Comments on: REVIEW: Ereader and Bookshelf App for iPhone

By: Alek

Alek — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:06:48 +0000

Hi. Good site.

By: Herve Kabla

Herve Kabla — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:23:52 +0000

Same as Teq, dictionary integration is a must for me. Stanza and BookShelf don’t provide any dictionary.

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By: Teq

Teq — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:23:16 +0000

Thanks for the review, Jane. I’ve been a long time user of eReader – first on the Palm, then on a Windows Mobile powered device.

I was really looking forward for eReader for iPhone/iPod Touch, and I am impressed by the results. Users who are already familiar with eReader on other platforms (i.e., Palm, Windows Mobile, PC, etc.) will find it very easy to use. While the program doesn’t have the full functionality of the other platforms yet, it’s certainly a promising first release. I expect that future versions will address these missing features (some of which you note in your review).

One of the features I have always liked about eReader (which you don’t mention in your review) is the dictionary integration: I’m not a native English speaker, so it’s convenient for me to look up unknown words while reading. Fortunately this is already supported in the intial release.

So, IMHO, for those familiar with eReader and an existing library of eReader format books, this is a great addition to the supported platforms.

By: Shanna

Shanna — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:34:14 +0000

Thanks Jess, I just downloaded Stanza since I saw that it supports pdf. Also I wanted to add that it comes with access to a bunch of free books.

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:36:41 +0000

I’m a big eBook reader, so I’ve been trying to decide which app I want to install on my iPhone when I get it (8/31, can’t wait!!)…BookShelf was in the lead until I saw Stanza. I’d be really interested to hear your take on the program in comparison to BookShelf.

By: Shanna

Shanna — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:25:07 +0000

I considered buying bookshelf but I think I’ll wait until they add pdf to the formats you can read. I prefer the flexibility of bookshelf over ereader and I’m looking forward to seeing what other apps may spring up for reading ebooks. BTW I lurrrve my new 3G iPhone. It was worth the 6 1/2 hour wait.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:53:24 +0000

michael – About 4 hours with low backscreen light.

By: Devon

Devon — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:02:25 +0000

Hooray! Thanks for the review. I’ve been using readdle with my ipod touch, since I couldn’t get the hack done. It was a simple app that I found through the apple site, but it was very basic. If you had a pdf, sometimes things would look wonky, and you couldn’t zoom in.

So I shall have to check out this bookshelf thing. Sounds better for my needs.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:44:13 +0000

Jane said, “I can read about a book and a half until the battery drains down to 20% and I get a warning signal.”

Approx. how many minutes is this? Some can read a book in 3 hours, some in 13.

And thanks for the review — very informative!