Why does it take so long to get in?
Positives: lots of audiobooks, easy to navigate and use
Negatives: it takes minutes to get into the app - minutes are a surprisingly long time when you are waiting for something to happen. Sometimes it freezes while opening and you have to start the entire process over! It says it downloads the books, but you cannot use it if you don’t have access to the internet. As someone who likes to listen while driving and flying, that was a disappointing realization when the books I downloaded couldn’t be accessed on a long flight.
I also would like to know how much I have listened to and how much is left without having to do a bunch of math by adding all the remaining chapters up.
I appreciate the access to books, but I feel like the library’s money could be better spent on an app that works better. If they could fix the login issue (which isn’t new based on other reviews), I would have probably given it a much more favorable review.
Negatives: it takes minutes to get into the app - minutes are a surprisingly long time when you are waiting for something to happen. Sometimes it freezes while opening and you have to start the entire process over! It says it downloads the books, but you cannot use it if you don’t have access to the internet. As someone who likes to listen while driving and flying, that was a disappointing realization when the books I downloaded couldn’t be accessed on a long flight.
I also would like to know how much I have listened to and how much is left without having to do a bunch of math by adding all the remaining chapters up.
I appreciate the access to books, but I feel like the library’s money could be better spent on an app that works better. If they could fix the login issue (which isn’t new based on other reviews), I would have probably given it a much more favorable review.
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Beware - this app causes bald spots due to pulling out hair
This app is so frustrating! It stops playing for no apparent reason, and I can’t get it to play again without first closing the app and reopening it. Unfortunately, half the time it starts the book all over again, and I have no idea where I was, so I have to spend time slowly advancing the book to the point where I think I was. If I pause the book with my earbuds, it’s a toss up whether it will start to play again using my earbuds. If it doesn’t start playing again, I have to pull out my phone, open the app, hit the rewind button and then play. That usually works but not always. If not, I do the whole “close the app and reopen” while praying that it doesn’t start the book over again. Another problem with this app is that sometimes I’ll get a book to download, but each time I start to listen to it, it downloads again, over and over. Also, this app is incredibly slow to open. It will open to the profile page so I will tap on my profile, but nothing happens. I have seriously waited close to a minute to be taken to the books under my profile. Bring back Axis360. It had issues but nothing like this one.
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Big selection of books but just so so delivery
If you are planning on reading on an airplane, you’d better have Kindle or Libby because even though you have downloaded a book, and it is in your downloads, Boundless will give you the message that you cannot read it because you do not have Internet. If you were listening to an audiobook, while walking, the slightest bump or jostle will immediately send the book to the next chapter. Finally, every single time you open the app you have to tell it who you are, and then you have to put your book. Axis 360 would immediately, open to whatever you were reading at whatever page you were at. Really it was a much better app, and. Baker and Taylor did no favor to its readers by replacing it with Boundless. in the three years since it launch, they have fixed nothing. It has all the same flaws as when it was first launched.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback. We'll be adding the ability to opt out of the Profiles page. We are also working to address the audio frustrations you mention in upcoming releases. Thank you again for your feedback. Continue to check for updates as we want to make sure we continue to improve your experience using Boundless. If we can assist further, please reach out to us at boundlessfeedback@baker-taylor.com. We want to improve your experience and your rating.