SimplyE Software

Update: all is fixed and I didn’t lose my books or my queue. Thank you! 1. All the books in my queue now goes into “My Books” tab, with a button to download, even though I know that just earlier today (before the update) I still had to wait for weeks for them to be available for me. 2. When I click “Download”, the button switches to “Read”, seemingly showing that the book has been downloaded successfully and now ready to read 3. When I click “Read”, an error message says “Could not display book - This book is corrupt and cannot be read”. 4. Nothing I can do to fix this error message, including quitting the app. 5. There is no option to remove the books from “My Books”. There’s no other button other than “Download” 6. All other new books that were not previously in the queue also get the same treatment as all the points noted below. None of them go to waitlist. All of them shows that it’s ready to read but when you click it, it shows the same “corrupt” message 7. Why is there no option to report the bug with screenshots??? It’s so frustrating! I agree with the review before me that says that every time there’s an update, this app becomes worse!

I absolutely love the convenience this app provides. You have access to NYPL's extensive ebook catalogue. It's as simple as downloading the book you want, or if it's not yet available, simply reserving a book for download when it's ready. In my experience the only drawback is like others have said in their reviews: if you select text to copy or look up a definition, the highlighted selection box won’t disappear after you’re finished. It’s a bit distracting until you turn the page. I think that’s fairly minor though and not a deal breaker. The developers have made consistent improvements over the last several months and I love this app now.

I see other reviews suggesting lots for different features but the ONE thing I would love is if you could flip/turn the page from the LEFT side of the screen. I hold my phone in my left hand and can’t just use my left thumb to go to the next page (unless I hyperextend it over to you ge extreme right side of the phone). I have to use two hands with this app, one (my left) to hold the phone and the other (my right) to go to the next page. It seems it would be a very simple fix. I hope the developers read this review and change the app in this tiniest way. I can’t be the only person with this little grievance!