Bookshop.org Ebooks

Name: Bookshop.org Ebooks
Rating: 4.2 (211 reviews)
Author: Bookshop, Inc.

Support local bookstores

Free · Designed for iPad

211 Ratings
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Bookshop, Inc.
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Bookshop's mission is simple: To help local, independent bookstores thrive in the age of ecommerce. Now with Bookshop's new ebook platform, your ebooks will support your local bookstore as well. In our reader app you can: - read ebooks in your library - browse millions of ebooks to add to your wishlist - seamlessly connect with Bookshop to ensure that all of your online book purchases support your community Certified as a B Corp, Bookshop puts our mission and the public good above financial interests, giving over 80% of our profit margin to independent bookstores. Since 2020, we have raised over $35 million for independent bookstores.

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4.2

out of 5

211 Ratings

Great alternative to the mainstream app
09/22/2025

Waiteforit
After using for a while the one thing that continues to annoy me is the **arrow at bottom left of page to proceed to the next chapter.** It gets in the way of the letters in the last line of text. I would rather the continuous scrolling just continue between chapters. Other suggestions for improvement: 1) allow for orientation lock for those of us who read in bed, especially as it seems to wildly lose my place if it switches from horizontal to vertical. 2) improve the ability to find last place read to either when switching between devices or when you accidentally tap the screen causing it to jump to some kind of crazy place. My work around has been to highlight a few words periodically and whenever I leave off so I can find my place again if it jumps to some mystery spot. I later go back and delete superfluous highlights. 3) partner with library systems so they can buy from you also and I can use your app for library ebooks. 4) find a way for readers to share a purchased book with a short list of friends like we used to do in the good old days with “real” books. This is the one huge downside to digital media and makes me reluctant to pay full price for books if I’m the only one who gets to read them.
Great alternative to the mainstream app
09/22/2025

Waiteforit

After using for a while the one thing that continues to annoy me is the **arrow at bottom left of page to proceed to the next chapter.** It gets in the way of the letters in the last line of text. I would rather the continuous scrolling just continue between chapters. Other suggestions for improvement: 1) allow for orientation lock for those of us who read in bed, especially as it seems to wildly lose my place if it switches from horizontal to vertical. 2) improve the ability to find last place read to either when switching between devices or when you accidentally tap the screen causing it to jump to some kind of crazy place. My work around has been to highlight a few words periodically and whenever I leave off so I can find my place again if it jumps to some mystery spot. I later go back and delete superfluous highlights. 3) partner with library systems so they can buy from you also and I can use your app for library ebooks. 4) find a way for readers to share a purchased book with a short list of friends like we used to do in the good old days with “real” books. This is the one huge downside to digital media and makes me reluctant to pay full price for books if I’m the only one who gets to read them.
Nice Start!
02/24/2025

Nat__ice
I’m so excited to be able to switch to Bookshop and support local bookstores! I attempted to read a book on here and I have a couple issues. I don’t understand why vertical scroll only works when my iPad is upright vertically. When I read on my iPad, I read with it flipped horizontally since most iPad cases have a stand to hold them up horizontally. It would be easier for couch and bed reading if there was vertical scroll no matter what way the iPad is turned. I’m a big fan of continuous scroll horizontally and hate having to “turn the page”. Another thing I’d love to see is more fonts, as I’ve seen a few others mention. It would also be interesting to see if there was a way to change font color. I enjoy reading in dark mode, but have noticed some other apps opt for a light gray for font color because stark white on the black background can be harsh on the eyes. Overall, I’m glad that there seems to be regular updates to concerns that others have mentioned. I know this is a new app, so I’m excited to see what improvements will be made in the future!

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback! I'm sorry for the issue with the vertical scroll - we have a fix coming in our next release to resolve the issue you're experiencing so you can use vertical scroll in horizontal/landscape mode. We also are planning to launch several more font options and give more flexibility to readers with font and background choices, so stay tuned for those enhancements, and happy reading!
Nice Start!
02/24/2025

Nat__ice

I’m so excited to be able to switch to Bookshop and support local bookstores! I attempted to read a book on here and I have a couple issues. I don’t understand why vertical scroll only works when my iPad is upright vertically. When I read on my iPad, I read with it flipped horizontally since most iPad cases have a stand to hold them up horizontally. It would be easier for couch and bed reading if there was vertical scroll no matter what way the iPad is turned. I’m a big fan of continuous scroll horizontally and hate having to “turn the page”. Another thing I’d love to see is more fonts, as I’ve seen a few others mention. It would also be interesting to see if there was a way to change font color. I enjoy reading in dark mode, but have noticed some other apps opt for a light gray for font color because stark white on the black background can be harsh on the eyes. Overall, I’m glad that there seems to be regular updates to concerns that others have mentioned. I know this is a new app, so I’m excited to see what improvements will be made in the future!
Developer Response 02/26/2025
Thank you for your feedback! I'm sorry for the issue with the vertical scroll - we have a fix coming in our next release to resolve the issue you're experiencing so you can use vertical scroll in horizontal/landscape mode. We also are planning to launch several more font options and give more flexibility to readers with font and background choices, so stay tuned for those enhancements, and happy reading!
New update added bugs
Jan 1

ridiculous gate
I went to open the app this morning to read a book I had started. I got nothing but a white page. (This is on a new iPad.) I closed and reopened the app several times with the same result. I went to the App Store to open it that way and found there was an upgrade. It would not allow me to open the app without upgrading, so I did. Now I can no longer place/remove bookmarks or adjust the font size. I touch the place to do that, it briefly appears then closes before I can take any action, changing pages in the process. Please fix this ASAP as the app is unusable without these features. I also still want a built-in dictionary. If there is one, it doesn’t work. Also, when I go to my library, I just see blue rectangles, no covers, no titles. How am I supposed to open a book I can’t see? Turning on WiFi doesn’t help. They’re still just blue rectangles instead of book covers. I’m going back to the Kindle. That’s the best book app, even though the company is loathsome. Update: nothing has been fixed and it is getting worse. If I turn my iPad off, after turning it back 9n again, I have to reconnect to WiFi to reopen my book. I don’t always have access to WiFi so this is totally unacceptable. I cannot buy any more books here unless this is fixed.

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback and we're very sorry to hear about the issues you encountered - how frustrating! We did encounter some unexpected issues with a recent app update, but those issues should now be resolved with the latest bug fixes and version of our app since the beginning of January. If you're on the latest version of our app and it does not resolve these issues, please email our customer support team at info@bookshop.org for additional troubleshooting support.
New update added bugs
Jan 1

ridiculous gate

I went to open the app this morning to read a book I had started. I got nothing but a white page. (This is on a new iPad.) I closed and reopened the app several times with the same result. I went to the App Store to open it that way and found there was an upgrade. It would not allow me to open the app without upgrading, so I did. Now I can no longer place/remove bookmarks or adjust the font size. I touch the place to do that, it briefly appears then closes before I can take any action, changing pages in the process. Please fix this ASAP as the app is unusable without these features. I also still want a built-in dictionary. If there is one, it doesn’t work. Also, when I go to my library, I just see blue rectangles, no covers, no titles. How am I supposed to open a book I can’t see? Turning on WiFi doesn’t help. They’re still just blue rectangles instead of book covers. I’m going back to the Kindle. That’s the best book app, even though the company is loathsome. Update: nothing has been fixed and it is getting worse. If I turn my iPad off, after turning it back 9n again, I have to reconnect to WiFi to reopen my book. I don’t always have access to WiFi so this is totally unacceptable. I cannot buy any more books here unless this is fixed.
Developer Response Jan 16
Thank you for your feedback and we're very sorry to hear about the issues you encountered - how frustrating! We did encounter some unexpected issues with a recent app update, but those issues should now be resolved with the latest bug fixes and version of our app since the beginning of January. If you're on the latest version of our app and it does not resolve these issues, please email our customer support team at info@bookshop.org for additional troubleshooting support.
Unrefined attempt
07/23/2025

APRugby12
While it’s great to support indie bookstores with this app rather than the megacorp, the features and user experience leaves much to be desired. I love a continuous scroll and prefer reading on my phone for this feature, issue is that this app does not let you scroll through chapters, instead leaving the “next chapter” button to block the first words of the end of the chapter in the bottom left. Additionally, there are some smaller chapters in the book that I’m reading that do not register and finishing, so the button does not pop up at all. What this means is I have to remember what the chapter’s title is to find the next one in the table of contents to advance, this is made all the more frustrating because the table of contents does not have page numbers.While I appreciate the cause here, there is a clear reason why most ebook readers use other apps as the lack of polish is very apparent.

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback and for helping us support indie bookstores! We're sorry to hear about the frustration you encountered with the continuous scroll challenges - we agree that it is unacceptable, and are diligently working to improve the experience. In the latest version of the app (1.2.10) we've made improvements to ensure you can more easily move from chapter to chapter in a "continuous scroll" fashion and will continue to work to improve it!
Unrefined attempt
07/23/2025

APRugby12

While it’s great to support indie bookstores with this app rather than the megacorp, the features and user experience leaves much to be desired. I love a continuous scroll and prefer reading on my phone for this feature, issue is that this app does not let you scroll through chapters, instead leaving the “next chapter” button to block the first words of the end of the chapter in the bottom left. Additionally, there are some smaller chapters in the book that I’m reading that do not register and finishing, so the button does not pop up at all. What this means is I have to remember what the chapter’s title is to find the next one in the table of contents to advance, this is made all the more frustrating because the table of contents does not have page numbers.While I appreciate the cause here, there is a clear reason why most ebook readers use other apps as the lack of polish is very apparent.
Developer Response 08/08/2025
Thank you for your feedback and for helping us support indie bookstores! We're sorry to hear about the frustration you encountered with the continuous scroll challenges - we agree that it is unacceptable, and are diligently working to improve the experience. In the latest version of the app (1.2.10) we've made improvements to ensure you can more easily move from chapter to chapter in a "continuous scroll" fashion and will continue to work to improve it!

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