Marvin FAQs

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What is Marvin?

Marvin is an ebook reading application for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. For avid ePub readers, Marvin goes well beyond the limited display options of iBooks and Kindle for iOS to provide complete configurability.

How much does Marvin cost?

Marvin is available in the iTunes store for $2.99.
A free edition of Marvin, limited to displaying one book, is also available.

Does Marvin have a dedicated website?

Marvin's full website is at marvinapp.com. Additional Marvin tutorials are available at the Marvin website.

How do I add books to Marvin?

Outside of Marvin:

• Via email, using iOS's 'Open in' functionality
• Using a 3rd party file syncing service (Copy.com, SugarSync,…) with iOS's 'Open in' functionality
• Add ePubs through iTunes File Sharing

From within Marvin:
Touch the cloud icon in the lower right corner of the Home or Library screen:

• calibre - using the iOS reader applications plugin, connect to Marvin as a device. See the Marvin + calibre: Start here sticky for details.
• Dropbox - linked to your Dropbox account, Marvin can download your EPUBs.
• OPDS - Marvin can connect to an OPDS server. See this tutorial at Marvin's website. You can mark multiple selections for bulk downloading.
• Web browser - browse to a website with EPUBs, download them directly into Marvin.

You can also check out the step-by-step tutorial on Marvin's blog.