Eucalyptus for the iPhone reviewed
By Paul Biba
I must admit that I hadn’t heard of this application, but the reviewer really likes it. The review on Chamber Four has a lot more, so take a look.
So after hearing all the hype, I bit the bullet and payed $9.99 to download Eucalyptus. And after reading through a book on it, I have to admit it’s worth the relatively steep price. If only you could import books, rather than be limited to Project Gutenberg’s (admittedly vast) library, it’d be the best reader app available for the iPhone.
The presentation is top notch. Texts are far more readable in Eucalyptus than in the other reader apps I’ve tried. On top of this everything is well organized, intuitive and easy to navigate. They’ve included plenty of animations and graphical touches that give the package a decidedly professional flair. This does wonders negating the fears of buyer’s remorse I had when I first agreed to spend $10.
The creators of Eucalyptus have taken the time to create little card catalogue pages displaying each book’s publishing info, and the page turning and book shelving animations do a lot for the aesthetic. My favorite touch is a Staff Picks section, which arranges top choices for the user like a display shelf at a book store, and includes book synopses in case you’re choosing from books you’ve never read or heard of before.
August 7th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
You hadn’t heard of Eucalyptus? That’s a bit odd. After all, we covered its controversial rejection (for having access to the Gutenberg edition of the Kama Sutra) and eventual approval to the App Store, a while back. David even reviewed it himself. Guess you don’t read your own blog.