PocketBook Reader

Name: PocketBook Reader
Rating: 4.45981 (3671 reviews)

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PocketBook Reader

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Pocketbook International SA

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User Reviews for PocketBook Reader

Good except quick action zones

(EDIT) Elaborating. The quick action zones make it so that if you, say, tap on the right side of the page screen it will go forward one page. However, this is completely unnecessary and makes no sense in scroll mode where there are no pages. In settings you can only change each zone from being forward or back. There needs to be an option to disable them altogether so that they are not accidentally tapped.Would rate this five stars if it were possible to disable quick action zones completely. They are such a nuisance especially in continuous scroll mode where it is useless and only makes it harder to select etc.

123546756787, Feb 19, 2021

Suggestions and Thoughts

I am uncertain where the developers of this app will see this review but I have a few suggestions, I will also be providing reasons for these suggestions.1. Let us be able to manually edit the covers of imported books Reasoning: The covers become completely white and users are unable to revert them to what they originally regardless of you deleting and redownloading the imported as the app saves the data on the books which means that the blank covers stay the same.2. Let us manually sort books via our discretion instead of having preset sorting options Reason: This will make much more easier for users to search for books they are looking for in an orderly fashion of their choosing.3. Let us be able to edit book metadata like the authors name and the title of the book or add specific synopsis’ for the books. Reason: This is also another great sorting function that will make it easier for the users to find what they are looking for.Hopefully these suggestions are possible, thank you for reading this review.

Abednego123, Dec 16, 2022

The best app ever!

This is the best! Seriously. I’ve seen too many apps of this type and none has pleased me so well as this one. The most I like is the Text to Speech function, the best I’ve found. Bear in mind that it never Freezes, you can lock your phone and it keeps working, it doesn’t matter if it’s reading a 5 thousand pages book, it never crashes, I mean it, it doesn't matter in what format is your book, it load it anyway, this is the best! And it's for free! Completely free! I live in Cuba and I really don't have any money, jeje, If I could, I would donate some money for sure. Some day I will because I owe them so much. Thanks a lot for everything.

Ahizen Royal, Dec 22, 2020

Was great, but now isn’t working

I used to love reading my books off of this app, which was a lot because I’m an absolute book nerd. However, I noticed that after a recent update that it doesn’t open up my ebooks properly anymore. I was in the middle of an ebook, but after the update it fails to load. Instead it just shows a white screen with a little green book that just keeps turning pages over and over again. I’ve waited for long periods of time while on that screen to see if there was just difficulty loading the ebook, but that isn’t the case. Please please please tell me how to fix this if it’s a problem on my end!!! I’ve used this app for ages on all sorts of devices and I’ve never had a problem with it before now.

alnicat347, Nov 06, 2019

Terrific reading or listening APP

Aug. 2022: I downloaded this free PocketBook reader to replace NeoSoarBook which no longer works, but was really good for reading. This is better. AND I clicked on something, and suddenly the book starts being read out loud to me! So I can read it or listen to it, ePubs or pdfs. One reviewer thought finding books within the App could be problematic, but that’s not a problem for me, because I scroll until I find the one I want, then start reading it. And later after I have closed the app, I can re-open the app in the book is there as “Last Opened.” I don’t really see any annoying ads either. This is a keeper.

Dobbs Ferry Guy, Aug 29, 2022

It had promise...

Now it doesn’t even open books already on the device - those I read once. I will removit from my iPad.—————— older review I was initially impressed by the application - mainly due to the UI - my initial review is attached. Unfortunately it is getting worse - some books take ages to display if at all. OPDS is not working - and I gave their support access to my calibre server to test but never heard them (but other readers work with it and so does a browser). It slowly gets unusable.———————- original reviewBut I The name is nostalgic reminder of popular reader more than 15 years ago. The UI is innovative and good. The layout of the books is very good. I would recomment adding a sellection of fonts. So far I did play only with epub books but I plan to check some more. The Library support appears to be multilingual but I could not find a language selector. Also I could not access my home OPDS server (that I can access in Kybook).

Julo Satran, Aug 22, 2020

Custom margin adjustment has been broken

PocketBook Reader is a unique, outstanding reader for people who like continuous, non-stop scrolling. No other app offers this luxury to read page after page without hands. But the latest update has broken the custom margin adjustment. Now, as soon as you adjust the margin for one page, the margin adjustment for the previous page disappears. Many books have different margin spacing for even and odd numbered pages. Even and odd require different margin adjustments. That feature worked very well until this latest update. The broken feature now makes continuous scrolling, page after page, no longer possible for many books. Please repair this wonderful, but now broken, custom margin adjustment feature. Until then, I cannot use PocketBook Reader any longer for many of my PDF books.

karma3333333, Jun 13, 2021

Almost perfect

First off, this is a great app, and better than like 99% of the app store because it isn't covered in ads. I'll definitely be using this for reading epubs for the foreseeable future. I have 2 complaints that would be nice to fix, though1. The scrolling for books is terrible and unintuitive. It doesn't work anything like scrolling anywhere else on iPhone. Fixing this would make the ergonomics like 50% better and definitely bring this up to 5 stars2. The login process is kind of laggy and there were times when I was watching the loading indicator for 10+ seconds while logging in. Also, for some reason, I had to log in like 3 times after registering? I'm probably doing something wrong there but that was unintuitive

Markaronin, Jan 12, 2022

Text to speech

One I have to say I love this app and the great features, but right now with the current version I have to say that the settings for the speech rate may need some work - when the rate is set to 1.1 you can tell that pattern sped up, but when you dial it to 1.2 the difference in speed is ridiculously greater almost to the point of not being able to make out what is being said. Would definitely love it if you guys can take a look at that in a future version 😀. Other than that I love this app and have recommending it to everyone I know that likes to read 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.

Ohh,Gee, May 01, 2020

Lifesaver for library DRM pubs

Most of my library books go to kindle where I can use the infinite scrolling feature. But now and then a book I want to read isn't available in kindle format. I am a fast reader and scrolling allows my brain to take in entire sentences and paragraphs in accessibility large font. The traditional page turning doesn't because with large font sentences and paragraphs are chopped off to the next page. The other critical feature to me is the background. I have astigmatism and need dark font on a contrast background that is easy on my eyes. The ability to select a custom color font is amazing! Haven't seen this feature in my other book readers. Having so many fonts to select from was unexpected and added to my reading pleasure. No other reader, including Kindle app can offer me a precise background and font color in combination with infinite scrolling and font style, let alone layout. I had no problems logging into the adobe account or connecting my library download to the this app in iOS 14. I am over the moon that I can use this app to read all my library books. The true test of course is if this app continues to perform over time.

sandimacd, Aug 02, 2022

Description

PocketBook Reader is a free app for reading all formats (books, magazines, textbooks, comic books, etc.) and listening to audiobooks! The application supports 26 book and audio formats, including mobi, epub, fb2, cbz, cbr. Read without ads and with total comfort!

Choose any content - any format! • Support of 19 book formats, including the most popular - EPUB, FB2, MOBI, PDF, DJVU, DOCX, RTF, TXT, HTML; • Comic book formats CBR and CBZ; • Open books protected with Adobe DRM (PDF, EPUB); • PDF Reflow function (reflow text in PDF files). Listen to audiobooks! • You can listen to audiobooks and other audio files in MP3, M4B, and take notes in them; • Built-in TTS (Text-to-speech) engine for the voicing of the text files. Download and sync content easily! • Free PocketBook Cloud service for synchronizing all your books, including audiobooks, as well as reading positions, notes and bookmarks on all your devices; • Your files from Dropbox or Google Books services are easily connected to the app to create one consolidated library. You can even connect multiple accounts at the same time; • Support for OPDS catalogs - get access to network libraries; • ISBN scanner, for quick search of electronic versions of books by barcode; • Opportunity to borrow books and periodicals; • If you have a E Ink e-reader PocketBook, you can easily synchronize all your books and accounts just by scanning a QR code. Ready to switch from another app? No problem! Getting started with PocketBook Reader is easy! With an intuitive interface, the application provides you with unprecedented freedom – lots of options for settings and no restrictions. Choose, change, customize, and personalize! • Intuitive interface, easy navigation, and minimalistic design; • Opportunity to choose one of the seven interface color themes, reassign the buttons and display areas; • Two night-reading modes - for better reading comfort anytime; • Adjust the font style, font size, line spacing, and margin size; • Animation of turning pages; • Opportunity to crop margins – make the page look exactly the way you want. Get fast file access and easy search! • All files are quickly found and instantly opened, even with built-in audio and video fragments; • Your books will never be lost in the device’s memory - thanks to the smart search, scanning files on your tablet or smartphone is a matter of seconds. Any file or document can be found in a few clicks! • The app allows you to sort books, create collections, filter and mark files as you like. Your library - your rules; • Convenient managing of audio files - it is easy to sort and play your audiobooks. Make bookmarks, take notes, add comments! • You can quickly find all your notes and share them with friends via email or messengers; • Collect all your notes, bookmarks, and comments into separate files for even greater convenience. PocketBook Reader was created by avid readers for avid readers, and that’s why it’s probably the best e-book reader app.