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Great E-Reader
Great e-reader, so far it has worked flawlessly for my digital text books. However it is pretty basic (you can’t mark-up or annotate directly on the pages, but highlighting, underlining, bookmarks, and definitions are still available with a simple tap) I’m not sure why there are so many negative reviews... my professor made this application a direct requirement for the course and I’m glad he did.Show lessPheb12
Terrible app, mediocre customer support
I had the app for a little over a month before experiencing difficulties. The app worked well initially and showed to be very useful. However, after a month, the app managed to lose its data, requiring me to re-download the book entirely to view offline. I then lost several features, mainly the search feature. I assumed it was a mild error and uninstalled the app and then reinstalled it. Once I reinstalled it and logged in, the app said I no longer had access to the book. After being on the phone with customer support for 30min. Nothing was resolved, only more frustration. Now I’m supposedly waiting for the engineer team to get back with me. For me, being able to view offline was huge, I don’t always have access to internet and now my studies are limited because of this issue.Show lessChuck_zilla
Books disappeared while offline reading
The app worked well for about 5 weeks into the term and then anytime I was offline the content was missing and the library within the app said nothing is there. The only way to access the book was to be connected to WiFi or the internet. Contacted the McGraw Hill staff and they passed it around. Gave the typical “delete and reinstall the app” which I had already done and still had the same issue. The problem got passed on to an engineer and it’s been another 5 weeks and the term is pretty much over and I haven’t heard any response. I will avoid using these ebooks for school in the future and will
Hopefully be able to use other platforms for text books in the futureShow lessWoody_14
Developer Response
Hello! Thanks for the valuable review. We were able to track down the bug with the information you provided and we have just released a new version of the app which addresses the issue. Your informative feedback was helpful and we are using it to improve our support processes.An absolute MUST have
The read anywhere app is an absolute MUST have for students using McGraw-Hill! This app gives you the access to read your textbook anywhere and anytime without the pain of carrying the book with you! Say goodbye to the stress of getting caught up and wishing you had your books with you because with Read Anywhere you have access to your books ALL the time!Show lesstkhoffman
Read Anywhere (literally!)
Read Anywhere is exactly how it sounds. You can literally read... anywhere! You can study, anywhere! It’s completely at your convenience, and is there where you take your phone. Just another example of McGraw-Hill being there for you, again!Leslie-Grace
Very Convenient
I love this app because of the accessibility. I can use it offline which is nice because it doesn’t use up any of my data. I can use it on the go, even if there is no good service where I am. It was made by the producers of the book so I know that I am reading the right stuff. Highly recommend to anyone!Show lessI'm a BJ
So convenient
The read anywhere app has made it so easy for me to fit studying into my schedule. Now I can pull out my phone or iPad and study during my morning commute or in between classes to utilize my time smartly and save me time later. Now I can get more studying done during the day and have more free time at night.Show lessHaleyyyyyyyyyy...y
Works well & needs more functionality
Seems to do the minimal of what’s needed. Download for offline use, highlight text, underlines text (wish you could choose the color for underlining!...just does black, so it’s difficult to tell if you did it or if it came with book), and add text-notes to specific words/phrases that you highlight. However, this app could be MUCH more dynamic.
Functionality that would give this app a 5 star:
-The ability to write/draw with finger/stylus!
-pre-made shapes/figures
-add text boxes so we can fill white sides next to e-book text
-Highlight ability simply by sliding finger over desired text (like iBook)
If we are required to use an e-book for our courses, then McGraw Hill apps should give us close to the same functionality as a real/physical book.
I want to be able to make “mark-up” additions to the e-book like I can in iBooks (iOS is capable of these functions; please make this app capable as well).
I want to be able to draw arrows between paragraphs, and I want to add in text boxes that overlay onto white spaces near book text.
Most especially with Chem books, there are a lot of equations, and in my mind, I need to draw connections between what the text is saying and how the equation is manipulated to answer the question.
Since more effective learning is the main goal of this publisher, please make this app more dynamic and give us more functions than physical books could ever give us =)Show lessWholenut
So far, pretty good
Great design, great functionality.
So easy to navigate between sections, highlight important bits, and browse my highlights/bookmarks.
I'm honestly surprised: my desktop browser experience with all things Connect related is often a miserable one, but this is something else.
Update2: developers reached out to me, thanks for that! Here are more details on the issue I had, hope this helps:
--the textbook is called "Ross, Corporate Finance: Core Principles and Applications, 5e (ebook)".
--I had downloaded it in its entirety for offline use through this app
--I was connected to wifi at the time.
--iPad Air 1, 16GB, iOS 10.0.2.
--The error message appeared in brackets, with red colored, italicized, regular sized font: "[Math Processing Error]".
--At the time, I was reading about financial ratios in Chapter 3, and the error message had replaced every instance of math equations.
--I removed and reinstalled the app, restarted my iPad, and have not seen the error message since then.
I have, however, noticed a second issue: throughout the book, there seems to small red "broken image icons". Let me know if there's a way I can send you screenshots of this.Show lessQwaeszdxcftgvhyubnjimklop
Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to review our app and explaining the issue you'd seen. We are sorry you've encountered a problem with the math equations in your book and would like to resolve it immediately. Would you mind updating your review to provide the title of the book where you are seeing this issue? We are trying hard to reproduce it so we can fix this issue.
