Comments on: Shortcovers iPhone eBook reader app v2.0 just added to app store

By: Adam Smithsonian

Adam Smithsonian — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:02:24 +0000

Well…right now, Stanza is Fictionwise’s #1 source of traffic. Fictionwise is owned by B&N, so Amazon is basically funding a competitor. Anyways…i heard they don’t want to do that anymore. My prediction….stanza goes away, the amazon app gets updated with stanza code, all the fictionwise’s go away, and when amazon feels like it, they can pull your books that you bought from fictionwise or other sites. Maybe i am crazy, but who would have guessed that they’d pull 1984 off peoples’ shelves?

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:49:09 +0000

@Adam What did you mean by your comment about Amazon shutting down Stanza?

By: Adam Smithsonian

Adam Smithsonian — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:47:23 +0000

I just downloaded Shortcovers. Pretty sweet. Great reader + store. Cheap prices. I am done with Stanza….Amazon is going to shut it off soon anyway. I don’t want anyone pulling books off my shelves either.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:52:45 +0000

I also like that I can buy books on Shortcovers, read them on my iPhone and download them to my PC too, if I want to read them there. All that for $9.99 for bestsellers – awesome!

By: Griff

Griff — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:26:09 +0000

I’ve tried Shortcovers and it’s great. cheap books, lotsa free titles. Pretty much stopped using stanza except for my old fictionwise stuff. Love not having to go thru stanza’s complicated download process. I just click “buy” and start reading.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:29:14 +0000

@Mike I also like Stanza’s ability to change the screen brightness. I use that all the time. I’ve not noticed that it can’t display pictures. I guess I haven’t read a book with illustrations yet.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:19:38 +0000

I like stanza, except that it doesn’t seem to show any pictures. I like the ability to download directly from sources like Project Gutenberg, and I like the way you can change the brightness by sliding the right side of the screen. I know the app “Classics” does have pictures, but it isn’t free and has a very limited library. Haven’t tried Shortcovers.