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More 3D Bookshelf Promo Codes to Give Away!

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3D Bookshelf Giveaway!

You may remember that a while back I gave away several promo codes for the 3D Bookshelf app by Ideal Binary.  This app is a great way to read books on your iPhone and/or iPod Touch.  If you missed my review and would like to know more about it you can check it our at http://appshouter.com/3d-bookshelf-iphone-apps-reviews/.

Well today I’m happy to announce that I’ve received 5 more promo codes to give away! So how can you get your hands on this app for free? To enter the giveaway you must do 2 things. (1) Follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/iHayward so I can DM you the promo code if you win, and (2) tweet the following message, “@iHayward Win a free promo code for the 3D Bookshelf iPhone app at AppShouter.com! – http://bit.ly/bVBgJY”. It’s that simple!  I will randomly select winners next Tuesday February 23rd, so be sure to enter before then!

I’d like to thank Ideal Binary for developing a great app and for providing all the free promo codes!  I’d also like to thank you for choosing AppShouter and helping to make us a success!  We hope you’ll continue to come back to find out about all the latest, most useful apps available in the AppStore! Thank You!

- David H.

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Classics – iPhone App Review

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Classics iPhone App Review

Classics (Free)

Version 1.3

Review – “Have some of the greatest novels ever written right at your fingertips!”

Classics - iPhone App ReviewI love being able to showcase great apps when they become free and Classics is one such app. Free for a limited time this app allows you to read those classics novels you always meant to read but never got a chance to.

This app is great if you have always meant to get around to reading those classic novels but never had the free time. Now you can have all the greats such as my personal favorites, The Count of Monte Cristo and Dracula. But there are more than two dozen more like Treasure Island, Pride and Prejudice, Hound of the Baskervilles, Paradise Lost, The Odyssey, Alice and Wonderland and Frankenstein. Some of them even have the added bonus of being illustrated like A Christmas Carol and Through the Looking Glass. Classics - iPhone App Review

The look of this app is perfect. When you first open it, you see all the books lined up on the shelves displaying them like the works of art they are. All you have to do is tap the book you want to read and you are taken right to the first page. The page looks like a real book and when you slide your finger across the screen, the pages turn like a real book as well.

You can click the button on the top right to see all the chapter headings, just in case you want to go to a specific part of the novel. Perfect for anyone that has read the book before and just wants to go through and quickly get to all of their favorite parts.

Classics - iPhone App ReviewPerhaps one of my favorite features is that when I click the top left “home” button it places a bookmark right where I left off. Then when I reopen the app and return to the book it opens up right where I left off.

This is perhaps the closest you can get to recreating the feeling of holding a book in your hands and reading it, without having the book with you. I think the interface, the look and just the overall feel of this app and the selections it offers is perfect.

I would like to have the option to choose the font size and look of the pages. That way I can choose whether I want the text large or small (which is a relative term considering the size of the screen). But other than that I truly believe that you should grab this app before it goes back up to the $2.99 price tag (which would still make this app a great deal).

Stephanie S.

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Classics

+++++++++++++++++++++

Developer – Andrew Kaz & Phill Ryu

URL: http://www.classicsapp.com/

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Quick Reader Brings Speed Read Training Right to Your iPhone

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Quick Reader iphoneQuickReader is a newly released speed reading trainer and ebook experience for iPhone and iPod touch and the first tool of its kind that I’ve found in the App Store. To fully appreciate the sophistication and potential of QuickReader, you will need to recognize the concept of speed reading and have a desire to practice the skill.

However, even if you are merely interested in reading some classic works of literature in ebook format while testing your own reading speed, QuickReader truly delivers. There are several aspects of this app that demonstrate how well thought out the design was, and it captures the essential aspects of speed read training quite well.

Though not for everyone, speed reading is a skill that allows an individual to capture more written information in less time. This skill can be particularly useful in day to day life as well as in the corporate setting, but it’s a skill that doesn’t come naturally for most people and has to be learned.

The basic concepts of speed reading include training the eye to take in blocks of text rather than one or two words at a time, as well as to constantly move forward in the text rather than going back. QuickReader deftly acknowledges these basic concepts and puts them into practice. With a broad selection of options to customize your training experience, including font type and size, color scheme, margin width, line spacing, and more, QuickReader lends itself to a very wide audience.

Included with QuickReader’s quick start guide is a demo video, which thoroughly explains every aspect of the program and how to adjust it to your personal preference before using. The only thing the demo video doesn’t cover is how to paste text to the included pasteboard if you choose to practice with something specific. After toying around with Quick Reader, you will discover that you simply have to open the pasteboard from under the imported content, which pops up under “Library.” Then close the app, copy text from another source and reopen QuickReader – your selected text will already be there. You can also reference the user guide under books in the library.

Also included with QuickReader are 21 classic works from Pride and Prejudice to The Secret Garden, A Tale of Two Cities and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. In the free version, QuickReader Lite, only Aesop’s Fables are included. So far as I can tell, there is no ability or mention of a future ability to be able to import other ebooks. Thus, QuickReader is not truly an ebook reader, but with the auto advancing feature, I wish it were. If this feature were added in the future, QuickReader could easily become a part of my top ten favorite apps.

To get started with QuickReader’s speed reading training, simply take the reading test, which measures your WPM rate. Then go into settings and set the Words per Minute rate to a number slightly higher. You can select the number of guide stops per line and the fewer stops, the more words included in each guided block. Practice at this rate, adjusting as needed, for the suggested 10 minutes a day and then continue to adjust the settings accordingly as you gain speed with practice. When you find yourself reading ahead of the guide, it’s time to adjust the settings.

If garnering practice at speed reading is a goal of yours, you can’t go wrong with QuickReader. It is user-friendly, sophisticated, and provides users with a tool that could potentially expand their knowledge base by developing the skill to read faster, and thus read more.

  • app_name: Quick Reader
  • rating: 9/10

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