Go books are now available as ePub. I wrote about the plan in November; it took a while to get all the details sorted out.
You’ll see that gobooks.com sports an all-new design, courtesy of Scott Jensen. The previous site was focused on the app; the new design puts the books front and center. You can now also list the books by series and by author. Tap on a book to get details, to download an ePub sample, and to buy it.
Available books: Currently, 81 of the 134 books are available as ePub. Books from Hinoki Press and Good Move Press may not be available as ePub for a while. As for Kiseido and Board N’Stones, I have agreement in principle, but am waiting for their signatures. All the other publishers are on board, and their books are all available as ePub. The button for buying a book will be labeled either EPUB+GOBOOK or GOBOOK ONLY, depending on whether that book is available as ePub.
Issues with ePub: The iOS and Mac apps still offers the best reading experience; ePub readers have a ways to go. Please check out the page on issues and recommended ePub readers. For example, to solve problems, you’ll want to read in single-page (portrait) mode to hide the answer on the next page, as ePub doesn’t support page breaks well. On that page you’ll also find instructions on how to download ePubs of books you’ve already bought.
The Go Books app was released April 11, 2011, almost 8 years ago. It started out with 8 books by 4 publishers, and was limited to iOS. The Mac app was added in January 2015, along with the ability to buy books directly at gobooks.com. Time for the next chapter.
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