Finally the perfect ebook reader! (almost)
I’m not sure what’s so hard about connecting to calibre because none of these do it, which meant my library with these apps is completely disconnected from calibre. When I update metadata in calibre I have to delete and reupload on the client. Reading progress syncing with calibre is also obviously nonexistent.
This app fixes that and it is so refreshing for my client and calibre to actually talk to each other for once.
I do have a couple suggestions. I do wish there was a MacOS app. My favorite thing about Anx, Koodo, and Readest is they are completely cross platform. Android would also be great.
Second is the ability to offload books. My favorite feature of Anx Reader is that it shows you all the books on the WebDAV server, but only the cover images are stored on your device. You can download and offload books without the whole thing disappearing from your library. If this already exists, please let me know how.
Lastly, price 😅. I get that you need to make money, but I think it’s quite steep. Considering Koodo is $5 a year and Anx is less than $10 for lifetime. I would buy the lifetime immediately if it was under 40.
P.S. making this open source would be the most awesomest thing ever!!!
Response from developer
Hello Joe Bob Ace. Thank you very much for the review and let’s go to answers. The macOS app is in the roadmap, most voted now, so it will be done. The ability to offload books is there, but not in the way you described: if you user iCloud folder as a library for books, iOS will offload books automatically (and download when needed), like it does with all files saved in iCloud. The price was adjusted few times according to talking with the users, so thank you for the feedback on this. Have a nice day… developers :-)
Best book app
Response from developer
Hello octaavis and thank you very much for the review. Audiobooks and TTS took the longest to get right, so good to hear they're working for you.
Best Ebook library-reader for ios
Response from developer
Hello Selim, and thank you for the review! Good news: you can already do this. In the iOS Files app, copy your folder straight into justRead's Library folder (from wherever it currently lives), then use "Pull to refresh" in the Library. All your books will appear.
Caliber users Rejoice!
Response from developer
Thank you so much, donlobo. Getting the two-way Calibre sync to feel seamless across every device was one of the trickiest things to get right, so it means a lot to hear it's works like we wanted it. And yes, the crowd-sourced roadmap is exactly what keeps us going. Keep the votes and ideas coming. Happy reading!
I would love a perpetual license to purchase
Response from developer
Hello AnimuGirlll, thank you so much for the 5 stars and the feedback. The good news is that we do offer a one-time / perpetual license from time to time, so it's worth keeping an eye out for when it comes around again. Thanks again for your support!