VitalSource Bookshelf


What's New
Bug fix...
Size:
Category:
Education
OS:
iOS
Price:
Free
Compatible:
iPhone iPad
Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone
Version:
2.0

Description - VitalSource Bookshelf

VitalSource Technologies, Inc. , the publisher behind many iOS app (Bookshelf Noteview ,VitalSource Bookshelf), brings VitalSource Bookshelf with a number of new features along with the usual bug fixes. VitalSource Bookshelf app has been update to version 2.0 with several major changes and improvements. App release that improves performance, provides several new options.
HIGHLIGHTS
  • turning the pages seems to take a bit long..
  • notes and search results..
  • Then you can have your highlight feature all you want..
  • which are grouped by chapter for quick reference..
  • A brilliant book reading app..

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Overall Satisfactionc11
I like it much better than flipping through a big clunky hardcover.
Fun & Engagingc42
New design is awesome.
Reliabilityc10
Updates & Supportc13
This version is a huge improvement from the previous version.

Refreshing change. found in 1 reviews
I love that I can read my text books wherever I go. found in 14 reviews
Need to be able to download pictures to camera roll. found in 1 reviews
and my highlighted sections and notes were in perfect sync. found in 2 reviews
Good app in progress. found in 1 reviews
Play back feature need. found in 1 reviews
u are able to sync between devices. found in 2 reviews
and brightness control. found in 2 reviews
Intuitive and supportive app. found in 1 reviews
download etextbooks to your ios device for easy online or offline reading. found in 1 reviews
I also wish it had a bookmark feature. found in 3 reviews
Please add bookmark functionality. found in 2 reviews
Bad app but I still have to use it. found in 1 reviews
No ability to bookmark. found in 12 reviews
Landscape view is terrible. found in 1 reviews
I do have some problems with the highlighting function. found in 4 reviews
Highlighting doesn't let me remove. found in 2 reviews
It lags a lot and this needs to be fixed. found in 6 reviews
Needs more extras. found in 1 reviews
It needs 2- page spread views in iPad landscape mode. found in 1 reviews
Keeps telling my invalid password. found in 1 reviews
but sometime I have to re download my books. found in 13 reviews
This desperately needs a read aloud feature. found in 3 reviews
Constantly freezing when trying to highlight. found in 1 reviews
Love the new update but what happen to search feature. found in 5 reviews
after waiting a minute or two for the book to open. found in 18 reviews
Skip forward and back features seems inaccurate. found in 2 reviews
It simply will not download to my ipad. found in 6 reviews
Desperately needs a night mode. found in 2 reviews
I just deleted the app and will try to re install. found in 13 reviews
making me unable to bookmark where I left off. found in 12 reviews
I'm being forced to remember what page number I was on. found in 30 reviews
this app is HORRIBLE and crashes every time you turn the page. found in 17 reviews
even smaller books seem to take a long time to load. found in 16 reviews
Colleges who force students to use this app should be fined. found in 98 reviews
as the online reader also makes it impossible to highlight text. found in 46 reviews
it is difficult to study with such an inconsistent app. found in 22 reviews
PLEASE look into fixing this app or going with a different company. found in 12 reviews
If you get impatient and try to scroll more. found in 16 reviews
This is the worst ebook reader I have ever used. found in 10 reviews
CANT SEARCH AND GO DIRECTLY TO PAGE ANYMORE. found in 10 reviews
Loading takes forever to open my book after updating this app. found in 18 reviews
You are unable to highlight and make notes. found in 12 reviews
When trying to highlight the program attempts to turn the page. found in 13 reviews
I spend more time and frustration with vital source than anything. found in 16 reviews

If you are iPhone and iPad owner,you now can download VitalSource Bookshelf for free from Apple Store. The application is designed for use in English language. It weighs in at only 10MB to download. The new VitalSource Bookshelf app version 2.0 has been updated on 2014-11-19. The Apple Store includes a very useful feature that will check if your device and iOS version are both compatible with the app. Most iPhone and iPad are compatible. Here is the app`s compatibility information: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later.
More Info: Find more info about VitalSource Bookshelf in VitalSource Technologies, Inc.`s Official Website : http://support.vitalsource.com/faqs/bookshelf-touch


Use VitalSource Bookshelf to download and access VitalSource e-books on your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Leaf through the sharp, full-color pages of your books, search one book or all, search or browse figures, and ...
This app was wonderful until I upgraded my phone I redownload the app to my new phone to find out that I cannot open it due to reaching a machine activation limit Maybe the cost of the books I paid for wasnt enough for the negotiation between the app company and the book companies Changing my rating        Limited
App wont let me log in with my credentials Waste of memory     Useless
This app is good But I really wish I could highlight hit speak and have it read to me like I can with every other app If there was way for my textbooks to read out loud to me that would life changing Add that and it would be five stars           Needs Speak Feature
Reading is a nightmare Text does it format to my phone size I had to manually zoom the pdf waste of my money I switched back to my macbook Worst nightmare reading with this app     Content doesnt format to the phone iOS
I ordered a book for school and it doesnt down load I have to go online for the textbook which is using my data        Does not download book
This app is horrible I just set up an account and it will not let me log in     Cannot log in
The app often locks up when attempting to download books and there is no option to view them while connected to the Internet Passwords are also often improperly updated and for a time it seemed like I could not even log on     Get the hard copy
The highlighting takes longer than it needs to and format will change at times when highlighted When I press on a note in the highlights section it wont go to that highlighted part in the book and I have to scroll all the way to where it is in the chapter Its also annoying that it forces me to highlight a whole section when I only want part of it I completely dislike this app Colleges need to stop using this app and go with a more sophisticated one I would give it 0 stars if possible     NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
This is the best game ever Graphics are amazing story is so diverse I feel like I am in the game 1010 would eat again     Best game ever
This app needs an audio feature Pointless     Major disappointment
With the reviews that this app has I am sure mine will seem like a bot posted this However Im really impressed I downloaded this app a year ago and it was terrible Now it runs smoothly and allows you to search by figure view the table of contents and go to a specific page Also has vertical and horizontal viewing options Great job                 Exceeded expectations
Works extremely well for me iPhone 6 plus as well as my MacBook Pro I almost didnt download it because the horrible reviews but I said I will try it and if it dont work request a refund from McGraw and get the hard copy But no disappointments here                 Great App
If I move my iPad while I am reading and it changes the orientation it changes my place in the book back to the beginning of the chapter     Needs work
Just purchased my BUSN6 book after reading previous reviews I almost didnt but glad I did This app works just fine on my iPhone 6 Plus I am able to make the print larger or smaller and highlight things I think it works great                 Works great
If the app could only open after I put in my email This seems like the most basic of requirements prior to pushing an app out to the public I have course material to read but this app is about as reliable as a Punxsutawney Phil Garbage Fix it     Terrible
I cant log in Im typing everything correctly Idk whats going on but I need this for school     Cant log in
To start not having to refresh and click the book I was reading EVERY SINGLE TIME I TAB That is VERY annoying        Needs work
This app is great It does what I personally need it to do My book downloaded fine it loaded quickly and it actually looks better than on my desktop                 I dont understand why the app wasnt working for others
My online school Penn Foster just switched to this piece of junk Im so glad that its not required to use it because I would fail I can log in on the website but not from my iPad which is where I do my work from It says that my email and password are incorrect Worst app ever Ill stick to iBooks     It doesnt work
I downloaded the app and there was no option to create an account So I went onto the website to create an account Now the app refuses to accept my email and password I double checked every single detail of my log in info     PC Master Race
Its better than reading a paper textbook but not by much I have to lock my screen so that the page doesnt reload upon phone tilt Yes every time I tilt the phone the screen rotates and the page takes several seconds to reload Tables do not show completely in portrait orientation and I am unable to scroll around to look at them in their entirety In that way this app doesnt make the ebook stand alone I have to go back to PC or paper text to complete my reading assignments However the app still makes it possible for me to read while away from my 10pound book        I still use it though
Would gave this app a 4 but when you highlight a word it wont define or have Siri speak it Its a awesome app dont get me wrong I have tried all the rest of these apps and so far this app has a solid 3 stars Hopefully in the future these developers can fix these small minor bugs Update Sep 2015 Wow this app is going backwards     Highlights
I saw a lot of bad reviews so I was worried that I was going to be frustrated with this app I use bookshelf on my other devices I downloaded this app and my book showed up immediately after a quick download and my highlighted sections and notes were in perfect sync The app works perfect It is not feature loaded but it does the job of providing a good medium for Ebook reading No problems here                 The app works perfectly fine
This app needs The audio feature otherwise its an OK app If it was able to speak to me or read my books to me then it would be better        Audio feature
I would actually rate it 5 stars if someone could tell me how to have this app read the book to me Am I missing something Otherwise it is a great app     I dont hate the app
If you could bring the resolution up to retina quality while using the textbooks and maybe make it easier to highlightoh And if notes and highlighted material could be synced up with Evernote           Books look awful while reading
This app worked great until the last update and then everything went wrong with it It freezes when opening and when open the slightest change in orientation of the iPad cause it to lose my page Please fix or just use Apple iBook     Horriblewas good then
I dont know why my school continues to rent books from this company They are formatted terribly Difficult to read Not optimized for app reading at all I mean its basically a pdf copy of the book Its annoying to shift the page from left to right and up or down in order to be able to read it Zooming in makes the page even more blurry I have a retina display MacBook Pro and it still looks terrible Also tried on my first gen iPad mini and in my iPhone 5 All are horrible By far its worse on the phone due to its tiny screen But on the kindle app I can read books no problem because they are optimized for my tiny screen     Terrible
On iPhone 6 plus the font is too small to view vertically        Font size
This app has helped me so much by allowing me to take my homework with me So great                 Awesome app
No access Just created account online and purchased the ebook Keep saying account not found but has no problems when logging thru my desk top     Cant view books
I finally got my last book for bookshelf from my school but when I tried to download it it would not show up in the app I checked the browser version of bookshelf and it showed up in there but not in the app I then updated my iPad but that did not help any so I reinstalled the app When I did this the app would not let me log back in It kept coming back with HTTP Error 500 This is a server side problem but the support acted like it was client side and listed things that I should do to fix it but all of which I had already done Update finally someone understood the problem and helped me fix it              Support finally helped
If ever an app deserved a rating rotten this is it Simply put it does not work I am a college teacher and received from publisher Taylor Francis an electronic examination copy of a book that I might use in a course However I needed to download and install this application first After installation from the get go it does not open the text It recognizes the text but it places what I assume are chapter titles as garbage on the indexing screen For heavens sake if you are a student dont buy ebooks from publishers that use this app You will be frustrated and likely lose the cost of your purchase     Rating Rotten
Incredibly this eBook reader lacks two of the most essential features of any eBook Reader bookmarks and a return button to take you back to your reading page after clicking on a footnote end of chapter box graphic glossary term end of book etc All major eBook readers in the market today HAVE these essential features installed Its a no brainier You dont want to be searching for the page you were reading stopping your study flow after clicking on a glossary term and whatnot Granted there are workaround methods to get you back to your reading page like noting what page youre reading BEFORE clicking the link and then hitting the go to page button when youre ready to return to your reading page Lame All you need is a back button like in kindle or a link back like in iBooks and youre done In 2015 this is an amateur omission But most of the blame falls on the textbook publishers for not demanding complete eBook features in their Vitalsource contract Lawsuits are just round the corner methinks As for the other features they get three solid stars Most of the PC browser features are there like notes and highlights I subtracted two stars because I dont like paying hundreds of dollars for eTextbooks just to be short changed by the eBook Reader Bookshelf           Lacks bookmarks and a return button from inbook links
Why wont it download my new books for the semester          
I dont like this app Its nothing like iBooks Unable to zoom in create double pages etc I defy wouldnt recommend this app and its unfortunate that this is the only app that the school uses     Navigation
very good                 ochen horosho
i have to use this for school but it doesnt save my highlights most of the extra features dont work and the app doesnt sync between computer and ipad like it should also vitalsource customer service is horrible i called different times of the day for a week straight and was put on hold for 20 minutes finally i gave up and left my name number and problem never heard anything from them my friends who use this app hate it and so do the professors dont do it if you have to use a vitalsource book your best option is online     bad product bad customer service
The text is blurry Much worse than a standard PC screen     Blurry text
I do not understand the point of reformatting textbooks if your app runs even slower than other ebook readers The way youve formatted is atrocious The images and tables in my books are often in an unrelated section And what is with your images section I assume youre mimicking McGraw Hills ebooks with that but you give no option to bookmark any so we just have to make note of it on our own somehow I made the mistake of highlighting a line in a table containing useful information and the app unformatted the whole table The only saving grace of this app is that it DOES eventually highlight even if it takes about ten seconds to select all of what you want highlighted Ten seconds may not seem like a lot comparatively but when youre reading a textbook it is tough enough to stay attentive Unfortunately Ive already shelled out my 500 for the required VitalSource ebook package so I cant migrate to a better app If you have a choice of where to buy your textbooks choose elsewhere        Severely Lacking
The pages do not format to your phone and so you have to expand the page and then scroll around Not easy while riding the train And still not easy to read the pages even after expanded iBooks would be the reference easy to read formats to the page v A crude PDF     Not great
This app changed my life                 Wonderful
It wont even let me sign in I can sign in on the website then when I try to on this app it says wrong email or password Neither are wrong says my email doesnt have an account Pointless     Cant even sign in
This app has worked well on my iPhone as well as my iPad its nice to see how it syncs almost instant between versions including the PC That said I dont like the highlight functionality for mobile devices even more than I dislike the PC highlighting Would it be difficult to just allow students to select a color and designate their own names for them You know to use highlighters like we do in real books I would love to see additional features that allow me to write in the margins on my tablet using technology akin to Penultimate I would pay to add that feature Immediately Overall all of the features are lackluster yes all Nonetheless it does the job              Works Well Lacks Features
The highlighting option takes 60 sec of waiting to work Then another 30 sec if you want to change the color This is going to double my reading time And it locks up It also goes to the previous chapter if youre trying to scroll down because you had to close the locked up app        Awful
Im not seeing the option on my iPad           Vertical Scrolling
Like other reviewers have stated no bookmark option It does save your last reading spot but you cant bookmark several different pages           Basic reader
The mobile app is quite possibly the worst bit a computer programming Ive ever seen     Terrible
Really wish the app would have a read feature like on the computer     Doesnt read
Will not let me log on with my iPad mini Says passwordemail not accepted but I can log on with my laptop     Log on


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