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kyteflyer · 11-12-2011, 01:40 PM

I've tried a couple more readers this morning (AU time).

eBookMobi at $1.99. Not bad. Theres also a "free" version at 0.99c (I'm quoting au prices here... YMMV according to your country) Very basic adjustment of colour, but has the swipe to dim or brighten a la stanza. Sideloading capable. Links to a number of free sites, some of which don't seem to work. Links to Dropbox for downloading your stored books from there. Stardict dictionaries can be installed. Instructions on the dictionary tab. I havent, because I dont usually use a dictionary. The library does not show a thumbnail of the book cover. It has a generic icon in a large or small version. Margins are minimal, so you get a full page with maybe 5px all round. Tap left or right to move forward or back through the book, and centre to access settings etc or close the book. You can also add bookmarks with a text title.

It hasnt had a hiccup in 5.0.1. More advantages. It can read comics and PDF, txt, .doc and more. No DRM reading though.

I kinda like it, andit *seems* to obey formatting instructions (cant find that formatted epub file someone posted, to test it out).

Also tried ebooks reader but it was linked to the ebooks.com site and there was no sideloading capacity. Dropped.

I have also dropped Readme as a possibility. No response from the developers, and constant accessing the internet. Seems dodgy to me, and it was shaping up so well. Its also become unreliable under iOS5.0.1

[edit] Found the fonts file as attached in the readme thread. ebooksmobi obeys formatting and font italic and bold but NOT when span and class are involved. it only knows about the i and b, and i+b tags. Suits me.

11-12-2011, 01:40 PM	#312
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,844 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone 12 Mini	I've tried a couple more readers this morning (AU time). eBookMobi at $1.99. Not bad. Theres also a "free" version at 0.99c (I'm quoting au prices here... YMMV according to your country) Very basic adjustment of colour, but has the swipe to dim or brighten a la stanza. Sideloading capable. Links to a number of free sites, some of which don't seem to work. Links to Dropbox for downloading your stored books from there. Stardict dictionaries can be installed. Instructions on the dictionary tab. I havent, because I dont usually use a dictionary. The library does not show a thumbnail of the book cover. It has a generic icon in a large or small version. Margins are minimal, so you get a full page with maybe 5px all round. Tap left or right to move forward or back through the book, and centre to access settings etc or close the book. You can also add bookmarks with a text title. It hasnt had a hiccup in 5.0.1. More advantages. It can read comics and PDF, txt, .doc and more. No DRM reading though. I kinda like it, andit seems to obey formatting instructions (cant find that formatted epub file someone posted, to test it out). Also tried ebooks reader but it was linked to the ebooks.com site and there was no sideloading capacity. Dropped. I have also dropped Readme as a possibility. No response from the developers, and constant accessing the internet. Seems dodgy to me, and it was shaping up so well. Its also become unreliable under iOS5.0.1 [edit] Found the fonts file as attached in the readme thread. ebooksmobi obeys formatting and font italic and bold but NOT when span and class are involved. it only knows about the i and b, and i+b tags. Suits me. Last edited by kyteflyer; 11-12-2011 at 01:50 PM.