BookShelf
By HPC Technologies, Inc.
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Description
Read your own ebooks or download new titles for free. BookShelf is an e-book reader which provides many features that set it apart in the AppStore:
* Hands-free auto-scrolling
* Download supported formats direct from the Internet or save any web page for later reading
* Built-in access to FeedBooks.com, the Baen / Webscription.net library and Project Gutenberg
* Handles large multi-megabyte ebooks without a problem
* Supports Numerous ebook formats with images & formatted text (see below for list)
* Transfer your own ebooks from any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer (WiFi Required)
* Follow Hyper-links in documents
* Lookup works in on-device dictionary or on Wikipedia
* Search book contents
* Table of Contents & custom bookmarks
* Custom color, font, and background pattern themes
Supported formats:
* Plain text (in various character encodings) [DL]
* HTML [DL]
* Palm OS (Plucker, PalmDoc, and most Mobi, no-DRM) [DL]
* ePub (no-DRM) [DL]
* FB2 [SS]
* CHM & MHT [SS]
* RTF, MS-Word DOC (not DOCX) [SS]
* PDF (text-only) [SS]
Formats marked with [SS] must be downloaded via ShelfServer on your Mac, Windows, or Linux PC (Java 1.6+ required).
Formats marked with [DL] can also be downloaded direct from the web without requiring a computer.
Using the free ShelfServer from www.iphonebookshelf.com, e-books with pictures and clickable links are transferred from your Mac, Windows, or Linux computer over WiFi. Books are automatically compressed and optimized for best display. Even large, multi-megabyte e-text files open and display in seconds.
Reading in Airplane Mode is no problem. No Internet connection is required once books are transferred.
Important Information on PalmOS Format Support:
Supported Palm etext formats currently include Plucker, PalmDoc (Aportis), and many non-DRM (non-encrypted) Mobi files. Most purchased Mobi files including those from mobipocket.com or Kindle will NOT work. Anything which required a "PID" or "reader ID" at time of purchase will not work. Notably, purchased Mobi files from Webscription.net and the Baen Free Library DO work fine. Support for the newer "HuffDict" compression format in Mobi files is limited. Many HuffDict files work fine, but some display with visible HTML tags and other artifacts. Other PDB and PRC file types including iSilo and eReader are NOT supported at this time.
Getting help:
Be sure to checkout the website (www.iphonebookshelf.com) for instructional videos and tutorials. Email support@iphonebookshelf.com or use the support forums on the website if you need any help.
What's New In Version 2.3.3
New Features:
* (iPad) View a book's table of contents on the right or left side of the screen in landscape view.
* (iPad/iOS4) Support opening files via email
Fixes:
* (iOS4) iOS4 compatibility
* Performance & stability improvements
Customer Reviews
Essential App!
This is the missing app for the iphone! Now I can finally get rid of my palm and do everything I need on the iphone. The provided "shelf-server" (a java app) lets you manage your own private bookshelf to download from. No other reader yet shows any sign of allowing your own documents to be transfered to your iphone. Essential for portable references and creative commons licensed ebooks.
Save your money
This is very disappointing. Text files transfer as one huge paragraph; line breaks are not preserved, so reading them onscreen is very difficult. I could not get it to recognize any of the pdb files from my Palm. I tried a 48K HTML file, and at least it preserved formatting, but would not keep the entire page in memory. It took a few seconds to scroll from the first half to the second. BookShelf needs major enhancements before it is really useful.
Good Start on a 1.0 App
This is a 1.0 version of an app. Expect rough edges. With a little bit of work you can read previously purchased eBooks with this app. For me that is worth $10.00.
Over the last decade plus I have purchased well over $1,000.00 in eBooks from Baen.com. This appears to be the only app that allows the reading of my already owned eBooks on an iPod Touch. So far the best way I have found to do this is to download in *.rtf, open in TextEdit and save in *.html. This procedure works. So with a bit of effort, the product is useable. Note, I found my iPod Touch 1.0 suffering from many weaknesses as well. Hopefully, the developer of this app will treat us well on upgraded versions.
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$4.99
- Category: Education
- Updated:Jul 10, 2010
- Current Version:2.3.3
- 2.3.3 (iOS 4.0 Tested)
- 5.1 MB
- Language:English
- Seller:HPC Technologies, Inc.
- © 2009 HPC Technologies, Inc.
Requirements:Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later.
