iBunkoHD

Name: iBunkoHD
Price: 6.99 USD
Rating: 4 (7 reviews)
Author: DWANGO Co., Ltd.

Books

$6.99 · Designed for iPad

7 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Books
Developer

DWANGO Co., Ltd.
Language

EN
+ 2 More
Size

36.3
MB

iPad

iBunkoHD provides you the best way to read novels, documents and comic books on iPad. Thanks to a realistic interface, you can enjoy reading as you would with a real paper book. Reading on your iPad is now easier than ever! This is a great iPad app for all the book lovers! Won Good Design Award 2010 Ranked #1 in the Japanese App Store in 2010 Read books and comics in vertical setting with comfort ・Support both horizontal (left open) and vertical (right open) writings. ・The app automatically detects the binding direction of a PDF document. Double page spread and page effect ・When viewed landscape mode, the pages switch to the double page spread. The pages containing landscape format images are automatically treated as a double page spread. ・You can "flip" pages just like reading a real paper book. Feature about 230 built-in books and "Aozora Bunko" ・ You can download a book with simple controls from "Aozora Bunko", the Japanese digital library that provides copyright-free Japanese literary works. ・ The app comes with the well-known books from "Aozora Bunko". "Bookshelf" function ・Create a bookshelf as you need. ・You can easily choose a book you'd like to read by browsing the book covers displayed on the shelf. "Bookmark" function ・You can place as many bookmarks as you want and add notes on it. ・Select text as a bookmark in order to highlight the sentence. Supported file formats. iBunkoHD supports the following file formats as books: - .txt .pdf - .zip .rar (containing .txt or .jpg/.png files) - .cbz .cbr Transfer files ・Transfer the files using iTunes 'File Sharing' via the USB cable as well as via Dropbox, SkyDrive, pogoplug, Box, SugarSync. The app also supports both the WebDAV and the FTP servers. Utilize data from PDF ・Support the table of contents or hyperlinks on the file. ・Select and search words (when the data contains text). ・Using our own processing technology, app can select a Japanese words smoothly. Smart screen design removing the white space ・Eliminate unnecessary white space for better readability on the screen. Thumbnails of pages show quick reference for where you'd like to read ・List the page thumbnails at the bottom of the screen or in the full screen. ・The page with bookmarks will be attached a mark. You can also display only the page thumbnails which contain bookmarks. History back pages ・Viewed pages are saved in history so you can easily go back to the previous page. Look up words in the dictionary ・You can use the iPad's built-in dictionary as well as other dictionary apps that support custom URL schemes. ・Just select text and tap the button to look up the word. Support Bluetooth keyboards ・You can read without touching the screen by using the compatible device. Passcode lock ・You can set passcode lock on specific bookshelves or the "folder" screen that stored transferred files. Various page settings ・Available various settings such as enable/disable the flipping effect or change the position of the tap control. ・Customize your iBunkoHD to suit your own preferences! You will find many more convenient functions and settings.

Ratings & Reviews

4.0

out of 5

7 Ratings

All-in-one!
05/15/2010

Zelda1004
Great app. The interface is simply beautiful although it's completely in Japanese. I do read Japanese but this would be a serious problem for Non-Japanese speakers especially when it comes to settings.It has almost everything that Goodreader, Cloud Reader or iBooks are missing. What I especially like about this app:1. Built-in dictionary (Yahoo!辞書, 大辞林, Wiki etc). Not sure how useful this is for other people though since they are mostly in Japanese. But very neat function for Japanese speakers.2. You can set up multiple bookshelves(本棚) on your own (It's different from Folders. The app supports folders too)3. You can customize bookcovers with pictures from Photo Album4. IT DOES SUPPORT .ZIP files (The developer did not specify in the description...)What could have been better:1. PDF does crash quite often.2. Adding books to bookshelves from folders could have been more intuitive. Cannot add multiple files at one time. 3. Again please add English interface - this is such a great app. It's a shame if the language becomes a barrier.
All-in-one!
05/15/2010

Zelda1004

Great app. The interface is simply beautiful although it's completely in Japanese. I do read Japanese but this would be a serious problem for Non-Japanese speakers especially when it comes to settings.It has almost everything that Goodreader, Cloud Reader or iBooks are missing. What I especially like about this app:1. Built-in dictionary (Yahoo!辞書, 大辞林, Wiki etc). Not sure how useful this is for other people though since they are mostly in Japanese. But very neat function for Japanese speakers.2. You can set up multiple bookshelves(本棚) on your own (It's different from Folders. The app supports folders too)3. You can customize bookcovers with pictures from Photo Album4. IT DOES SUPPORT .ZIP files (The developer did not specify in the description...)What could have been better:1. PDF does crash quite often.2. Adding books to bookshelves from folders could have been more intuitive. Cannot add multiple files at one time. 3. Again please add English interface - this is such a great app. It's a shame if the language becomes a barrier.
Great for comics and manga
04/13/2022

ldd23
This is the only app I’ve found that can handle manga PDFs with right-side binding properly. But the minimal UI and nice two-page spread support make it great for American comics too. Switching from GoodReader, for comics at least.
Great for comics and manga
04/13/2022

ldd23

This is the only app I’ve found that can handle manga PDFs with right-side binding properly. But the minimal UI and nice two-page spread support make it great for American comics too. Switching from GoodReader, for comics at least.
Could you put this app on Chinese App Store？
May 11

Pairsdoll2
Hello, i am Chinese, i want to buy this HD version on Chinese app store, but i can't find it, could you put this app on Chinese app store, thank you very much
Could you put this app on Chinese App Store？
May 11

Pairsdoll2

Hello, i am Chinese, i want to buy this HD version on Chinese app store, but i can't find it, could you put this app on Chinese app store, thank you very much
Needs better support for iPad Pro
05/24/2021

Yuanqing82
Here are my main grievances with the app as of May 2021: 1. It CANNOT be used in Split View on the iPad Pro in any way. Want to have a dedicated Dictionary app on 1/4 of the screen while iBunkoHD takes the other 3/4 of the screen? Too bad, iBunkoHD will simply cut off 1/4 of the pages you are trying to read. 2. No touchpad support: if you use the Magic Keyboard and want to use the trackpad cursor to select a word or sentence - too bad, the only thing it can do is to flip the pages, you have to use your figure to touch the screen to select anything. 3. No “Copy” option in the context (long press/double click) menu: this one is the absolute worst for any language learner. If you have a word highlighted, you can’t just choose a “Copy” open so you can paste it into another dictionary app. Oh no, you have to click “more option” (forget exactly how it’s called), and then a slow and unresponsive pop-up appears covering the entire screen, and in the center you can find “copy” among some of the other options. If you click it, it’s as if nothing happened, and maybe the word is copied after a few seconds., I could have forgiven all the other misses, but I do not understand the (lack of) logic of a text reader making it so tedious to just copy a word. It is very obvious that, despite calling this an “HD” version that cost extra, the developer spent minimal efforts and just took the the iPhone version and increased the resolution (and deliberately make the iPhone version not work on the big screen) and hasn’t been keeping this app updated to the latest iPad models and iPadOS firmware. It should not be charging money at the current state but rather taken off the store until it has been improved.And I just checked the update history, besides bug fixes it hasn’t received a major update or overhaul in years. I have resigned to having wasted my money. Do not make the same mistake I did.
Needs better support for iPad Pro
05/24/2021

Yuanqing82

Here are my main grievances with the app as of May 2021: 1. It CANNOT be used in Split View on the iPad Pro in any way. Want to have a dedicated Dictionary app on 1/4 of the screen while iBunkoHD takes the other 3/4 of the screen? Too bad, iBunkoHD will simply cut off 1/4 of the pages you are trying to read. 2. No touchpad support: if you use the Magic Keyboard and want to use the trackpad cursor to select a word or sentence - too bad, the only thing it can do is to flip the pages, you have to use your figure to touch the screen to select anything. 3. No “Copy” option in the context (long press/double click) menu: this one is the absolute worst for any language learner. If you have a word highlighted, you can’t just choose a “Copy” open so you can paste it into another dictionary app. Oh no, you have to click “more option” (forget exactly how it’s called), and then a slow and unresponsive pop-up appears covering the entire screen, and in the center you can find “copy” among some of the other options. If you click it, it’s as if nothing happened, and maybe the word is copied after a few seconds., I could have forgiven all the other misses, but I do not understand the (lack of) logic of a text reader making it so tedious to just copy a word. It is very obvious that, despite calling this an “HD” version that cost extra, the developer spent minimal efforts and just took the the iPhone version and increased the resolution (and deliberately make the iPhone version not work on the big screen) and hasn’t been keeping this app updated to the latest iPad models and iPadOS firmware. It should not be charging money at the current state but rather taken off the store until it has been improved.And I just checked the update history, besides bug fixes it hasn’t received a major update or overhaul in years. I have resigned to having wasted my money. Do not make the same mistake I did.