12-06-2012, 07:29 PM | #46 | |
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You may find it is more interesting to offer your app for free with an optional in-app purchase ($1.99, let's say) that unlocks certain non-essential but useful features such as: summary creation, deep view, additional themes, increased number of books in library (i.e. maximum of 5-10 titles in your library for unpaid version, unlimited for paid). That approach is having a lot of success lately. Last edited by holymadness; 12-06-2012 at 07:34 PM. |
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I like it. I know of several apps I have purchased under that approach. Cheers Art |
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12-06-2012, 08:04 PM | #48 |
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Kris is offering it for free right now, so we are able to evaluate it. I agree that free lite version perhaps with ads would be ideal once he gets it updated, and a paid version at $4.99 USD or less.
Good work Kris! Your app already rivals Bluefire which has been out for a long time now. |
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Another suggestion, if I may.
When you get around to implement OPDS support, please make downloading multithreaded. Every reader out there, except for Stanza is busy indefinitely while downloading. Imagine downloading a large book on a slow connection. Annoying to say the least. Stanza downloads multiple books in the background. Even offers the choice to download all the books in a page, such as when you visit a series page and you decide to get them all. Failing multiple concurrent downloads, then a queue that continues in the background while you surf the catalog or continue reading would be good. And on the order of format support, I would like to see one other format. CBZ/CBR (comic books). I am half tempted to ask for PDF, but I really don't like the format on principle. Cheers Art |
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I hope you don't mind, but the more I use Marvin, the more suggestions come to mind.
Feature request: An icon on the status bar to quickly switch between night and day modes. Art |
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I've been in touch with Kris by email, but I will add my main wish list item here as well...
I gotta say it... Auto-scroll! Having just acquired a Nexus 7 and explored Moon+ Reader, I'd love to see both a standard auto-scroll, and a "rolling blind" style auto scroll. I do think MoonReader's 5 autoscroll modes are overkill, but simple pixel by pixel scroll, and rolling blind by pixel would be fabulous! And gesture controls for scroll speed, stop, start. Most of my other wishes are already on the roadmap, but Goodreads integration/bookshelf syncing would be nice. |
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I too would suggest forgetting about Mobi support even Amazon Japan now only publishes in ePub so maybe we will eventually see the death of it as a format in the future.
I would like the night / day toggle button too. Marvin has taken over from Bluefire for me on my Mini. Thanks for a great app. |
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Thanks for all your suggestions and tips. I have made a note all of your ideas for development. Give me time
Unless there is an overwhelming demand, I doubt I'll ever add PDF. There are many fantastic PDF readers out there that already do a great job. Goodreader comes to mind. |
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Currently when you turn a page, Marvin alternates between showing the name of the book and the name of the author in the title of the page.
Following Shykat's suggestion, I added a "percentage in the book" counter in the title as well. Now the title alternates between book/author/percentage. You can see what it looks like here: http://marvinapp.com/whatsnew.html Let me know what you think. |
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@artbatista: I added a button in the Dropbox view that allows you to open the official DB app if your book isn't in the list (due to the 1000 book limit). It will be in the next update arriving about next week. You can see what it will look like on Marvin's website.
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I do have to say this is really first class - an excellent app already.
Well done - most impressive. A couple of things to think about next year when you upgrade: As mentioned before - ability to alter paragraph spacing. Also - I do like the ibooks shelf system where I can see all the covers in their glorious colour, so something like that would for me be the icing on the cake. Marvin is now already my preferred reader. Out of interest - how did the name come around? Anything do do with paranoid androids or ( given the glasses icon) Hank Marvin? |
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Thanks Richard!
Hmm... was meaning to keep that a secret But your first guess is correct. Now everyone knows I'm a geek. The spectacles are the ones I wear. Wanted to "put a little of myself" in the app. Added the shelves idea to the to-do list. |
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I have a question for you, Kris. Is there, or will there be, a 'minimalist' reading mode that removes everything from the screen but the text, as in the Kindle app? Or will the book name and progress be on permanent display on the top and bottom, as in iBooks?
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Off topic - I remember listening to the very first episode of HHGTTG in 1970 something. Absolutely excellent radio.
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