I agree that the ability to read Kindle books and iBooks on the Mac would be great and I know technically we can read iBooks on the Mac but until Apple improves the accessibility of it I do not consider it a real option for us. At least for Kindle content we do now have good access to these on iOS, I just wish that we would get one of these companies to pay attention to the Mac platform as well.
Scott On Dec 3, 2013, at 5:00 PM, Maria and Joe Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. I was meaning that if you want to read an actual ibook you purchased on > the mac, or a kindle book you couldn’t do that with this app. Still if it > reads pdf’s and bookshare books well and with the free epub book available > online it might be a worth while investment. Would still love to be able to > read my kindle books on the mac. > > > Warm regards and blessings > Maria, Joe and FurBabies > Email: iMessage:[email protected] > > > > On 4 Dec 2013, at 8:53 am, Scott Rumery <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Not true. There are thousands of free ePub books available on the Internet >> if you are willing to just look for them, and those of us who self publish >> our own writings usually create drm free eBooks that can be read with such a >> program. >> >> I am not saying that Q-Read for the Mac will be the only solution for this >> type of thing but as of right now I don’t of any other programs that do this >> that are completely accessible. >> >> Scott >> On Dec 3, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Maria and Joe Chapman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi. >>> >>> from what I’m reading you would still need ibooks to read an ibook and >>> still would be unable to read kindle books on the mac. Bookshare would be >>> it’s only advantage and maybe pdf? >>> >>> Warm regards and blessings >>> Maria, Joe and FurBabies >>> Email: iMessage:[email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> On 3 Dec 2013, at 2:34 pm, Littlefield, Tyler <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I have a few points here. >>>> >>>> First, my message was not an attack on Q or his software. I used qwitter >>>> and while it was around it was useful. It had a lot of issues and rather >>>> than rewrite it, it was abandoned for better horizons. Whether or not you >>>> agree with this is sort of irrelivant as it happens all the time. If it >>>> was freeware, then by all means the author can do what he or she wants and >>>> that's done over and over again. If it was hope, I feel like the author at >>>> least has some small obligation to the end-users. >>>> >>>> My points were that I do dismiss it, but not out of hand. I don't believe >>>> it is fair to require $1200 in licensing fees from users before you decide >>>> whether or not you'll make something. If I buy a piece of software, I buy >>>> it based on the software itself. Having not tried it, I will not pledge >>>> any money toward the future of something that may not even be released or >>>> that I may not even like. >>>> On 12/2/2013 10:12 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>> It's a book/file reader. It handles epub, daisy, pdf, and other formats, >>>>> and can save your place automatically when you close a book. It has other >>>>> features as well, but I'm not a user of the program so can't enumerate >>>>> them. >>>>> >>>>> Yes, Qwitter was quite a big deal, but as I recall there were problems >>>>> beyond users asking questions. Hope has not been updated, but honestly, >>>>> it works well and is not lacking any features I can find, so does it >>>>> really need an update? I'm not saying I would commit to buying Q-Read for >>>>> Mac, since I know I would not use it enough (I read mostly on my iPhone) >>>>> but look into this more before dismissing it out of hand. Yes, iBooks is >>>>> now on the Mac, but can anyone really call using it a good reading >>>>> experience? >>>>> On Dec 2, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I think I’d have to have a lot more information before I decide to >>>>>> commit. For example, what books does it access. which formats. What are >>>>>> its advantages over other readers? It sounds like a good thing in >>>>>> principle, but what is it in practice? >>>>>> >>>>>> Teresa >>>>>> >>>>>> "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan >>>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:43 PM, Dave O. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Especially from a developer who's history is of abandoning software >>>>>>> when his users start to ask questions regarding software bugs or >>>>>>> features that he feels aren't important or worth his time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And I agree with Tyler. $30 is a lot to commit to for something when it >>>>>>> doesn't exist. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But personally, I don't give that developer a dime of my money. Not >>>>>>> ever. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ask the users of Qwitter and Hope how they feel. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Have a great day, >>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Take care, >>>> Ty >>>> http://tds-solutions.net >>>> He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he >>>> that dares not reason is a slave. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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