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Hi Jordan,
Welcome to mobile read.
Well since you have asked for user input and solicited questions I do have a few questions and comments.
Do you have any plans to support ADE (ePUB) or just ePUB on your reading device?
Also what is not clear from your web site is if one buys ePUB does the user still have the ability to read from the shortcovers app.
I think the app is very stylistic and integrates very nicely to your store. However the app is lacking in the most important feature, reading a book. It's extremely painful to read a book from the app.
So far mobipocket provides the best user experience to reading on small devices, with eReader.com right behind them for many reasons--I'll list only the main reasons to save time.
- Load up time. Mobipocket one time load. SC every chapter (huge) every page minor.
- Annotations/Highlighting Mobipocket has them SC does not have any
- Bookmarks MP easy to navigate SC must navigate through all bookmarks
- Search IN books MP / SC search for books
- Remember last page read MP / SC does not, must use bookmarks
- Local storage MP has online and offline bookshelf. /SC online
Personally I think your on the right track you got a nice store and a good pricing model. Still not as attractive as Amazon but competitive to other eBook stores.
But the reading experience is absolutely terrible. I cannot see myself reading even a short story in this reader. If you resolve that aspect of your app you will have a very competitive product.
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