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The app looks nice! Here's anecdotal feedback for my download and account creation experience. I haven't tried reading a book yet and using the annotation featu
by cjslep 12y ago
The app looks nice! Here's anecdotal feedback for my download and account creation experience. I haven't tried reading a book yet and using the annotation feature.
One thing immediately apparent when creating the account is the lack of "search" functionality when asked to select books I already like. Maybe I didn't find it? I tried the "Apple idiom" of pull down to search. The book selection was iffy so I skipped it -- it looks like 10 'recently published' titles instead of stood-the-test-of-time type novels (eg: no Dune, Ender's Game, Neuromancer, Foundation Series for Sci-Fi). Also the "skip" in the top right corner on that page is so super light grey on a white background that I almost didn't see it -- if I am using this app to read the last thing I want to encounter is anything remotely tough to read on my eyes. Especially when goading me into signing up.
Also, when clicking "create account" there wasn't any feedback it was happening (spinners, greying out of the button, etc). My phone is an older generation (4S) with a lifeproof screen protector so it will occasionally hiccup and not register my touches. I kept thumbing thinking it was hiccupping, not realizing it would later create many "Error: Username already taken" dialogs I had to thumb through.
A question I do have is how spoilers are dealt with in annotations. I haven't tried reading a book and using that particular feature yet, but it would be a concern of mine.
I look forward to playing around with it more!
- julien_c 12y agoThanks for your feedback! We'll keep iterating on the onboarding process. I'd love to hear more about your feedback using the app.