[sbaylor]

Thank you for your questions.

Originally Posted by brad382

Several of us at work are looking for a better alternative to iBooks, and I have a few specific questions about MapleRead SE. I will forward the answers to the others here at work who are also looking to buy an e-book reading app.

We are all using the 12.9” iPad Pros and read in Landscape mode with two columns visible.

1. Is there an option for “Instant” page turns for both epubs AND PDFs in MapleRead SE? We all do a ton of reading and find any page turn effect to be very distracting, particularly when reading quickly or skimming a book or magazine. Marvin 3 has an “Instant” page turn style where the page advances (or moves back) immediately without any flip, motion, slide, or other effect. Is there a similar option available in MapleRead SE for both epubs and PDFs?

MapleRead provides 3 different book styles for reading, namely, Classic Book, Modern Book and Modern Scroll. Each style has its own natural page turn effect (curl for Classic Book, slide for Modern Book, scroll for Modern Scroll) since day one. Since then, we have added curl effect for Modern Book at the request of a customer. I don't see why "none" effect can't be added for Modern Book in some future version of MapleRead, if there is sufficient customer demand. In fact, "none" effect is technically trivial. Having said that, personally I've found that the slide effect is fast enough for me, as I tap to "turn page".

2. Each of us has many epubs and PDFs in our reading library ( all DRM-free ). One of the most frustrating facets of iBooks for us is its insistence on segregating epubs and PDFs when organizing one’s library. Suppose we want to have ten categories or tags in a library, and each category has some epubs and some PDFs. Does MapleRead SE treat epubs and PDFs the same when organizing a library? Or does MapleRead SE place PDFs in a separate heading and tab like iBooks?

Absolutely no problem. The library/bookshelf view does not force segregation of EPUB and PDF books as iBooks does. Note that the organization features are much richer than those provided by iBooks and most other e-readers.

3. Can MapleRead SE display PDFs in two columns in Landscape mode on the iPad Pro 12.9”?

Thanks in advance for any answers or insights!

As you know, PDF has fixed layout. You can't easily perform a layout reflow in general, from a single-column layout to a two-column layout or vice versa, especially for PDFs with figures and tables. Is that what you want? However, if what you want is to be able to view two adjacent pages side-by-side in landscape mode, then this is a more viable option. Is this really what you want?
BTW, you might want to look at the Multi-page-icon view too. They are especially great for reading PDF magazines.