So how do you get the books into this app. And what is the purpose of setting up stores. It doesn't appear to set up anything that would be useful to use in app. Is this the case? Basically is this just a book shelf. I do like the book, and the highlighting, page turning, book marking. But I don't think it will take the android books. Is there one app that is like this app for Android, that will do all this but work for all books formats?
I don't know how anyone could argue against the fact that this is a complete ripoff of iBooks. I'm glad Apple filed suit. This is ridiculous--as if their Android customization to most closely mimic iOS, and the fact they designed some of their phones to look as much like an iPhone 3G/3GS series as possible!!
Incredible. I lived in S.K. and had to put up with Samsung owning everything in the country. But, I'd think that as the largest mega-corp in the world, Samsung would be able to 'invent' rather than copy.
Incredible. I lived in S.K. and had to put up with Samsung owning everything in the country. But, I'd think that as the largest mega-corp in the world, Samsung would be able to 'invent' rather than copy.
Some people have claimed this is Aldiko or another 3rd party app. It's not. The only thing Aldiko shares with iBooks is the bookshelf UI. It doesn't copy the book opening animation, page turning, selection, highlighting, bookmarking, table of contents, etc, like this app does. This is in fact an actual app developed by Samsung and Kobo. It's not clear if it actually shipped on the Galaxy Tab looking like this though.
@daProject yeah… to help create Maps, Photos, etc. for the iPhone and iPad. He wasn't, as far as I can tell, involved in iBooks. When you acquire someone, I don't think you get the rights to "rip off" all their previous works, as well.
For what it's worth, though, I don't think Apple ripped of Delicious Library so much as they did Classics.
Inspired by ideas is one thing, but gee copying in such detail is disturbing and in the end diminishing the Samsung value. They got great engineers and HMI people, let them innovate. They should get sued and get their own mojo running. Apple does not have a monopoly on great ideas and UIs - so get out there and bring better the the world.
Sure, Samsung definitely copied iBooks here. But are you all forgetting that Apple was pretty heavily "inspired" by an app store application, Classics?
@dethmaShine The Daring Fireball efect...it counts now 5,969 views in about six months...I'll see it again soon and surely it will be viewed a lot more just today
@dethmaShine +1,000,000 Samsung has little innovation left. No honor left in that company. I know they CAN innovate, but why are they just sloppy and copy? I hope they get hit by a huge fine in the courts... I can't see how they won't considering recent events with Apple and Nokia.
APPLE FTW!
TheStargalaxi 1 month ago
btw, apple did not invent e-books so stfu apple-fanboys
NickeeyGames 3 months ago
@Nickeey No, but samsung steals even the iBook App!
TheStargalaxi 1 month ago
why not rotate???
wladosu 4 months ago
So how do you get the books into this app. And what is the purpose of setting up stores. It doesn't appear to set up anything that would be useful to use in app. Is this the case? Basically is this just a book shelf. I do like the book, and the highlighting, page turning, book marking. But I don't think it will take the android books. Is there one app that is like this app for Android, that will do all this but work for all books formats?
yahyaiphillips 6 months ago
@k1rs3r
No Hardware accel...
ls600h1 8 months ago
it's so ripped off
nikdudnik 8 months ago
Looks worse than iBooks, and the page turn animations don't look as good.
ls600h1 8 months ago
I don't know how anyone could argue against the fact that this is a complete ripoff of iBooks. I'm glad Apple filed suit. This is ridiculous--as if their Android customization to most closely mimic iOS, and the fact they designed some of their phones to look as much like an iPhone 3G/3GS series as possible!!
LelandHendrix 8 months ago 3
@LelandHendrix, because its a complete rip off of Aldiko I'm afraid. I like apple too, but in terms of interface design - they stole this one.
nphorcer 8 months ago
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@LelandHendrix, because its a complete rip off of Aldiko I'm afraid. I like apple too, but in terms of interface design - they stole this one.
nphorcer 8 months ago
I'm surprised they didn't call this eyeBooks
Millahtime 8 months ago 4
Imitation is the sincerest form of ending up in second place.
BlindLightbulb 8 months ago
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Incredible. I lived in S.K. and had to put up with Samsung owning everything in the country. But, I'd think that as the largest mega-corp in the world, Samsung would be able to 'invent' rather than copy.
shigzeo 8 months ago
Incredible. I lived in S.K. and had to put up with Samsung owning everything in the country. But, I'd think that as the largest mega-corp in the world, Samsung would be able to 'invent' rather than copy.
shigzeo 8 months ago 3
Some people have claimed this is Aldiko or another 3rd party app. It's not. The only thing Aldiko shares with iBooks is the bookshelf UI. It doesn't copy the book opening animation, page turning, selection, highlighting, bookmarking, table of contents, etc, like this app does. This is in fact an actual app developed by Samsung and Kobo. It's not clear if it actually shipped on the Galaxy Tab looking like this though.
zaxistv 8 months ago
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This app was created by Kobo for AndroidTablets.
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MarthVader1 8 months ago
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MarthVader1 8 months ago
Apple hired Mike Matas, creator of the Delicious Library UI. So I don't think that counts.
daProject 8 months ago 4
@daProject yeah… to help create Maps, Photos, etc. for the iPhone and iPad. He wasn't, as far as I can tell, involved in iBooks. When you acquire someone, I don't think you get the rights to "rip off" all their previous works, as well.
For what it's worth, though, I don't think Apple ripped of Delicious Library so much as they did Classics.
DustinSchau 8 months ago
Whoa, Sammy obviously stole the UI from the same place Apple did: Delicious Library.
mullingitover 8 months ago
Outrageous !
blackcodefr 8 months ago
Strangely familiar. How sad that such a supposedly major player can't be bothered to come up with their own UI.
moeskido 8 months ago
Inspired by ideas is one thing, but gee copying in such detail is disturbing and in the end diminishing the Samsung value. They got great engineers and HMI people, let them innovate. They should get sued and get their own mojo running. Apple does not have a monopoly on great ideas and UIs - so get out there and bring better the the world.
gprovidakes 8 months ago
Sure, Samsung definitely copied iBooks here. But are you all forgetting that Apple was pretty heavily "inspired" by an app store application, Classics?
DustinSchau 8 months ago
This app is Aldiko and had this interface 6 months before iBooks was presented
Oletros 8 months ago
Sad.....they should be sued over this.
ericdano 8 months ago
Hey look! Thats iBo—oh, wait... why is that screen so short?
geerlingguy 8 months ago 6
Unless something drastic changed, this isn't the built-in eReader software from Samsung (the Reading Hub). It looks totally different.
alanquatermain 8 months ago
Shameless.
tylermhawkins 8 months ago
If you were redirected from John Gruber(Daring Fireball), thumbs up!
If you think Samsung is a sweet little copy bitch, thumbs up from from another account! :P
dethmaShine 8 months ago 190
@dethmaShine The Daring Fireball efect...it counts now 5,969 views in about six months...I'll see it again soon and surely it will be viewed a lot more just today
luisademir 8 months ago
@dethmaShine +1,000,000 Samsung has little innovation left. No honor left in that company. I know they CAN innovate, but why are they just sloppy and copy? I hope they get hit by a huge fine in the courts... I can't see how they won't considering recent events with Apple and Nokia.
mnhockey69 8 months ago
@dethmaShine this app has nothing to do with samsung or android. its written by a 3rd party programmer -.-
NickeeyGames 3 months ago
this is simply unfortunate.
One would only expect these kind of behavior from some small Chinese KIRF company.
monkeyrun 8 months ago
The name of the short cut he clicks at the start is "nang seu" in Thai which means just book.
Gendhil69 10 months ago
what's the name of the apk?
TheLtbiomed 1 year ago
@TheLtbiomed - I think may be epub.apk
th09251 1 year ago
@TheLtbiomed iBooks_duplicate1.apk
Halbmond 8 months ago 62