With a name like Marvin, I have to admit that my first thought was to wonder if the developer only made it for iOS because he was paranoid about Android. It’s not a perfect metaphor.) Appstafarian makes a another EPUB app called Gerty, which is very similar to Marvin except for a couple of interesting differences. Since I now have an iPad Mini 2, I decided to remedy that.īut did you know that Marvin also has a sister? (Or cousin, or wife, or something. However, I never had the chance to take a look at it-it came out after iOS 6 launched, so it was never compatible with my first-generation iPad. Juli Monroe reviewed it for the iPad, discussed how it works with Calibre, and looked at the iPhone version over the last few years. First of all, I’ve heard good things about the Marvin EPUB reader. A more user friendly version of the existing app.Īfter deciding on the main features, I did rough sketches of the pages of the app.Īfter the sketches I moved on to creating wireframes to get into more details and show the page flow.For my first major iOS app review in years, I’ve been looking into a pair of e-book apps by developer Appstafarian. Book reading feature that allows users to read their books on their mobile device without having to use another reader app. Synchronization feature that will sync with the users' desktop e-book library and display the library on their mobile device. Based on these users' feedback I came up with the main features below: I analyzed the app in depth and searched the internet for Calibre users' opinions.

It is not a reader app though.Ĭalibre desktop app has a multitude of features but for iphone users some of these features such as e-book format conversion and advanced editing options are redundant. It connects to Calibre over wi-fi and allows users to sync books to their Android device. The most popular of these apps is the Calibre Companion, an Android based Calibre library organizer. While Calibre doesn't have an official mobile app, several third party developers built apps that help Calibre users manage their e-book libraries and sync their books on their mobile devices.

It allows users to create, edit read e-books. Calibre is an open source e-book software that allows users to manage their e-book collection. For this project I chose to design an iOS app for Calibre, a desktop app I use frequently.

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