Stanza for iPad out!!!

da_jane · 06-04-2010, 12:16 AM

Stanza has been updated to be iPhone and iPad compatible and the iPad version is gorgeous people!

Link

kjk · 06-04-2010, 12:18 AM

it does look great!

scottjl · 06-04-2010, 12:26 AM

wow, this is good and totally unexpected news, considering previously they said it would not be updated. I wonder what made them change their mind. now the other apps are going to have to step up to compete.

played with it for a few minutes. loaded conent from calibre and oreilly.com just fine. haven't experienced one crash. going to try it out all weekend but could get me to ditch ibooks and good reader..

nikkie · 06-04-2010, 12:28 AM

WOAH YEAH!!!

Edit: So, from the description:

Added support for PDF, DjVu, and CBR...
Support for adding books via iTunes File Sharing
Support for new "Open in" methods, so you can open ePubs from email or websites.

Hooray! And I was a naysayer too, having lost faith in Lexcycle.

Maggie Leung · 06-04-2010, 12:32 AM

I had Stanza on iPhone but never really used it. I don't know what I'm missing. What are its uses and advantages?

kjk · 06-04-2010, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maggie Leung

I had Stanza on iPhone but never really used it. I don't know what I'm missing. What are its uses and advantages?

Maggie,
Stanza was one of the first real apps on the iPhone that supported user content with the greatest of ease. And once Calibre started supporting it with their server, it was quite easy to manage your library as well.

And of course, my personal favorite feature...customizable left and right clicks

da_jane · 06-04-2010, 12:37 AM

I was able to download my nook books and load them into Stanza & then use the Name + CC to unlock the books. The books did download as pdbs, I noticed.

kjk · 06-04-2010, 12:40 AM

Adjustable margins at last

da_jane · 06-04-2010, 12:47 AM

Here are some screenshots:

Mosherix · 06-04-2010, 12:53 AM

Got it! Night mode looks great. I did not quite like the white on black from iBooks.

Time to delete some apps.

JMikeD · 06-04-2010, 01:11 AM

Super news! I'm off to download it.

toddos · 06-04-2010, 03:21 AM

I'm disappointed that the status bar on iPhone switched from black to grey/white. I always read with a white-on-black background and like to keep the status bar visible so I can keep an eye on battery usage and the time, but now the status bar is too bright and draws attention when it shouldn't. Oddly enough the status bar is black on the iPad, so hopefully this is something that can be addressed with a simple bugfix release.

tyche · 06-04-2010, 06:19 AM

It's a nice surpise that it's iPad friendly but it's still the same old Stanza for me. I've never liked its epub handling of my files and it still is the same - The only epub reader that does this (is there some configuration setting I'm not seeing?). No svg cover support either.

kilikini · 06-04-2010, 06:21 AM

Has anyone else lost the ability to open a PDF email attachment after upgrading to Stanza's iPad version? I used to be able to email myself a PDF, and it would either open (I presume with the native iPad PDF support) or ask if I wanted to open it with GoodReader; now only the cover or first page downloads, and I can't get it to open at all.

athlonkmf · 06-04-2010, 06:34 AM

First impression, it's fast. Second impression, it takes awhile to "download" files (pubs i've thron into th app throug iTunes) and a large white screen with only text is kinda awkward, especially with margins removed.
It couldn't handle some pubs with covers. And landscape is not two pages, but just landscape. Really awkward to read. The sentences can be too long

06-04-2010, 12:16 AM	#1
da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	Stanza for iPad out!!! Stanza has been updated to be iPhone and iPad compatible and the iPad version is gorgeous people! Link

06-04-2010, 12:18 AM	#2
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	it does look great! Last edited by kjk; 06-04-2010 at 12:22 AM.

06-04-2010, 12:26 AM	#3
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	wow, this is good and totally unexpected news, considering previously they said it would not be updated. I wonder what made them change their mind. now the other apps are going to have to step up to compete. played with it for a few minutes. loaded conent from calibre and oreilly.com just fine. haven't experienced one crash. going to try it out all weekend but could get me to ditch ibooks and good reader.. Last edited by scottjl; 06-04-2010 at 12:40 AM.

06-04-2010, 12:28 AM	#4
nikkie Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 73700 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WA, USA Device: Android, Kindle Paperwhite, lots of ancient readers	WOAH YEAH!!! Edit: So, from the description: Added support for PDF, DjVu, and CBR... Support for adding books via iTunes File Sharing Support for new "Open in" methods, so you can open ePubs from email or websites. Hooray! And I was a naysayer too, having lost faith in Lexcycle. Last edited by nikkie; 06-04-2010 at 12:32 AM.

06-04-2010, 12:47 AM	#9
da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	Here are some screenshots: Attached Thumbnails

06-04-2010, 12:32 AM	#5
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	I had Stanza on iPhone but never really used it. I don't know what I'm missing. What are its uses and advantages?

06-04-2010, 12:37 AM	#7
da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	I was able to download my nook books and load them into Stanza & then use the Name + CC to unlock the books. The books did download as pdbs, I noticed.

06-04-2010, 12:40 AM	#8
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	Adjustable margins at last

06-04-2010, 12:53 AM	#10
Mosherix Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 120 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guadalajara Mexico Device: iPod Touch, iPad, PRS 300	Got it! Night mode looks great. I did not quite like the white on black from iBooks. Time to delete some apps.

06-04-2010, 01:11 AM	#11
JMikeD Evangelist Posts: 473 Karma: 15000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Various and sundry	Super news! I'm off to download it.

06-04-2010, 03:21 AM	#12
toddos Guru Posts: 695 Karma: 822675 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Nokia Lumia 920 (Freda)	I'm disappointed that the status bar on iPhone switched from black to grey/white. I always read with a white-on-black background and like to keep the status bar visible so I can keep an eye on battery usage and the time, but now the status bar is too bright and draws attention when it shouldn't. Oddly enough the status bar is black on the iPad, so hopefully this is something that can be addressed with a simple bugfix release.

06-04-2010, 06:19 AM	#13
tyche Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 2530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	It's a nice surpise that it's iPad friendly but it's still the same old Stanza for me. I've never liked its epub handling of my files and it still is the same - The only epub reader that does this (is there some configuration setting I'm not seeing?). No svg cover support either. Attached Thumbnails

06-04-2010, 06:21 AM	#14
kilikini Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 376 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: California, USA Device: K3, KFire, iPad, iPhone	Has anyone else lost the ability to open a PDF email attachment after upgrading to Stanza's iPad version? I used to be able to email myself a PDF, and it would either open (I presume with the native iPad PDF support) or ask if I wanted to open it with GoodReader; now only the cover or first page downloads, and I can't get it to open at all.

06-04-2010, 06:34 AM	#15
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	First impression, it's fast. Second impression, it takes awhile to "download" files (pubs i've thron into th app throug iTunes) and a large white screen with only text is kinda awkward, especially with margins removed. It couldn't handle some pubs with covers. And landscape is not two pages, but just landscape. Really awkward to read. The sentences can be too long

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