11.2
2021-09-11
(1) Fixed one bug in Quick Book Search
(2) Improved book page display for iPhone 12
10.2
2020-08-29
Fixed some broken links.
10.0
2019-12-12
This release substantially improves both functionality and usability. Specifically
(1) full support of dark mode;
(2) allows both page turning and scrolling;
(3) precise control of font style, size, background color, and contrast;
(4) improved TTS reading of all 60,000+ books;
(5) added a new book category: newly released known books in public domain.
9.2
2019-11-02
Emergency fix: Fixed a bug in IOS 13.2, which crashes the app.
9.1
2019-11-01
Automatically save the page number of the page you are reading.
9.0
2019-03-24
Fixed a few minor bugs
8.10
2018-08-20
1. Change page turning speed: Fast, Normal, Slow
2. Select and download any individual chapter (audio track) in an audio book.
3. Delete unwanted audio tracks, and keep only the few needed in the immediate future ( to save storage).
4. Audio controller on lock screen: jump to next /previous audio track, pause/resume, adjust volume.
5. Improved display for iPhoneX.
6. Fixed a few bugs.
8.7
2018-06-06
(1) optimized for iPhone X
(2) fixed a bug in search
(3) fixed a bug in inserting notes
(4) easier to export book and notes
(5) added a "Top College Reading List"
8.6
2018-05-31
(1) optimized for iPhone X
(2) fixed a bug in search
(3) fixed a bug in iserting notes
(4) easier to export book and notes
8.5
2017-10-09
fixed two bugs showing up in the latest version of IOS
8.4
2017-10-04
(1) shorten app launch time
(2) speed up display of the home screen
(3) optimized for iPhoneX display
8.3
2017-09-16
1. Audio books are separated from non-audio books into its own category and offers a greatly improved user experience.
2. Gutenberg Bookshelves have been enhanced, making it a bit easier to mine the great treasure in Gutenberg
3. My off-line Books also improved.
4. fixed a few bugs.
8.2
2017-09-05
(1) allows TTS reading of any book, and highlight each word as it is read.
(2) fixed a bug in changing font size. Text stays in view after changing font size.
(3) fixed a bug in searching audio book catalog.
8.1
2017-05-25
Landscape display enabled: Now read your books leisurely, hands free!
In-between readings, for a break, enjoy a beautiful video to enrich your reading experience.
8.0
2017-03-28
(1) share books (including bookmarks, notes) between your iPhone and iPad using airDrop;
(2) Export book, bookmarks, notes in an .html file to any device;
(3) Bookmark selected text;
(4) Insert notes, edit and remove notes. Export notes with editing dates.
7.7
2017-03-07
(1) A new text search function: You can now search either current chapter or the entire book for any text.
(2) Bookmarking has been greatly enhanced: You can now insert bookmark on any page, select any paragraph to bookmark, search for bookmarks, and jump to the latest bookmark.
(3) Offline books easily sorted by last reading date or by book title.
7.6
2017-02-09
Fixed one bug: restored the dedicated bookmark--remember and resume reading last page.
7.5
2017-01-28
1. Easier to browse catalog and to sample audio files;
2. Easier to explore more about an audio book and its narrator;
3. Fixed a critical bug in changing font size.
7.4
2016-12-14
(1) Beautiful images, elegant formatting, and graceful page turning.
(2) much faster page formatting and presentation.
(3) Fixed some bugs.
7.3
2016-11-04
Substantially improved usability:
(1) cleaner home screen;
(2) pauses audio book when a phone call comes in and automatically resumes play when the call ends;
(3) automatically stops audio book download to protect your data usage when WIFi is not detected.
7.2
2016-05-21
You can now listen to any Gutenberg book in English, read either by a human voice or by Alex's human-like tts voice. You will be shocked to find that Alex sounds better than most human readers.
7.1
2016-02-27
fixed one bug associated with audiobook
7.0
2016-02-09
1. Enhanced read-along. Most audio books now allow read-along.
2. Optionally allow download of 128kb or 64kb audio.
3. Fixed some bugs related to resume audio playback.
3.15
2015-11-19
(1) Ads banner is made less obtrusive, substantially minimizing the visual impact on reading.
(2) Night reading experience is much improved.
3.14
2015-11-07
(1) Removed restriction on reading
(2) Fixed a few bugs
3.13
2015-07-10
1. Page turning experience is greatly improved for iPad
2. Fixed a bookmark bug that may show up in certain situations.
3.12
2015-05-15
(1) following users suggestion, the action of scrolling up/down on a book page no longer jumps to previous/next chapter, so as to prevent accidentally changing chapters.
(2) rearranged the items on home page for clarity.
3.11
2015-01-23
(1) added a new special collection of books: Himalaya Most Read 100 Books. Its ranking is determined by actual readings of unique readers, not affected by downloading or page flipping.
(2) fixed a bug in inApp purchasing.
(3) fixed a bug in automatically saving audiobook position.
3.10
2014-10-15
read-Along: keeping audio and text in sync when possible, making read-Along a joy.
3.9
2014-09-05
1. Fixed a bug with inApp purchase
2. Adding many manually edited and inspected high quality audio books.
3. Fixed a bug that would delete saved book when update to new version.