Hi, all, I just upgraded to the iPhone 6 from a 3gs that I used for several years. I have always been interested in book apps and have discovered some since upgrading to the iPhone 6. I am wanting to submit app directory entries but am still learning about these and other apps so am not quite confident enough to do this but maybe soon. I haven't tried out bookshare's app as I need to wait financially before purchasing that app; however, when I tapped related apps, I discovered that the project Gutenberg has an app and so does librivox live. I wanted to make people aware of these additions to the list of apps that are accessible and maybe we can all get on board and make other aspects of the app a bit more accessible. As far as librivox goes, it is close to fully accessible so far but I've not played any of the audio books but the download and search process seems fully accessible. The Gutenberg app has a few quirks but they are fairly easily worked around so far. Gutenberg only allows a certain amount of downloads and/or searches a day but you can download several books a day. It puts your books in a library tab and you can slide up and down the list and tap the books you want. The tabs that are not yet labeled are self explanatory even though they're not clearly labeled. The only negative thing so far is that I'm not sure how to mark your place in a text file, which is what the books possibly are; however, there may be a way I haven't discovered yet. I am impressed with the public domain books that are now available and continue to be made available to readers all over the world. I wrote this in hopes that others would explore and give their feedback on these book apps as well and hopefully we can make the developers aware of the few minor fixes that would make the apps more accessible and that there are many of us out there who download books to read on our phones and use braille displays and other technology to use books. Enjoy these apps and have a blessed day. PS: The librivox app is free and the Gutenberg only costs 99 cents.
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