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Originally Posted by Faterson
But that is precisely why we need to insist that their alternatives are clearly better than them. We don't need another iBooks, a slight variation of it, only slightly less inept than iBooks, right? What would be the point? We need an app, an alternative to iBooks or Kindle, at which we can confidently point our finger and say: "Here, this is a professional app for you to use. Forget about iBooks or Kindle – that's for the kids, for the casual reader or user, or for Grandma and Grandpa. Professional users turn to a different e-reader."
I'd love if I could one day confidently say that about Marvin (or any of the other competitors). But how could I say that about Marvin today, when Marvin even lacks some features offered by iBooks, including an essential feature like highlights and annotations syncing?
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I don't think you understand the meaning of good enough. A paid 10x better will never, ever beat a free good enough. There is little reason for the typical user to jump through the hoops you need to read an ebook on a third party app. The average reader is just fine buying a book in the ebook store of their choice and have it instantly show up in the associated reader app. Heck, most the people here couldn't care less about highlights and annotation syncing that you insist is so essential, much less the average ebook reader. You think that someone is highlighting the juicy parts in their favorite Romance novel, or going back and highlighting the clues in their favorite detective novel?
You can't insist on anything. Bashing a good app in an online web board because it isn't perfect in your mind merely drives the developer off and bores everyone else.