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jacob_qurika · 07-09-2018, 05:44 PM

Hello MobileReaders!

My name is Jacob, and I'm really excited to announce Qurika, an eBook reader that I built for Android and iOS. I have been working on this for a long time and, after overcoming many technical challenges, it is finally here and I'm thrilled to share it with you. I think Qurika is a big step forward in eBook UI design and I hope you give it a try.

WHAT QURIKA DOES DIFFERENTLY

What Qurika does differently is this - it lets you feel like you are reading a physical book by displaying your eBooks as a beautiful 3D simulation of a physical book and gives you a powerful UI for controlling and navigating through the book. You can:

Flip through your book! You can scroll through your book and watch the pages fly by. It’s just like thumbing through a book.
Instantly gauge how big a book is from its thickness. In the Qurika 3D display, each book is shown as a real-time visualization of the actual number of pages in the book, so you always have a sense of the size of the book you are reading.
Always know where you are in the book. A percentage or a number can tell you where you are in the book, but it doesn’t evoke the same feeling as actually seeing the pages you have read and how many you have to go. In the Qurika 3D display, this is just part of visualization of the book.
Turn pages in quick succession. Tap a few times to go forward (or back) and watch the pages turn simultaneously. It's these little things that make you feel in control of the book and makes navigation faster and more intuitive.
Pinch in gesture shuts the book to give you a global view of the book. There is a tab that shows where you are in the book, so you don't lose your place.
View chapters as tabs into the book. This lets you know exactly where the chapters are inside the book.

SCREENSHOTS

GETTING BOOKS TO QURIKA (Calibre Plugin Support)

I've also made it very easy to get your eBook files into Qurika with the Qurika Uploader for Windows and Mac. The Uploader can watch one or more directories and upload all the books that it finds there (and in subdirectories) to the Qurika Cloud Library which then synchronizes to all your devices.

It gets better. The Qurika Uploader is fully compatible with Calibre filetype plugins! Install a Calibre filetype plugin into Qurika Uploader and it will use an internal copy of Calibre and apply the plugin to the book before it uploads it to Qurika.

The Uploader is still in beta, but it is quite stable and usable.

You can also simply visit https://qurika.com/library on your browser and drag and drop your eBook files into the webpage.

TRY QURIKA

It would mean a lot to me if you gave Qurika a try. I think it can be a big improvement to your eBook reading experience. You can get it on the Apple App Store (link) and Google Play Store (link). The Uploader is available at https://qurika.com.

I would love to hear your feedback. I hope to have a deep engagement with the MobileRead community, so I will be around to hear your thoughts! There are some obvious missing features that I am already working on such as highlighting, notes, and in-book search. Let me know what you would like to see added to Qurika. It will help me prioritize the development work.

PRICING
Qurika is now free! Store up to 2000 books in the online cloud library. If you need storage for more than 2000 books, contact us and we will happily increase your limit (for free!).

Old pricing:

Spoiler:

CONTACT
I would love to hear from you. I'll be on this forum obviously, but you can also get in touch with me at hi@qurika.com if you prefer to communicate directly.

Happy reading!

-Jacob

07-09-2018, 05:44 PM	#1
jacob_qurika Member Posts: 23 Karma: 1109174 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: Qurika on iOS and Android	Announcing Qurika - a Beautiful 3D eBook Reader for Android and iOS! Hello MobileReaders! My name is Jacob, and I'm really excited to announce Qurika, an eBook reader that I built for Android and iOS. I have been working on this for a long time and, after overcoming many technical challenges, it is finally here and I'm thrilled to share it with you. I think Qurika is a big step forward in eBook UI design and I hope you give it a try. WHAT QURIKA DOES DIFFERENTLY What Qurika does differently is this - it lets you feel like you are reading a physical book by displaying your eBooks as a beautiful 3D simulation of a physical book and gives you a powerful UI for controlling and navigating through the book. You can: Flip through your book! You can scroll through your book and watch the pages fly by. It’s just like thumbing through a book. Instantly gauge how big a book is from its thickness. In the Qurika 3D display, each book is shown as a real-time visualization of the actual number of pages in the book, so you always have a sense of the size of the book you are reading. Always know where you are in the book. A percentage or a number can tell you where you are in the book, but it doesn’t evoke the same feeling as actually seeing the pages you have read and how many you have to go. In the Qurika 3D display, this is just part of visualization of the book. Turn pages in quick succession. Tap a few times to go forward (or back) and watch the pages turn simultaneously. It's these little things that make you feel in control of the book and makes navigation faster and more intuitive. Pinch in gesture shuts the book to give you a global view of the book. There is a tab that shows where you are in the book, so you don't lose your place. View chapters as tabs into the book. This lets you know exactly where the chapters are inside the book. SCREENSHOTS GETTING BOOKS TO QURIKA (Calibre Plugin Support) I've also made it very easy to get your eBook files into Qurika with the Qurika Uploader for Windows and Mac. The Uploader can watch one or more directories and upload all the books that it finds there (and in subdirectories) to the Qurika Cloud Library which then synchronizes to all your devices. It gets better. The Qurika Uploader is fully compatible with Calibre filetype plugins! Install a Calibre filetype plugin into Qurika Uploader and it will use an internal copy of Calibre and apply the plugin to the book before it uploads it to Qurika. The Uploader is still in beta, but it is quite stable and usable. You can also simply visit https://qurika.com/library on your browser and drag and drop your eBook files into the webpage. TRY QURIKA It would mean a lot to me if you gave Qurika a try. I think it can be a big improvement to your eBook reading experience. You can get it on the Apple App Store (link) and Google Play Store (link). The Uploader is available at https://qurika.com. I would love to hear your feedback. I hope to have a deep engagement with the MobileRead community, so I will be around to hear your thoughts! There are some obvious missing features that I am already working on such as highlighting, notes, and in-book search. Let me know what you would like to see added to Qurika. It will help me prioritize the development work. PRICING Qurika is now free! Store up to 2000 books in the online cloud library. If you need storage for more than 2000 books, contact us and we will happily increase your limit (for free!). Old pricing: Spoiler: Qurika is free forever to try (no credit card needed). We do however charge for storage on the cloud for more than 10 books. Currently the pricing is as follows: $0/month for up to 10 books $1/month for up to 250 books $2/month for up to 1000 books $5/month for up to 5000 books The plans are billed annually. If you sign up for a paid plan, as a thank you for being an early user, use MOBILEREAD_50 coupon for 50% off forever on any plan. (Max 50 redemptions) CONTACT I would love to hear from you. I'll be on this forum obviously, but you can also get in touch with me at hi@qurika.com if you prefer to communicate directly. Happy reading! -Jacob Last edited by jacob_qurika; 05-23-2019 at 09:50 PM. Reason: Added email address.