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Originally Posted by detayls
Eric,
You MUST offer a free trial even it is only with a Public Domain book. I regularly spend way more than the $9.95 every month with Amazon so it is not the money.
I use the Kindle app on my iPhone a lot but it has deficiencies that your app may fix but how do I know that?
My minimum set of requirements for an $9.95 a month reader are:
- All the authors I care about e.g. Iain M. Banks and other similar
- Hyphenation
- Justification
- Caecilia font in various sizes (bold and easy to see -- I'm in my mid-60's
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- Synchronization across devices
- Kindle or Nook E-Paper reader compatibility
Without at least those and iPad support I wouldn't be interested. |
OK. Yesterday I noticed two changes from Oyster:
- iPad app
- Free 30 day trial
So finally I give them my credit card number on the undertstanding that it will not be charged until mid-November.
Good news
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There is a fair amount of content that I would be interested in.
Bad news
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The app is almost non-configurable. At a minimum I need the list quoted above. In addition I need, before any money changes hands:
- A way to change the page change UI to left to right from simply scrolling up and down. (Come on - everyone else does swipe/touch left to right. You have to be confusing and different?)
- Fonts, fonts, fonts - at the very least my own choices including Caecilia.
- Two page (side by side) mode in iPad landscape orientation.
Come on Oyster! I'm keen to give you money but these moves/omissions are unacceptable. You are a follower so at least follow the pre-established order before you try your "improvements".
A worthy effort but still a c+.
