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Originally Posted by Faterson
Because the row of dots to indicate reading progress has been removed (I have no idea why!), this has definitely resulted in increased whitespace...
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How? did the bottom margin also increase then?
FWIW. I am myself much more attracted to a simple colored line at the bottom edge to see my progress. Although to be honest I don't care much one way or the other for any kind of progress indication while I am reading. I did however liked the piechart like icon in the library better, but that might also just be cause I am more accustomed to it from using Stanza.
In Expanded view however I would have liked it better if progress were still located on the right. And the Words count always at the left. Putting them next to each other gives the feeling Word count could change (dumb since it can't of course...but habitual I look at right for a variable information item)
The only thing I never liked much is the bottom half of the home screen. Or better said, how it's used. In landscape mode it's not that awkward, but in portrait mode it looks more so.
Why not change the orientation same way? In landscape mode instead of top-bottom split, make a left right split, put the current book cover left or right with all of the meta info and a 'light version' library overview at left or even better perhaps to show a 'reading list'.
And in portrait mode you keep the original layout but instead of the current thumbrow of read books again either a cover flow of your 'reading list' or a 'light version' library overview.
And when you are thinking of something else to make it stand apart. Why not add a 'cover screensaver' which kicks in after having had the home screen opened for x amount of minutes without activity?
As for the rest, I recognize myself partly in the OP's post. On the iPhone I still stick with Stanza, habits die hard.