User Reviews: Open Library Reader

Open Library Reader
Open Library Reader
Loomis House, LLC

Top reviews

  • What happened

    This app needs an update can’t find some of the books that use to be on here other than that I really like this app.
  • Used to love OL Reader but I Cant’t Log In

    I used OL Reader fine for so long but one day it logged me out and I haven’t been able to log back in. Please help! Thanks.
  • No lists & too small

    This app doesn’t show any of the lists I’ve created on my Open Library account, and there’s no zoom option. The text is too small to read without difficulty. Full-page mode doesn’t solve the problem. It’s easier to use Open Library on the phone’s browser.
  • Can’t get Past login screen

    I had previously signed up for Open Library on the web using my Google credentials. When I try to use these same credentials to login to the app, it keeps telling me I have the wrong password, and there is no “sign in with Google” option. So with no apparent workaround I am stuck at the login screen and thus the app is useless to me.
  • Would Love To See More Updates QOL Improvements

    Great App. Hope to see a few future updates to keep it fine tuned!

    Developer Response

    Thanks for the comments! We're not trying to replicate all the functionality of the Open Library site, just to provide a better reading interface, so the best experience for exploring for books will continue to be the website. However, all the results returned in searches _should_ be available books, though sometimes the data we get from Open Library isn't correct. They're improving that all the time, though.
  • Can’t login

    The app won’t let me sign in through google. I already have an OL account and I can sign in through a web browser but not through the app.
  • Grateful for app but loading is inconsistent

    I love using Open Library and have found many old, out-of-print books my library system no longer carries. For that I’m grateful. However, when I load a book, open it with Reader, and magnify the page using the controls, the view of the page is often cut in half so only half the text is displayed. Very disappointing when this happens, and it does happen frequently.
  • Almost Unusable

    Zooming in to read easier is impossible. And forget about scrolling from one page to another; it’ll just start jumping from random page to random page. I’d rather just use the website than this headache of an app.
  • Helpful app

    This app makes accessing and reading the Open Library collection much nicer on an iPhone and iPad. Wonderful resource and very helpful app.
  • Non-functional

    The app doesn’t work. When I select a book from my library, only a blank screen appears.

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