Cantook by Aldiko

A Google user

I downloaded Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition, and ALL of the pages are blank. I paid $29 for a book I can't even read. Then, when I click on the Help option in the menu, Aldiko is not even using the help desk service anymore, so I can't get in contact with anyone to look into the issue. Very frustrating. Fix this and I'll update my review.

A Google user

This is the perfect ereader app if you're looking for a simple, no frills way to read ebooks without a dedicated ereader. I only have 3 criticisms: 1) Sometimes books I download appear without a cover. 2) If I'm looking for a particular book, there's no search bar. I have to scroll through my shelves to find it. 3) Books are downloaded to the app on the specific device you use. If you get a new device, your have to manually move your books over.

Dana Savage

I've been using Aldiko very happily for five-ish years. While it is great that the app is being developed, I'm incredibly disappointed in how this update has been handled. In particular, I enjoy reading at night before I go to bed. That ability to read red text on a black background has been an essential part of my evening routine for quite some time. Will this functionality return to the app?

Dani Andrade

I've been using this app for years, and the Next version is not good. It doesn't have an easy way to navigate inside the books like it had in the classic version. Doesn't allow to mark completed each book or rate it! The library cannot be set or sort like it used to. Definetly going back to the classic version.

C Jt

I downloaded this app because it seems to be one of the few ways to read .ascm apps on Android. I wasn't satisfied with the options it gave me. I'm still trying to find out why the text to speech is behind a paywall, much less a subscription-based one. Sure, maybe I'd be able to wrap my brain around a one time payment, but a subscription? Text to speech just seems like one of those basic accessibility features for those with bad sight

Greebo mc

The new update is absolutely awful. Useful features were removed. Edit: I'll list below the ones I remember using. > Word definitions. Used to be able to highlight a word and go straight to the definition. > Font colour. Previously you could change to whichever felt most comfortable for reading. > Auto bookmark doesn't always work. >While reading if you accidentally hold your phone landscape you will be sent straight back to the beginning of the chapter. > Font size changing is awkward.

A Google user

Having a brightness issue in read mode like other users where the screen gets way too dim and overrides system settings. The menu slider and the left swipe gesture don't have any effect. Checking the auto box will turn it up temporarily (all the way I think), but then it will get dim again when I continue reading. Force stop and clearing cache hasn't helped. This problem occurs for both epub and pdf files. Very disappointing, because this is otherwise a solid app.

A Google user

I do not recommend this app after 1 year usage. There are many flaws with the app for example, I am unable to make highlights in my book and if I take notes they end up disappearing in the app the next day. It is fustrating to flip through the pages because it takes so long to get to the next page. Flipping pages also leads to app crashes. I wish I could use a different app for my textbook but unfortunately Bloomberg Publishing is only compatable with this app.

Xylophanes

Automatically updated to this new version without asking me and it has taken away several of the features the old one had. All these messages from the developers saying they are going to release the features again "incrementally" over time. FAIL! If you couldn't make an improved app then don't release it before it's ready. Deleting this garbage and going back to the classic version. Also, the old bookshelf look was way better.

Sharon Lemay-Boler

I hope I can go back to the old version, otherwise I'll be looking for a new reader. This update is AWFUL. I can't scroll a few pages back, I can't change the font size or the page formatting, touching the bottom or top of the page doesn't advance the pages, I can't swipe my bottom toolbar up, and I can't find my recent reads. Oh, there is a recent reads section, it just doesn't show ANY of my recent reads. You're going to lose a lot of people over this disaster.