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Spfamy1 · 11-27-2019, 10:07 AM

I’m very concerned for the future of e-reading on the iPad. I just purchased an iPad Pro 12.9 512 gig edition and restored an iTunes backup which had 6 gig of ebooks on Marvin 3.0. I was relieved to see Marvin taking up the full size iPad with perfect fidelity and clarity.

But the lack of news about anything new in the pipeline for Marvin 3.0 has me seriously worried for the future of e-reading on the iPad in the future. I’ve only trusted Marvin 3 to read ebooks because of its enormous range of customizations I can take advantage of to making my reading experience as seamless as possible. Like changing line height and font choices has been a god send. Plus changing background color as well. But now it’s looking like I’m being forced to look for an ePub alternative if Marvin 3 is no longer being updated for the future.

I need help in choosing a poor substitute for Marvin in case I’m forced to port my ePub collection into a new e reader for Apple iOS. Any ideas on what I can use? Bluefire? Anything better? Thanks.

11-27-2019, 10:07 AM	#1
Spfamy1 Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: iPhone 6s Plus	Will Marvin get a version 4? Or is it dead? I’m very concerned for the future of e-reading on the iPad. I just purchased an iPad Pro 12.9 512 gig edition and restored an iTunes backup which had 6 gig of ebooks on Marvin 3.0. I was relieved to see Marvin taking up the full size iPad with perfect fidelity and clarity. But the lack of news about anything new in the pipeline for Marvin 3.0 has me seriously worried for the future of e-reading on the iPad in the future. I’ve only trusted Marvin 3 to read ebooks because of its enormous range of customizations I can take advantage of to making my reading experience as seamless as possible. Like changing line height and font choices has been a god send. Plus changing background color as well. But now it’s looking like I’m being forced to look for an ePub alternative if Marvin 3 is no longer being updated for the future. I need help in choosing a poor substitute for Marvin in case I’m forced to port my ePub collection into a new e reader for Apple iOS. Any ideas on what I can use? Bluefire? Anything better? Thanks.