MegaReader - 2+ Million Free Books
By Inkstone Software, Inc.
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Description
Download and read over 2 million free books in the super-customizable MegaReader eBook reader ... for less than the cost of a used paperback.
★ “If there's an app that offers more e-book bang for the buck, I haven't found it.” - Rick Broida, CNET Reviews
★ 5/5 – AppSafari
★ Featured on Huffington Post, Endgadget, Gizmodo, CNET, Publishing Perspectives and many more.
MEGA BOOKS
We’ve trekked the virtual globe to bring you the best online free books available and have presented them in a super-customizable reader for your reading pleasure. Create your very own personal library to take anywhere!
Sit down and catch up on all the classics like Sherlock Holmes, Pride and Prejudice, and War and Peace. Discover hot new indie authors and publishers. Or if science fiction and fantasy is more your thing, explore the renowned Baen Free Books catalog.
It’s easy to find great books and authors. You can browse by category (e.g. mystery, action & adventure, romance, science fiction), view popular or recently added books, see recommended reading lists, read reviews, search for something specific or read book samples and entire works from up and coming authors.
Read on the bus to work, sneak in a few chapters while you are waiting for lunch, or take time out on a coffee break. You will never be caught without a book again.
Import your own DRM-free eBooks with iTunes File Sharing or over Wi-Fi using the free Calibre eBook management software. (Note, modern books that are under copyright protection like The Hobbit and The Hunger Games aren’t included in the app.)
MEGA EASY TO USE
MegaReader comes with 26 great books already downloaded to get you started, including works from Jane Austen, Dale Carnegie, Agatha Christie, Paulo Coelho, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jack London, and Kurt Vonnegut.
Personalize the look of your book from one of the 19 predefined color schemes or create your own from 1000s of colors. Choose from 31 fonts, 100s of font sizes, margin width, line spacing, text justification, and column count.
Or turn on the innovative (and fun) heads up display, featured in the hilarious MegaReader HUD YouTube video (http://bit.ly/hudvideo).
MegaReader remembers your place in a book, allows you to read in portrait or landscape mode, and will tell you how long you have to finish a chapter based on the built-in speed reading test.
Search, discover, and download books from six great online catalogs, or import your own books over Wi-Fi. Then enjoy your downloaded books anytime, anywhere. No network connection required.
MEGA REVIEWS
★★★★★ "Best reading app ever"
"I have several apps designed for reading books, and MegaReader is by far the best. Not only are there tons of free books available for download, the format is very easy to read and simple to operate.", by Unfortunate_Raccoon, United States, February 13, 2011
★★★★★ "Excellent and Flexible reading app
"This is easily the most flexible reading app I’ve seen. I have vision problems because of my age and reading is hard for me now and Megareader gives me more control than any other reading app I’ve seen.", by barryem, United States, October 2, 2010
MEGA DEAL
If you want tons of free books to read wherever you go with a sleek customizable interface, for less than half the cost of an ice cream cone, then download MegaReader now.
What's New in Version 2.5.2
Many of you were asking for an easier way to import your own DRM-free EPUB books into MegaReader, so in version 2.5 we have added iTunes File Sharing. This allows you to drag books into (and out of) the MegaReader File Sharing section in iTunes.
To import books, select your device in iTunes, then the Apps tab, then select MegaReader in the file sharing section at the bottom, then drag and drop your books or select the Add... button.
In order to help organize all the books you are going to be importing into MegaReader, we have added a hierarchical author view. Now when you select the Author sort in the Library, there will only be one entry per author. If an author has more than one book then you can select that author to see all of their books listed.
We've also added support for keeping lots and lots of books in the app at once. We tested with over 2500 books and the app barely flinched - loading in less than 15 seconds. That's faster than it used to load with 50 books. And with fewer books it's even faster.
We hope you enjoy the update!
Customer Reviews
Great app!
Great app! I needed a replacement for Stanza, which was my favorite app of all time, and nothing came close. This one has all of my favorite features, and definitely has larger fonts.
I want an app that will not force me to get secure DRM books, and limit me to only one source. I believe in choices!
For some reason, a lot of the apps for ebooks seem to think that we all want the "ink" experience, so they have either the black on white paper, or white on black paper. Also several apps think that a "Huge" font is the equivalent of a 9 pt. font!
The black and white combination is too much of a contrast, especially at night, which is when I do most of my reading. It also adds enough light to the room to be seen through closed eyes.
This app gives you a large amount of color choices, and believe me, their huge font is HUGE! I can continue to read at night without disturbing my husband, and I don't have to worry about falling asleep with my glasses on!
The only change that I would like to see is the capability to edit the book title and author name. My favorite author has lately been downloading as untitled and unknown.
It was such a relief to find this app!
Great App
Love this! I love reading, and this is my favorite reading app. Lots of great books, and it's fun to check my reading speed.
Great ebook reader
It has access to Project Gutenberg and several other sites for classics. And Feedbooks is great for finding independent authors. I'd definitely recommend it.
- $1.99
- Category: Books
- Updated: Apr 01, 2012
- Version: 2.5.2
- Size: 17.5 MB
- Languages: English, Bokmål, Norwegian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
- Seller: Inkstone Software, Inc.
- © 2012 Inkstone Software, Inc.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.1 or later.
