uBooks XL app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 688 ratings )
Entertainment Book
Developer: United Softhouse
4.99 USD
Current version: 3.3.0, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 15 Apr 2010
App size: 47.96 Mb

uBooks is an alternative reading app. Its features include handy reading screen and bookshelf. You can download ebooks not only via browser, wi-fi, and FTP, but also via OPDS catalogues.
Keep your progress reading, bookmarks and highlights up-to-date everywhere using iCloud.

uBooks is an application for reading electronic books.
This e-reader supports various formats of eBooks and has a number of unique features for convenient reading.
uBooks has 2 types of settings: global settings (located in device’s settings) and local ones and allows you to customize the reading screen: change font type, its color and size, background for day and night modes etc.

The app has the online translator, which support around 20 languages.
One of the most convenient features of uBooks is smooth autoscroll.
Supported e-book formats:
•.epub
•.txt
•.fb2
•.fb2 in .zip-archive
•.fb2 in .rar-archive
Document formats supported in Reduced Functionality Mode:
•.pdf
•.rtf
•.html
•images (in .jpg, .png, .bmp)
•Microsoft Office
•iWork
Download books:
•Wi-Fi - http server
•Wi-Fi - ftp server
•Built-in Web Browser
•iTunes
•OPDS catalogs
Text Settings:
•Day / Night mode
•Font size
•Font type
•Font color
•Reading background
•Row interval
•Horizontal / Vertical margins
•Text selection
•Encoding for .txt files
Application features:
•Smooth autoscroll
•Full justification/left alignment of text
•Curl animation
•Customizable tap zones
•Word hyphenation
•Online translator
•Language choice (English, Russian)

Any suggestions regarding functionality, content and future updates are warmly welcomed and will be processed promptly.
uSupport@nixsolutions.com

Pros and cons of uBooks XL app for iPhone and iPad

uBooks XL app good for

iOS 9.1 update solved all the issues that Ive had with dead tap-zones and getting stuck inside books.
A reasonably good and stable reader. Its strong points are loading books as zip archives and .txt format support.
I think Ive tried them all and this one is the best. Especially after the new update to the paid version. Excellent app.
Now that theyve fixed this (an earlier "upgrade" broke it), uBooks XL is again the best ebook reader available. It allows infinite colors or images as backgrounds and infinite colors of text, has day and night versions, with helpful options for line spacing, page width, point size, font and margins. The new version once again puts this at the top.
Since iFlow closed up shop, this has been favorite ebook reader. I just purchased an iPhone 6+ with IOS 8.1 and uBooks no longer remembers what book I am reading or where I am in the book. Please fix and Ill change my rating to 5 stars.

Some bad moments

As other ereaders it could open images, front covers and tables from any ePub book. Thanks and Regards !
Sorry but I had high expectations for this app but I dont get it. I cant get any books downloaded into this software for it to read. It should be able to: 1. Pull all the books in my iBook, Kindle or Nook automatically. 2. Grab PDFs to read from any of my PDF files. Right now it does nothing. The directions are confusing. I should have gotten the free version first and not waste my money. But I was so excited about the potential of this software that I bought the full version. Bottom line, this doesnt work. It would be easier to by a tape recorder and read the book into it myself. The support is as confusing to get support as their Appt. Mark

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