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[tempest@de]

thank you booklover6, i'll wait until the end then, I still have 4 books to read in my library, I think I can finish them until then.

[Atunah]

Good reminder. I can't believe 3 months are already gone again. Where the heck does the time go. I just signed up for this.

I am going to keep my subscription anyway, I love it, but I added a couple of free weeks to my 3 month with the twitter following and something else I can't think off, so my new date going to pay is August 1st.

I am pretty happy with the service.

[tempest@de]

I like the service my problem is having to use it in an android tablet, I prefer to read in eink, and usually take the glo with me, it is small and light, the tablet is not as comfortable to take in my bag, so I end reading a book in the glo when I'm outside the house and in the evenings I read in the tablet, I would prefer to read one book at a time.

I hope in the future they add the option to read in eink then I will subscribe, I read 30 books in this trial period and still have 4 in my library, so I think the subscription would be worth it.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by tempest@de

I like the service my problem is having to use it in an android tablet, I prefer to read in eink, and usually take the glo with me, it is small and light, the tablet is not as comfortable to take in my bag, so I end reading a book in the glo when I'm outside the house and in the evenings I read in the tablet, I would prefer to read one book at a time.

I hope in the future they add the option to read in eink then I will subscribe, I read 30 books in this trial period and still have 4 in my library, so I think the subscription would be worth it.

That's me. Although supposedly Amazon is going to add a sub service for 9.99 soon? at some point. That might work if they get good books in the program.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

That's me. Although supposedly Amazon is going to add a sub service for 9.99 soon? at some point. That might work if they get good books in the program.

They just did.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

They just did.

Saw that, thanks. I was two seconds too late!

[tempest@de]

went to see the new service from amazon but it isn't available internationally yet, it will give me time to see what you all think of the service before I can join in

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by tempest@de

went to see the new service from amazon but it isn't available internationally yet, it will give me time to see what you all think of the service before I can join in

At this point, KU is currently not worth $9.99, to me. If they can get the same publishers that Scribd has, then yes, it would be, because the KU books can be read on any kindle device, including eink, whereas Scribd books can't. When my trial is over, I'm unsubscribing.

If they had a discount for Prime members, such as $5, then I would keep it.

[tempest@de]

@ booklover6

Thanks Anne! in that case I'm not upset to have to wait for it to be available, still hope they improve the offer.

[gabby98]

I don't use the app, but for those that do - I got this info by email today

We're excited to share our latest round of updates to the Scribd app. Not only have we brought our completely re-imagined browsing experience to your Android tablet and phone, we've also made lots of improvements under the hood to keep Scribd running better than ever.

A new way to browse on mobile
Finding new books on your Android phone and tablet just got easier and a lot more fun. Now, you can browse more than 1,800 categories, from the highest level (think Fiction & Literature) on down to the nichest of niches (like say, Biographies of Outlaws).

More app improvements
You spoke, we listened. We made several improvements to the Scribd app, including:

* Two-column reading mode for tablets
* Improved syncing between devices
* Speedier book downloads
* Improved page layout and hyphenation
* Support for Japanese and Chinese characters

That's all for now! Happy reading.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by gabby98

I don't use the app, but for those that do - I got this info by email today

I just updated and see no change in display options. This page still looks horrible to me.

Edit: I don't see any change in the display options in the menu either.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I just updated and see no change in display options. This page still looks horrible to me.

Edit: I don't see any change in the display options in the menu either.

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Form over function - uniform edges are far more important than the reading experience

[gabby98]

That's just sad and definitely no way to attract new users/keep current ones

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by gabby98

That's just sad and definitely no way to attract new users/keep current ones

I need a larger font than most so this affects me more. A lot of mobileread people seem to like it. They also get great Google play reviews.

[Atunah]

I am updating right now. I don't have any issues with the display is it is now. I actually really like it, especially the san serif font. And I don't usually like san serif. I am interesting in what changed in the discovery stuff and the sub genres. I don't read in 2 columns, wouldn't fit enough words on the line.

eta: Oh no no no no no what have they done with the margins. They are so wide now. Oh no. My tablet ( Nexus) is narrow already, why did they do this. I can't see to change it. Its really wide.

The line spacing looks different now, should make some happy. I didn't have any issues before though, now I do. Those margins.

I guess I am screwed now, can't go back, can I?

I am in the middle of reading a book and the margins are so distracting. I am so sad now. It was nice to read with before. I compared the margins with the kindle app and its not almost as wide as its narrow setting. Closer to the narrow than the normal setting. This is awful.