ORB Reader 1.4
Device: Mac OS
Category: Utilities
Price: $7.99, Version: 1.3 -> 1.4 (iTunes)
Description:The unique ORB eBook reader on Mac.
Just double click the .orb eBook files and enjoy the content instantly.
Written natively and extremely fast without Flash plugin installation.
Most .orb ebooks are not built for big screen, so it's low resolution by default.
In order to read on big screen, free zoom to 8x for better readability.
New double pages view are supported now much like PDF reading experience.
(Actually, the pages you read are converted PDF pages presented by a PDF view)
Filtered the heavy drawings that may drop down the system performance.
Although the side effect is few broken shapes, I think the stability still goes first so far.
Don't waste your valuable time waiting for conversion.
Reading books should be fun and instantly easy.
*Caution
!! Text search and selection are NOT supported !!
!! This App is NOT sponsored or related to any company except me. !!
!! NO PRICE CUT for this app. !!
I don't want to waste my life for business except making it better.
Further features depends on your comments or emails.
If you like to know more about the updated development status,
please check my blog (http://rintarou.dyndns.org).
I am used to update with screenshots or videos.
The Beginning
About one month ago (2013/12), a Dr. mailed me that he had some eBooks in .orb format.
He wished to convert them to PDF to read.
So I searched and find out there is no any .orb reader on Mac yet.
People get troubled to read this new format.
Well, challenge accepted.
After finished my previous project, I took several weeks to develop this.
Hope you can read all your eBooks any time you want on Mac.
Payment would be used to keep this App on the store and further improvement.
If there are many people require this, I'll consider to develop one for iOS.
Although I developed several iOS apps for the company,
I don't have any iOS developer program on my own now.
Need money to apply the iOS developer program.
Update - 2014/02/07
This app is online for a month.
Thanks for many people who paid for this app and zero refund so far.
I keep my words and applied the iOS developer program with your payment.
Now, ORB Viewer for iPad is under beta testing.
You can join the best testing via the following link.
(http://rintarou.dyndns.org/products/orb-viewer)
Thanks for your trust,
I'll make these apps better and better.
Support
http://rintarou.dyndns.org/support/
It's very welcome to tell me anything you want or hate.
(You can check the Help menu to mail me anytime.)
Sorry that I am not a eBook fan, I loved real books more.
This is why I keep the original color which would be different from what you see in Flash Player.
What's New
1. Booster for 3x rendering speed.
2. Open the book with readable size.
3. Usability refined.
ORB Reader