apps make the middle gutter twice as wide (basically two margins side by side) which just looks wonky to me.

Also tried tiReader. The features look great but theres a perceptible delay when you tell it to flip to the next page, which is slightly annoying. The interface animations when inside a book are also slow, which which just gives it an overall feeling of sluggishness.

[crashnburn]

So having been a Marvin fan, but still awaiting my used iPad replacement.. via someone.

I now have a Kindle Fire HD 8 - 8" - Light and inexpensively got during post NYE sale.

Whats the closest thing to Marvin that one can get on Amazon Fire HD / Android Tablet for ePubs/ Mobis/ PDFs?
(I dont mind installing Play Store on it using XDA toolkit or Sideloading an APK)

Currently I am using the default Kindle reader & like the highlighting etc. but this is mostly some few books I have on Amazon cloud & would prefer not to rely on it.

Much rather push pull books via Calibre and/ or a Cloud drive with folders.

[crashnburn]

Originally Posted by cedhax

Indeed an interesting article.

So is this one https://fs.blog/how-to-read-a-book/

The more analytical reading I do, the more I highlight and write notes.

https://fs.blog/2015/01/marginalia/
In the world of ebooks, the future of marginalia and reading looks different. With electronic reading devices, the ease of inserting these thought fragments has diminished. I have Kindle and while I’m trying to use it more, there are issues. By the time I’ve highlighted a section, clicked on make a note, and labored intensively at the keyboard, I’ve often lost the very thought I was trying to capture.

I agree. That's one of the reasons why I only use Kindle for books I don't need to take notes on, and am willing to go through the trouble of converting books purchased from amazon, and reading them in MapleRead, which has the best integerated note taking and note management system, IMHO.

When I exchange notes with friends via MapleRead, the notes are kept separately without messing up each other. This is a very unique feature, that seems to be not explicitly covered anywhere in its documentation. I think I discovered it by just doing it. That's fun! I doubt if most MapleRead users even know about this feature.

I agree on one thing.. Note taking & making is key.

[leebase]

I went from Stanza to Marvin to FBReader. FBReader has all that I love from the other two PLUS has iOS and Android versions and syncs between both platforms.

I think Marvin was easier in the “playing with the look of the page”...if I remember right. But it’s been so long and I have found a day and night look I like...so it’s all good with FBReader for me.

Ps: I don’t give a flying fig about the level of CSS support

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by leebase

I went from Stanza to Marvin to FBReader. FBReader has all that I love from the other two PLUS has iOS and Android versions and syncs between both platforms.

I think Marvin was easier in the “playing with the look of the page”...if I remember right. But it’s been so long and I have found a day and night look I like...so it’s all good with FBReader for me.

Ps: I don’t give a flying fig about the level of CSS support

I would go to FBReader, but there appears to be no way to set both the left side and the right side taps to go forward. That is a show stopper for me.

[leebase]

Originally Posted by peaceridge

I would go to FBReader, but there appears to be no way to set both the left side and the right side taps to go forward. That is a show stopper for me.

You can definitely do that. 3 sections on each side (top, middle bottom). I have 5 of the 6 set for forward and the top right set for back.

Settings/Screen/Tap Zones. There are actually 9 zones...but I always leave the middle row from top to bottom as "Toggle Toolbars".

[JSWolf]

FBReader is lousy for displaying ePub.

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by leebase

You can definitely do that. 3 sections on each side (top, middle bottom). I have 5 of the 6 set for forward and the top right set for back.

Settings/Screen/Tap Zones. There are actually 9 zones...but I always leave the middle row from top to bottom as "Toggle Toolbars".

I have tried everything in IOS to get it to work. If I depress forward in the left column, the right column changes to backwards. I've tried to expand with the little dots, but it just makes a mess. Perhaps the android version is better.

[leebase]

Originally Posted by peaceridge

I have tried everything in IOS to get it to work. If I depress forward in the left column, the right column changes to backwards. I've tried to expand with the little dots, but it just makes a mess. Perhaps the android version is better.

it was the iPhone I was looking at when I wrote that note.

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by leebase

it was the iPhone I was looking at when I wrote that note.

I've been spending some time messing around with it and finally got both the left and the right thirds to go forward. So, I know have a backup to Marvin for when it quits.

Thanks everyone for all the help.