Deseret Bookshelf LDS Books

Name: Deseret Bookshelf LDS Books
Rating: 4.60534 (5762 reviews)

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User Reviews for Deseret Bookshelf LDS Books

Comparing different book apps and selections

As I’ve become more of a tech user in books and less of a television watcher in my illness, I’ve subscribed to many different audible and reader applications.... when you found this app available, I nearly immediately turned off and cancelled every other subscription and app for books and audiobooks. This selection of not only gospel and spiritual books and audiobooks is remarkable. It would take endless time to read everything available on that subject alone plus all the new books that become available over the months. It also has a hugely exciting and endless supply of fiction, nonfiction autobiographical books, and children’s books and historical fictional books like “ the work and the glory” type series. And historically accurate books to read and listen to. I love having this available to read or to play while painting, driving, cleaning, cooking or anything else I might be doing during the day. Thank you Deseret Book and I HIGHLY recommend this over any other book reading, audiobook app! Some things could be more streamlined but the selection and diverse availability of how one can take advantage of it by listening and or read! 5stars A’s an overall review😀

88SHAY, Apr 17, 2018

A little laggy

I like everything on this app except listening to audiobooks which is what I use if for the very most. Whenever I need to pause it, I always have to push play twice for it to start again because the first time I push it, it plays for like half a second and then stops again and then I have to push play a second time. Then if my phone alarm goes off while listening, it confuses it and sometimes kicks me out of the app altogether. Also, the 30 second rewind is way too long. Please please please app developers can you change it to 15 seconds like the Libby app? Sometimes I just missed the last word or two and going back an entire 30 seconds is agonizing. Also it does not let me control it from my Apple Watch or from my phones Lock Screen (the way audible or Libby lets you) so if I want to go back a few seconds I have to find my phone and log in. Not that big of a deal but when I’m so used to just quickly pushing the go back button on my watch when using the Libby app it’s frustrating and makes me not want to use this app.

anjmands, Aug 15, 2022

Love the app - wish it had a few more features

I love this app and enjoy using it daily. It’s become my number one source for gospel study as well as clean fiction reading. As I was reading a book, I realized it was also available as an audio book. I thought it would be amazing if there was a way to read a book while listening to it at the same time. Then the message would really sink in. Could the app managers create an option where we could read text and listen to a book at the same time?I also wish choosing a book was more intuitive. Some of the books don’t have the listen or download button. You have to actually click on the picture of the book to open it. Because of this, a new user has no idea how to actually access some of the titles. Example- Now is your time by Russell M. Nelson. I’m so happy to be able to access all of the books from my phone. Thanks for continuing to update the app.

chelleml, Sep 10, 2023

I use it everyday.

I am only giving the app 3 stars because although it has great content, there are a couple of small things that if they fixed as far as function it would be nearly perfect. First, they need a “report a problem” option for each book. I mostly use the audio option and many, many times have had problems with chapters being out of order or completely missing. Also, sound will go missing in sections. The worst is when the audio is stuck at double speed making it nearly impossible to understand what the reader is saying. If I could report the problem for the specific book I’m listening to for the app, it would be helpful to all that are using the app. Secondly, the search option in the app is dismally inadequate. I would love to be able to search the complete plus audio library for the specific genres I’m looking for. Not an option. I have to weed through dozens of titles to find one I haven’t heard or am interested in. I do love the service, and like I said, I use it everyday. With these two minor fixes, it would be 5 star for sure.

Cookcrazy, Apr 12, 2018

Great Library!

I love the variety of books found here! I enjoy the resourceful books to the novels offered here. I’m constantly listening to audiobooks. (I’m an Audible listener too.) I highly recommend this app!Dear Deseret Book App Developers;I do have TWO requests to improve the app. 1. Please make a sorting system for us Users of our books; “All our book Titles in alphabetical order”, “Not Started”, “Started”, “Downloaded”, and most importantly “Finished”. I wish could tell which books I have read and those I have not! With so many books in my library now, I have a hard time distinguishing between them. It would be nice to see the difference at a glance. 2. As an iOS iPhone user, (and the only place I listen/use the app) I would appreciate an improvement on the 30 seconds back and 30 seconds forward button on the Lock Screen. For example, when my book is playing and it goes to lock screen I can see the book title crawling and with the controls underneath. Currently, the arrow buttons mean skip back or forward by chapter! Please adjust the back button to be 30 seconds back and 30 seconds forward; instead of back and forth by chapters. I have rarely wanted to go back in chapters! (It can get me so lost in my book!!) If I do want to go back by chapters, it’s by deliberate choice by going to the table of contents.Thank you SO much for all your hard work on making such a great app for us! We love it!

EmilyRPetersen, Oct 10, 2020

What I Like and Don’t Like...

I like access to so many book options and the ability to change the background and text colors. (I prefer a black background with white text because it’s not so bright while reading.)I don’t like the number of typos/grammatical errors I have found in the short time I’ve been using the app. Not sure if these errors are in the printed versions, but they take away from the story and reduce credibility. It might be helpful to DB if the reader could somehow highlight and submit errors for correction as they are found. Otherwise, I’m not sure how DB would know where they are or that they exist.I don’t like how the search option seems incomplete. When I search for an author, I may see a few books by that author, but not all. Then the list starts showing me books by other people. If there were an option in the search like “must contain” or “only this author” it might help get a better result. This would be good for the website as well.The bookmark feature is a bit clunky. I set a bookmark at the beginning of each chapter when I reach it in case I have to stop reading for a bit. So, I remove the old and create the new. When I create the new there is a delay because it has a box for typing text (I guess for naming my bookmarks). It would be nice if I could just add a quick bookmark and move on. Maybe hold my finger on a word for 3 seconds and a bookmark option pops up that I click. Then it knows exactly where I left off.

forever_4, Aug 13, 2018

Updates!?

I have had this app for several years and though I love reading my books anywhere at any time, I haven’t seen an update to the app in a year at least. The search feature is awful. My husband recently died, so I’m going through all our physical books to see what I have in my digital library (so that I can pass the hard copies to family, friends, or ward members who would like them), and when I search for thing, the picture of the book (especially ebook bundles) is so tiny I can’t see if my book is part of that bundle, or if the cover of the ebook is just a different version of the hard copy book cover. If I search for an author, it brings up a few books by that author, but then brings up several other authors. For me, the best part of the app is just being able to read my books, but the search and other functions are apparently over my head. I’m pretty tech savvy, tho nowhere near as tech savvy’s as most kids these days, but I do wish the app were a bit more user friendly and uncomplicated.

Gpopsgirl2, Feb 12, 2022

Love DB+, app could use some work

Let me start by saying this is so much better than the Netflix sub I was thinking about buying. Having such a huge library of gospel knowledge to read or listen to is awesome, and I would recommend this app as well as the DB+ subscription to anyone.That said, this is a review of the app, not the service it connects to. Overall it’s not bad, but a few things could be streamlined. Specifically, I’ve noticed that the “back” buttons move around a lot: if you are in one of the sections within the discover tab, and you open a book, the book has to be closed from the top right, but then the category has to be closed from the top left. Also, it would be nice if touching the tab you’re already in took you back to the beginning of that tab. Lastly, I would love to see a “now playing” more easily accessible.Like I said, none of this would stop me from recommending the app to anyone, but there are just a few things that could make using the app feel more natural. Keep up the great work!

Jacione, Jan 12, 2018

Great service, but has a few key bug issues

This is a great app and service, but there’s no way to leave in app feedback, so this will have to work. Right now the app doesn’t work well with headphone use, and occasionally the audio options glitch on the lock screen. Headphone play/pause buttons do not function properly, so pausing the audio without the phone convenient is a near impossible task. I usually just turn the headphones all the way off so the iPhone pauses for me. When unpausing, the button on the headphones must be pushed 2 times for some reason. It will play for half a second, then pause again, then play as normal. I have tried using several headphones and have the issue across various makes and models, and only have this problem with this app. The other frustration is that on the lock screen it only shows skip forward/skip back as options, rather than skip forward/back 15 seconds like it does when the app is open. Both fixes would be wonderful and are much needed.

Jordan.hunt, Aug 10, 2020

I use it everyday.

Kat.Swen, Apr 12, 2018

Description

Search, study, and listen to the entire Deseret Book library with this powerful app. Deseret Bookshelf has been completely redesigned, making it the most comprehensive LDS audiobook player and eBook reader available. Start with 8 free eBooks and access to over 200 other free titles.

Then you can either purchase individual ebooks, talks and audiobooks OR subscribe to Bookshelf PLUS and access the entire audiobook library and over 1500 ebooks and talks. Discover ● Get recommendations on audiobooks and eBooks. ● Find plenty of free titles, ready for you to enjoy. ● Download an audiobook or eBook with a single tap. ● Add titles to your digital wishlist ● View the items you last opened on any of your synced devices. Audiobook player ● Listen to over 700 audiobooks and talks. ● Navigate between chapters and fast-forward or rewind by 30 seconds. Better reading ● Select Normal, Night, or Sepia reading modes. ● Customize fonts, font size, and line spacing. ● Switch between Page-view and scroll-view options. Enhanced study ● Switch between several open eBooks with tabbed reading. ● Save and restore study sessions with several items open at once. ● Access and back-up your notes, highlights, and bookmarks across devices. Universal Search ● Search the entire Deseret Book digital library (over 6,000,000 pages) in seconds. ● Narrow your search through your personal library, the standard works, a conference session, or a single book. ● Find exact phrases, any, or all search terms. ● Easily switch between your library and search results Quote Vault ● Access thousands of quotes in our quote vault which you can find by author, topic, or source. ● Get a spiritual thought or to help you begin your day right. ● Mark favorite quotes and add them to the vault. ● Find the source of favorite quotes, and explore the content more deeply. ● Receive daily inspiration with a new quote delivered to your device. Set a reminder on a daily or weekly basis. Social sharing ● Easily share favorite passages with anyone through email, Facebook, and Twitter with image quotes. ● Tell your networks what books and authors you’re reading Download the app and create an account to receive 8 free classic LDS titles, plus a free audiobook: 1) Increase in Learning - David A. Bednar 2) Power of Everyday Missionaries - Clayton M. Christensen 3) Beginning of Better Days - Sheri Dew, Virginia Pearce 4) Be Your Best Self - Thomas S. Monson 5) Jesus the Christ - James E. Talmage 6) Lectures on Faith - Joseph Smith 7) Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith 8) Gospel Doctrine - Joseph F. Smith Plus the entire Standard Works, LDS lesson manuals, and General Conference talks. LDS scripture references within eBooks are linked to the entire standard works, allowing you to easily explore scriptural connections within your library. PLUS your choice of the following audio: ● Recovering Charles ● Joseph Smith, The Early Years ● Jesus of Nazareth, Volume 1 Shop our eBook store for over 3,000 LDS eBook titles and other world classics from your favorite authors. Shop our audio store for over 500 titles. Download many official Church publications for free, including curriculum materials and reference books. Bookshelf PLUS includes access to every single Deseret Audiobook and over 1500 ebooks and talks. Need more help? Email us at [email protected]