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Originally Posted by skb
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Which version would be best for me?
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On the App Store description webpages of both BookMaster SE and BookMaster CE, the differences of the two editions are listed at the end as follows.
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Which edition of BookMaster is best for you?
* BookMaster CE reads DRM-free EPUB.
* BookMaster SE has two additional features:
1. Become an OPDS/HTML webserver for your own books to share with others
2. Read PDF files with a viewer like Modern Book, and note highlights as images.
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Please see
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id860169741?mt=8 or
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id860180350?mt=8 for the really long list of features shared by both SE and CE.
If you read PDF, then definitely get SE. If you want to have fun with, say, iPad as your book server (like calibre) so that you may download books from your iPad to your iPhone, say, running Marvin, then definitely get SE too.
It sounds like that you have already used Marvin, and Marvin can't do those two things above at all.
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Originally Posted by skb
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Having said that, I'll probably give one of the versions a try (as long as they don't have ads or in app purchases, I'm half way there).
But, I've just found this thread, so I'm keen to check out your product.
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Both SE and CE are paid apps. There is neither ads nor in-app purchase.
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Originally Posted by skb
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My 'sweet spot' for an ereader would be an ability to list the books (I'm not a fan of the bookshelf look at all or the page turning experience - but that is only me).
I would like a list, with title, author and maybe the "comments" summary (even if it's only a short amount) from Calibre. The ability to view by Author and Series info (also from Calibre) would be a bonus. I have 3000 books from more than 999 authors (Marvin is stuck on 999, so I don't actually know how many), so I'm more interested in functionality (& metadata) than appearance.
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Everything listed in your "sweet spot" requirement is in BookMaster, and can be found in the long feature list on the App Store page.
Of course, there is no artificial limit on the number of authors in BookMaster. Transferring 3000 books from calibre to BookMaster is a piece of cake, as long as your iPad has enough capacity to hold them all. If you set your calibre server to display all 3000 books in one page, then you can download them all in background (so that you can read a book at the same time) in a few steps. Try downloading first the "Sample Books" list, and the instructions there will show you how easy it is.
If you do try BookMaster in the near future, your feedback in this forum will be much appreciated.