Comments on: Several news-related goodies in top 100 free apps for iPhone—but no e-book-reading program http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:40:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-887281 David Rothman Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:44:42 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-887281 Congrats, Marc. Keep us posted. We know how subjective these things are, but I remain a fan of Stanza, and I think others will catch up when more features appear. I understand that things are rendered natively in ePub. If so, that's just another positive. David (who of course already has 1.3 going) An aside: The TeleBlog is like an op-ed page. People can speak up with <em>their</em> opinions rather than take a party line---and that's especially true of software. Congrats, Marc. Keep us posted. We know how subjective these things are, but I remain a fan of Stanza, and I think others will catch up when more features appear. I understand that things are rendered natively in ePub. If so, that’s just another positive.

David
(who of course already has 1.3 going)

An aside: The TeleBlog is like an op-ed page. People can speak up with their opinions rather than take a party line—and that’s especially true of software.

]]> By: Marc http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-887252 Marc Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:17:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-887252 We're pleased to say that since we released version 1.3, Stanza is back in the Top 100 list! Number 62, when I last checked. We’re pleased to say that since we released version 1.3, Stanza is back in the Top 100 list!

Number 62, when I last checked.

]]> By: Marc http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-870241 Marc Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:22:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-870241 David- Regarding the Windows version, we just released it last night! http://www.lexcycle.com/forums/stanza/stanza_windows_release As for the progress meter being a global one, we are investigating how best to do that. We do agree that it would be nice to have. And we are also planning on moving a select set of often-changed settings into the Stanza application itself, as we also feel that having to exit Stanza to have to launch the Settings application just to change a minor preference is tedious. Thanks for the feedback, and we hope you enjoy Stanza Windows! David-

Regarding the Windows version, we just released it last night!

http://www.lexcycle.com/forums/stanza/stanza_windows_release

As for the progress meter being a global one, we are investigating how best to do that. We do agree that it would be nice to have. And we are also planning on moving a select set of often-changed settings into the Stanza application itself, as we also feel that having to exit Stanza to have to launch the Settings application just to change a minor preference is tedious.

Thanks for the feedback, and we hope you enjoy Stanza Windows!

]]> By: Man Ching Cheung http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-870175 Man Ching Cheung Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:03:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-870175 David, I'm sorry if this is the wrong spot, but I have an observation about eReader v1.1. So we know that the program can download books from eReader.com and fictionwise.com. I, however, can't access my bookshelf, and I haven't really figured out why. I can, however, access the both website using the minibrowser from within eReader v1.1, and I've downloaded my books that way. I hope this helps other eReader users having trouble! David, I’m sorry if this is the wrong spot, but I have an observation about eReader v1.1. So we know that the program can download books from eReader.com and fictionwise.com. I, however, can’t access my bookshelf, and I haven’t really figured out why. I can, however, access the both website using the minibrowser from within eReader v1.1, and I’ve downloaded my books that way. I hope this helps other eReader users having trouble!

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-869866 David Rothman Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:42:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-869866 Marc, I wish you the best of luck in returning quickly to the top 100. I continue to enjoy Stanza. My big question for Lexcyle is when a PC companion program will appear so I can import my own content. Or maybe something on the Web? Also good, if the OS will allow, would be a line that you could toggle in at the bottom of the page to see your progress through the <em>entire</em> book? Or how about percentages? I'd also like to see all of the settings reachable from within the program, not just via the global menu for the iPhone. And I'd like to see my fave setting to be lockable so I wouldn't have to mess with just the right gestures. Hope the above feedback helps Lexcycle. Glad to see your here. Thanks, David Marc, I wish you the best of luck in returning quickly to the top 100. I continue to enjoy Stanza. My big question for Lexcyle is when a PC companion program will appear so I can import my own content. Or maybe something on the Web?

Also good, if the OS will allow, would be a line that you could toggle in at the bottom of the page to see your progress through the entire book? Or how about percentages?

I’d also like to see all of the settings reachable from within the program, not just via the global menu for the iPhone. And I’d like to see my fave setting to be lockable so I wouldn’t have to mess with just the right gestures.

Hope the above feedback helps Lexcycle. Glad to see your here.

Thanks,
David

]]> By: Marc http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-869824 Marc Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:10:36 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/06/several-news-related-goodies-in-top-100-free-apps-for-iphone-but-no-e-book-reading-program/#comment-869824 Until late last week, both Stanza and eReader were in the top 100 (hovering between 80 and 95). We seem to have gotten crowded out by some of the new crop of applications like LOLCats. We expect that once the novelty of some of these new applications fades, we'll be back in the top 100 list again. Until late last week, both Stanza and eReader were in the top 100 (hovering between 80 and 95). We seem to have gotten crowded out by some of the new crop of applications like LOLCats. We expect that once the novelty of some of these new applications fades, we’ll be back in the top 100 list again.

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