Dolphin EasyReader

I find the app nice but navigating around it is not that intuitive. I definitely prefer voicedream reader and also in this way I benefit from my library books. Another disadvantage is that when I was without internet connection, I couldn’t read the copied book. Also navigation on screen lock is impossible. Hope the above will be fixed somehow.

Can you added french libraries?

Thank you. Ok, AVH is good for me. You can also look at BNFA.

Here a link with all libraries for blind in europe:
http://www.euroblind.org/resources/useful-services/nr/386

Greetings,
Quoting from with in the above description:
"login. Books that are protected by DRM (including those purchased via Kindle and iBooks) are not compatible with EasyReader.."
Will NLS "not" be coming along for the adventure?

Thanks for any clarification.

Hi Hazel,

I myself would not mind having the alternative option of NLS in your app there, just for the sake of having it around, especially when it Easyreader comes to Android in the future, particularly since NLS on Android does not support braille yet.

Hello Hazel,
Thank you sincerely for creating an amazing application which I think is still under further development. I have a suggestion; when reading books with an available voice on iOS rather than using Voiceover, can you give us the opportunity to change the speed so that it doesn't move only by 10 percent? On iOS, if you want to change the slider, besides changing it via roter, you can double tap on the slider field and it will move down by 1 percent. I couldn't make it on Easy Reader. If you could make this feature available on your application, it would be highly appreciated. Also, would it be possible to load or copy books from other Cloud storage services such as Dropbox? It would really help since not all the books we want can be found or downloaded from the libraries you have included in the app. If this feature could be implemented, the app would be far more useful for a wider audience.
Cheers and good luck!

Quite disappointed with the inability to read downloaded books without a connection. I had downloaded some CELA titles to read on an airplane. With Airplane mode turned on, I could not read books even though I had downloaded them to my device. It seemed to be wanting a log on to the Dolphin account.

What information do you need to log into the CELA Library? Nothing I've tried works in Easy Reader, but I can log into the library on my computer just fine.

Thanks Jean, that did the trick. I knew the bar code would be needed, but didn't know about the first bit.

Hi All - We have made an update to EasyReader available via the normal iOS methods. We'd encourage everyone to update, but it includes a number of important fixes for CELA users. Plus there is now an Italian edition of EasyReader! The 1.2 update includes:

* Enabled streaming from CELA Library
* Fixed an issue for returning books to DAISY Online Delivery Protocol servers
* Fix an issue for images in some DAISY books
* Italian translation is now available
Thanks Hazel

Hi All - just a quick note to share the good news. EasyReader for iOS is now being used in 73 countries from around the world! Our geography is improving by the day! ;-)
Hazel

Hello. I have a question. Will be russian library with lkf books added to the app? Thanx.

Hi Seva - Good news! The work to add access to the LKF(Russian) library is almost complete and should it pass testing, it will be included in the next app update - EasyReader 1.3. Hope this helps.

I have to ask, though I suspect the answer is no. Will this app ever include Eloquence as a possible TTS option? I'm glad to see Dolphin getting in to the iOS app development game!

Hi Hazel.
I agree with the above poster about this. I know that it has been looked in to by the developer of Voice Dream Reader, but he never went forward with it for some reason. I, too, would pay a premium for this TTS. As someone with a major hearing impairment on top of blindness, it's the only TTS I can understand well. Likely because it's what I grew up with. However, many people use it on Windows with their screen readers. While not the most human sounding TTS, some people prefer that. You can read faster with it, and because it's such a small TTS, you can speed it up without using a lot of system resources.

Hi All, We've been in touch with Nuance and there is no iOS or Android version of Eloquence, and they have no plans to develop one. So it looks like it's a non starter. Sorry! :-( Hazel

Hello Hazel @ Dolphin,

I tried sending you fine folks with some questions but I never heard back so I'll just post this right here as some people may have the same questions.

1. The app requires that I create an account. May I ask the reason behind this of why we need to create an account? What is stored in regards of our personal information etc. with this account?

2. The credentials that I need to use to log in to various services such as like Bookshare for example. Are they stored or ever pass through your server? Are they stored in my account that I created with you?

3. I noticed that we can by some Vocalizer Expressive voices. How are these voices any different than the voices we have our iPhone? Like Samantha, Tom, Ava etc. Are your Vocalizer Expressive voices 2.0?

Lastly, this is more of just wanted to let you know. Did you know that in some of the areas there are some unlabeled buttons? Especially, in the areas of the Services we can choose to sign in. If you need help in locating them. Please, let me know!

Hello. I am definitely enjoying using the EasyReader app. However, when I try to download from the book share library, most of the time the book acts like it downloads, then when I try to open it, it says failed to load book. This happens about nine times out of 10. Would anybody happen to know what is causing this? I know with book share, you only get so many book downloads a month, and I have not exceeded mine for this month. This error is rather frustrating, because I do enjoy reading with this app. If this is a bug, I hope it gets fixed soon

Hello all! Thank you for adding russian lkf library. I have 1 question. do I understand right that there is no feature to listen to books online? If there is no such feature will it be added in the future? Thankx a lot for additing library to the app again!

We are actively looking for new beta testers for both the iOS and Android versions of EasyReader. We particularly want to attract VoiceOver, Braille and TalkBack users. If you are interested in getting involved, there is a short form here: https://yourdolphin.com/beta-tester-zone/about or if you have any questions, please do reply.

I just got version 1.5 of EasyReader this morning. One thing I noticed in the description of what's new is that the slider for adjusting TTS rates supposedly now moves in 5 percent increments instead of 10. However, when I tried adjusting Ava's rate on my iPhone 5C, it still moves in 10 percent increments. I was just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this?

Legimus? That was very unexpected. I have to give this a try. I never thought this would work with Leguimus. I have a login non Legimus and will try this as soon as I can.

Hi Hazel, I have version 1.5 of EasyReader. I believe I am supposed to be able to read books from sources such as DropBox, e-mail or saved on my phone, but I can't find anything in the documentation to tell me how to do it. Could you give me some pointers please?

Hello again Hazel, I am enjoying EasyReader, especially now that I can transfer any Daisy or epub book into it. I have run into one issue, though: We who live outside the US and are Bookshare members, receive our books in password protected zip files. These books won't open in EasyReader. It would be very nice if the feature could be built into EasyReader to allow one to enter the password so that the book will open. I must mentioned that the book I tried, was one I downloaded from Bookshare some time ago and transferred to EasyReader via DropBox and not directly from Bookshare. I don't know if that would make a difference, but I suspect not. I am not currently a bookshare member, so I can't test that process.

It works great. I tried it now and I love it.

Hello. I have a question. There was information in one of the previous updates that new imbadded nuance v3 voices are included and we can listen to the preview on the websyte. I tryed to find these previews on dolphin websyte but i couldn't find anything about it. How can i listen to these voices? Thanks!

Hi Seva, Thanks for your comment.

The easiest way to listen to the voice samples is from within EasyReader. From the 'Audio Settings' menu (top right when in a book), select 'Add Voices'. This presents a long list of voices and their corresponding Buy buttons. But in the top right of the 'Add Voices' screen there is an information button that directs you to all the Voice samples on the Dolphin website.

Let me know if you're still having problems and I'll endeavour to help. Thanks Hazel

EasyReader 1.7 for iOS is now available and includes an important crash fix for users of the Passed Lezen library (Dutch). Highly recommend updating.

Just a quick note to say a new update has been made available for the EasyReader app. V2 makes BIG improvements to the reading experience in both audio & text-only books. Start, stop and move around more easily. Larger play, pause, next & previous buttons are easier for the eyes & the fingers.

A brand new navigation bar makes skipping through your title more instant. Improved headings & search lists add to the enhancements. Adding & editing bookmarks is now more intuitive.

2 new libraries also join the EasyReader family: NBH Hamburg (Germany) & CBB (Netherlands). Plus various fixes & improvements are also rolled in, including improved support for Arabic text from the Bookshare library.

As always we welcome your comments and feedback.

Hello Hazel.
I am encountering a crash when trying to read clipboard texts.
I press play and the app crashes.
I am using a indian english voice named zangita or whatever.
I tried over and over again but it just won’t work.