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SimplyE App User Positive Comments 2023

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Problems are fixed, thank you!Update: all is fixed and I didn’t lose my books or my queue. Thank you! 1. All the books in my queue now goes into “My Books” tab, with a button to download, even though I know that just earlier today (before the update) I still had to wait for weeks for them to be available for me. 2. When I click “Download”, the button switches to “Read”, seemingly showing that the book has been downloaded successfully and now ready to read 3. When I click “Read”, an error message says “Could not display book - This book is corrupt and cannot be read”. 4. Nothing I can do to fix this error message, including quitting the app. 5. There is no option to remove the books from “My Books”. There’s no other button other than “Download” 6. All other new books that were not previously in the queue also get the same treatment as all the points noted below. None of them go to waitlist. All of them shows that it’s ready to read but when you click it, it shows the same “corrupt” message 7. Why is there no option to report the bug with screenshots??? It’s so frustrating! I agree with the review before me that says that every time there’s an update, this app becomes worse!.Version: 2.2.5

It’s great! Just a few recommendations -First things first: I love this app. I have gotten so much into reading again, and I’m really grateful that it’s so easy for me to read these amazing books in the palm of my hand. My only issues are that 1. there is currently no way to see what books I’ve read/reserved in the past. This is an issue because sometimes I run out of time to read something, it disappears, and I can’t remember what it was. 2. some titles that are widely available at any physical library aren’t there, and there’s no suggestion as to how we might find one, which again seems like it would be an easy fix, given that the library website has this information. A message like “sorry, this title is not available in SimplyE, but there is currently 1 copy at X library” would be a lot more helpful than simply not showing up in the search engine. Otherwise, really amazing app!.Version: 3.3.2

I Love this AppI LOVE Simply E and recommend to friends and strangers alike. The only thing I would suggest to the developers is please please please add a wishlist or saved feature. I want to save many books for later that I don’t necessarily want to check out at the same time as I find them. I have come across so many interesting books I wish to check out it the future but can only request to “get” them or “reserve” them immediately. Many times I already have several books in my reserved list and I do not want to be overloaded with multiple books that I have to consume in a 3 week period. Please add this feature!.Version: 3.9.3

Great audiobook selection, some glitchesPerhaps because of connection issues, the audiobook app sometimes jumps back a lot and you end up realizing you are listening to the same chapter over again. This could be easily solved by a function that lets you manually mark where you left off — a bookmark function for audio, basically — then you’d know straight away if the app has jumped back from where you were.Version: 3.7.2

Good with room for improvementLove this app because I can just download audiobooks and start listening to them right away. Can’t overstate how exciting that’s been for me. That said, the app is a little buggy sometimes, but my main gripe right now is that when listening to an audiobook while google maps navigation is running, the audio book pauses when Google maps navigation audio plays, but then does not resume, making the two nearly impossible, or at least unsafe, to use together..Version: 3.9.4

A Great AppSure it could use some tweaking as others have suggested but this app definitely gets the job done. I like the fact that the system clock is accessible by just touching the middle of the screen on my iPhone 7. However, when the iPhone is in the new Dark mode, the time and all other system information fails to appear. I’m guessing that in Dark mode those characters turn white making it difficult to see against a white backdround. One small item for the developer’s todo list..Version: 3.4.0

Super convenient with a slight drawbackI absolutely love the convenience this app provides. You have access to NYPL's extensive ebook catalogue. It's as simple as downloading the book you want, or if it's not yet available, simply reserving a book for download when it's ready. In my experience the only drawback is like others have said in their reviews: if you select text to copy or look up a definition, the highlighted selection box won’t disappear after you’re finished. It’s a bit distracting until you turn the page. I think that’s fairly minor though and not a deal breaker. The developers have made consistent improvements over the last several months and I love this app now..Version: 2.2.4

Great App!One comment would be to keep the last book you were reading open for when you open the app, switch back from another app, or the lock screen. As it currently stands, you have to click back into the book you’re reading. Seems intuitive that you most likely want to continue reading what you were reading and would have to make a conscious choice to get out of that book and read something else. Also, a gauge of how far you are through the whole book (not just the current chapter) would be very helpful! Overall great app, though!.Version: 3.1.0

Great app but I would change one little thing...I see other reviews suggesting lots for different features but the ONE thing I would love is if you could flip/turn the page from the LEFT side of the screen. I hold my phone in my left hand and can’t just use my left thumb to go to the next page (unless I hyperextend it over to you ge extreme right side of the phone). I have to use two hands with this app, one (my left) to hold the phone and the other (my right) to go to the next page. It seems it would be a very simple fix. I hope the developers read this review and change the app in this tiniest way. I can’t be the only person with this little grievance!.Version: 2.2.14

Great but needs update for iphone 11 proIt’s impossible to play books on iphone 11 pro, please fix! Love the app.Version: 3.3.1

Great app, but needs improvementI am a NYPL member and have been borrowing books through this app during the pandemic. I can’t say how much I appreciate the chance to do this! The idea behind the app and the initiatives connected to it are fantastic, period. Still, there are some improvements or bug fixes that I’d like to recommend: (1) changing the default language of the app messes with the search feature, I think. It shouldn’t. (2) Add some sorely needed features to the ebook reader, such as highlighting, adding notes, and SEARCHING. Even though some of these features might seem counterintuitive because ebooks are available for a limited period, they’re actually still useful for some (perhaps most) readers. (3) easy to implement: add a reading history! We want to keep using the app in the long run and keeping track of what we read and when is essential. Looking forward to giving a 5-star rating soon :).Version: 3.3.7

Very grateful to have a free app and support NYC libraries!The app overall is great and when I’ve run into bugs (like being unable to return a book) the response time is very fast! There are a few outstanding bugs/features I’d like to see but I don’t think they impact the experience substantially. 1. Occasionally the app loses my place and kicks me back to the beginning of a chapter or another arbitrary place in the book. Not too disruptive because I can usually find my way back to where I ended. 2. Echoing other reviewers - I would love a likes or tbr feature. I try to request or borrow books as soon as a friend tells me about them so I don’t forget but when I have a long list of checked out and waitlist books, I either can’t borrow them or I take the opportunity away from someone who is available to read the book right now by borrowing it. 3. This is a very nice to have and I’d be willing to pay for a freemium version of the app, but enhanced reading tracking. I’d like to have a way to see my lifetime read or go back and browse through my previous reads..Version: 3.9.0

Love it except for one big problemLike I said I love this app…when it works. I was so excited when I first got the app on my phone (having had it on other devices) when I tried I pressed ‘read’ to my first book a blank page came up with the title of the book in small gray letters on the top (not the cover page, just the actual title) and there was no way to ‘get out of it’ except if you closed the app. I was really disappointed especially since it keeps on happening and I can’t actually read any books. I gave this five stars in hoping that this review comes out on the top and so the developer can address these issues. Thank you!.Version: 3.6.1

Many problems: pls fixHonestly, I’ve got a couple problems with this app. First of all, when I’m reading a book, and go to a different tab, and then go back to simplyE, the app restarts and I have to wait for the book to load again. I am using this app to study Chinese and constantly have to look up words or make flash cards on different tabs, so this inconvenience is highlighted. My second problem, as of know, SimplyE is telling me that I can’t access Brooklyn Public Library cause I’m offline, but I can still access the simplyE books(??). I’ve tried restarting my phone, etc, nothing works. I would reinstall the app, but then I may lose the books that I have checked out. Lastly, when reading my books, I used to be able to highlight words I didn’t know, but now when I hold down on a word, it doesn’t highlight, and whether it actually lets me see the definition is entirely up to chance Pls fix these problems. Thanks. This app could be rly great.Version: 3.4.0

AMAZING App & Customer Service!!I have downloaded SimplyE for quite some time now, and I want to reassure anyone reading this that I have encountered 0 issues so far. The UI of the app is very simple and easy to use. There are dozens of libraries accessible through this app, as well as a collection by SimplyE. On top of all this, the customer service is impeccable! I once had an unexpected error accessing my titles, so I sent an email reporting my problem. A couple of hours later, I got an email that throughly guided me to the different ways I could resolve the problem. It also had detailed instructions about where I could access my library’s titles, if the problem continues, while they tried to fix it. All in all, this app is just amazing!!.Version: 3.6.2

Why isn’t this being used/rated more??I get it we’re in the age of technology where everything is at our fingertips. This app is a great idea , I’m not American I’m British, but i’m still granted access to most of the books to borrow or keep (as some are open domain like Shakespeare). This should be a worldwide library idea , I can’t remember the last time I stepped foot in my local one tbh. This idea is great in moving forward with technology..Version: 3.2.1

Great app. Amazing selections. Few suggestions.I love the app. A few suggestions from an avid e-reader: It is very important to personalise e-reading. With books and papers I can see crumples and dog-ears. I see where I’ve been. Ebooks are always new. Too new. If you have too many you don’t see where you’ve been. Let us mark and annotate and save our marks and bookmarks and highlights and notes (or share them?) so that when we look back or even if we check out the same book again, we know where we’ve been and what we’ve seen. It gives us a living record and turns us into truly active readers. I have hundreds of books and papers on my phone and value annotation in all my reader apps (kindle, iBooks, GoodReader, Adobe and Documents). I can look back and see what I thought was important when I first read it. Kindle also gives a sense of community by letting you see what others have highlighted (ie, the choicest quotes) and allowing you to share. Nice colours (and Multiple selections) as in iBooks makes it even more enjoyable. If the reader can save those snippets after returning the book they can also sense their own accomplishments with a few choice quotes. It makes it all the more personal. Thank you..Version: 3.3.3

Almost perfect!Been using this app recently to read on my commute, and I love how seamless everything is! The experience is five stars, but I docked one for a couple features that would be nice: 1) a way to add books to a list/favorite books without checking them out. I thought this would be available via the “my books” tab but it’s not. Sometimes I see a couple of books I want to read, but I don’t want to reserve them both at the same time because I don’t want to hold them up while someone else might want them. Unfortunately there’s no way to keep a “to read” list in the app. Being able to create a list or backlog of items that I can refer to when it’s time to pick up a new book would be amazing. 2) echoing checkout history - it would be nice to be able to access a record of what I’ve already checked out, so at least if I did have to return something without reading it, I can come back to it later..Version: 3.8.1

Good selection of books with a functional app for freeThe fact that this many books are available all for free on a functional app is amazing. Thanks to SimplyE for making this happen. I don’t have enough money to support my books addiction but SimplyE makes it possible. However, there are a few annoying bugs that I would love if you guys could fix. Sometimes when I skip a bunch it loses my place. Also, some audiobook titles don’t have chapter names. Otherwise, thanks for the amazing app!.Version: 3.9.3

What my bones know.This book was poignant and insightful. Although I did not have the same type of trauma as the author, I still 100% related with her story and journey. I totally appreciate the fact that she narrated it herself. I really think that that helped with the authenticity and understanding of her story. If I were a better writer and storyteller I feel like this book would have been something that could be written about me. That’s how relevant it was. Two thumbs up.Version: 3.8.7

AmazingThanks for fixing the downloading issue right away, now all my books are downloading again. Btw I really love this app. I’ve tried many different apps for ebooks and this one is the best so thank you so much!!😊.Version: 3.5.1

It’s a good story on living through griefEdward, a 12 year old boy, surviving a plane crash, muddles through life in a daze until he finds a constructive way to deal with his grief. This book is well written and has a realistic feel of what it’s like to grieve ( having lost many family members, in a short period of time, myself). The psychology behind a grieving child, is not directly stated, but does touch on the emotions on each stage of a child, tween, teen, young adult; grieving again, yet differently at each stage..Version: 3.3.7

Good Start - But Needs Lots of WorkMostly good. And has made many improvements since it came out. The integration with the NYPL is very good and much more convenient than the old process for downloading borrowed ebooks to the kindle app. But there a few things that still need work. Here are my top 3: If I change the font or the orientation of my iPad in the middle of a chapter, the app resets me to the beginning of the chapter and I then have to page forward until I find my place. Hyphenation needs work. Here’s just one example in the book I just read. The word “designed” was hyphenated after the i. Yes desi-gend. The app needs to be made more resilient in situations where the WiFi connection is good but the library’s servers, for whatever reason, are not responding. I’ve had crashes and failures to open my book even thought the book I was trying to open was already downloaded..Version: 2.2.7

Love it but...Two things: 1. If I get interrupted while reading (have to lock my phone or go to a different app) I lose my place and get sent back to the “my books” list instead of the page I was reading when I left off. When I reopen the book I was reading it sometimes takes me one page back and it takes time to find my place again. 2. I would like a list of the books I have previously had so if I wasn’t finished or if I need them again I can find them easily..Version: 3.3.2


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