Great service
This service is great!
Press access
Keeps me up to date in a remote location, Hebrides, where some news print or magazines are not easy to get or gain access to
On a PC
Navigating through newspapers on a PC is a pain and needs improvement. The mouse scroll should act as zoom but instead it changes pages. When zoom is achieved in should stay in zoom as one changes pages
Easy readingg
I enjoy reading the Edinburgh evening news the guardian and the herald among others from time to time .
Information and news at your fingertips
A great asset and access to extensive number of publications and content
Fantastic - much enjoyed
Fantastic - much enjoyed
Senior
Tremendous value to this senior
Excellent
I get to read more magazines than I could otherwise afford right on my phone!
More attention to detail in the scrolling version would be great
The app is really good at turning magazine pages into a scrolling, interactive experience suited to a phone.
However, there are obvious issues, for example with The Economist a lot of pages end up with ‘Contents’ in their heading because it hasn’t understood the layout properly.
I do understand that from a technical POV it’s very difficult to build a system that accommodates all layouts automatically.
However, I’d also argue that from a product POV there are a relatively small number of publications that are advertised as flagships — The Economist being one of them — so why not dedicate some time to understanding those most popular magazines’ layouts and doing them justice?
It is a benefit to PressReader too as it will improve retention. I do find myself wincing at the layout issues when I’ve also used the newspaper’s own app which lays it out properly, and eventually might decide it’s better to just pay the magazine directly.
However, there are obvious issues, for example with The Economist a lot of pages end up with ‘Contents’ in their heading because it hasn’t understood the layout properly.
I do understand that from a technical POV it’s very difficult to build a system that accommodates all layouts automatically.
However, I’d also argue that from a product POV there are a relatively small number of publications that are advertised as flagships — The Economist being one of them — so why not dedicate some time to understanding those most popular magazines’ layouts and doing them justice?
It is a benefit to PressReader too as it will improve retention. I do find myself wincing at the layout issues when I’ve also used the newspaper’s own app which lays it out properly, and eventually might decide it’s better to just pay the magazine directly.
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Individual Issues and Followed Publications don’t Sync across Devices, Appalling Support
I prefer reading a whole magazine/newspaper vs individual articles, and when I heard about this app, I thought it’d suit my preferences nicely. So I was dismayed to find out that the app would only work well on one device. Since the default subscription does not cover all publications, I have to purchase e.g. the Economist separately. When I try to access them on another device however, the app does not recognize that I’ve purchased them, instead requiring me to pay for them again. And there is no syncing your library across devices, nor is the search function very effective as it seems to hide/show certain publications at random without telling you transparently regional availability on any of them. When I contacted PressReader support on the issue, the rep seemed more oblivious than I was about how the app works, yet despite his negligence, he responded at first to my concerns as if I were a total idiot. It’s appalling that such a popular platform has not had a simple library syncing feature figured out. That alone would only be annoying, but my experience with the app is made so much worse by the incompetent support.
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Newspaper
Different clicks provide different info for the same day same paper.
Brilliant app
I love it
Reading with library login is broken
I can log in with my library account, but can no longer access the papers and magazines that I should be able to. Access works fine when using the web app, so I’m assuming the issue lies with the iOS app.
Good Interface but…
I’ve use the app for almost 10 years now. It provides me everyday reading on my favorite newspapers and magazines with 1 price which is great. However, since you have copyright restrictions for not allowing taking screenshots, would you please find a way for me to read foreign magazines with translation function? I know it’s fine for newspaper that you use select the text mode and choose to translate but it’s not possible for image base Japanese magazines. With today’s AI help, I challenge the developer to find a way to do it please!
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No longer supports iPad Mini 2
I had been using this on an old iPad Mini 2 with my library log in. The current app version isn’t available, but the old version of the app worked fine. Alas, it’s now no longer possible to sign in to my library; the sign in pop-up is just a blank white page. Credit to the developers for supporting an old device for so long! It still works great on my more recent devices.
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Une application vraiment utile
Si seulement on avait une option pour bloquer certains trolls ou internautes obstinés.
Great app but
Has not been fixed in 3 years … This is a great app
but unfortunately🤔🤔🤔
on my iPad & iPhone
the comment section deletes comment if you accidentally touch outside of comment field while before submitting the comment.
The browser works fine but the apps have this glitch.
🤔🤔🤔🤔I have been asking for over 3 years to get this fixed.
but unfortunately🤔🤔🤔
on my iPad & iPhone
the comment section deletes comment if you accidentally touch outside of comment field while before submitting the comment.
The browser works fine but the apps have this glitch.
🤔🤔🤔🤔I have been asking for over 3 years to get this fixed.
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Andrea
Many Italian newspapers still missing. It would be nice having a better selection
Great app
I get this free on North Yorkshire Libraries it’s brilliant, Readly changed their subscription plan to being only for one person and I came across this app on a leaflet while doing my volunteer shift in my local library, amazing!
Logging in
I’m having trouble logging in every x I want to read a publication
Customer service
Unhelpful customer service
