Bookshop.org Ebooks

Name: Bookshop.org Ebooks
Rating: 4.2 (196 reviews)
Author: Bookshop, Inc.

Support local bookstores

Free · Designed for iPad

196 Ratings
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13+
Years
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Books
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Bookshop, Inc.
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EN
English
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84.8
MB

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.

Ratings & Reviews

4.2

out of 5

196 Ratings

Great alternative to the mainstream app
Sep 22

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
Sep 22

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!
Feb 24

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!
Feb 24

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 Feb 26
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!
Unrefined attempt
Jul 23

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
Jul 23

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 Aug 8
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!
Wonderful mission, evolving app
6d ago

FocusSeeker
I love the mission of this org to provide ebooks that support local independent bookstores. Thank you to the visionary founders and developers! I’ve just bumped this up from 4 stars to 5. When I first started using the app a few months ago, the highlighting was clunky and buggy, very frustrating. But in two updates over the past month or two, that’s been massively improved and now works as it should. There’s still room for improvement in some issues that are mostly cosmetic, relating to page layout, but it’s clear the developers are hard at work on delivering a good user experience. Know that your efforts are seen and appreciated!(If you’re looking at many of the reviews, pay attention to the dates. Because new updates keep coming, many of the problems mentioned in older reviews have already been fixed.)

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback and for helping us support local bookstores! We agree that the app needs work to provide a truly friction-free experience while reading. The good news is that we have made several improvements in the newest version of our app that address a number of the frustrations you have encountered, including updates to highlighting and adjusting the tap margins for page turn. If you have other feedback for how we can improve, don't hesitate to email us at support@bookshop.org.
Wonderful mission, evolving app
6d ago

FocusSeeker

I love the mission of this org to provide ebooks that support local independent bookstores. Thank you to the visionary founders and developers! I’ve just bumped this up from 4 stars to 5. When I first started using the app a few months ago, the highlighting was clunky and buggy, very frustrating. But in two updates over the past month or two, that’s been massively improved and now works as it should. There’s still room for improvement in some issues that are mostly cosmetic, relating to page layout, but it’s clear the developers are hard at work on delivering a good user experience. Know that your efforts are seen and appreciated!(If you’re looking at many of the reviews, pay attention to the dates. Because new updates keep coming, many of the problems mentioned in older reviews have already been fixed.)
Developer Response Dec 19
Thank you for your feedback and for helping us support local bookstores! We agree that the app needs work to provide a truly friction-free experience while reading. The good news is that we have made several improvements in the newest version of our app that address a number of the frustrations you have encountered, including updates to highlighting and adjusting the tap margins for page turn. If you have other feedback for how we can improve, don't hesitate to email us at support@bookshop.org.

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