Gitden Reader
Gitden Reader is an ePub 3 compliant eBook reader for iOS and Android OS.
[edit] Overview
Gitden Reader supports both ePub 2 and ePub 3 while offering full ePub 3 features including interactive multimedia properties; audio, video, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), multiple CSS3, unlimited font-style, vertical writing, JavaScript, etc. Vertical writing is a key need for Japanese text. The Gitden Reader supports both flowing text and ePub 3 fixed layout ePub. Gitden Reader interfaces with Gitden Air to provide remote display of Gitden Air files.
Gitden has plans for eBooks for sale on their web site. A cloud is supported for their eBooks. They are DRM protected using proprietary DRM scheme. However, the reader will read imported books without DRM.
There is also a Gitden Reader for iOS that supports PDF. The iOS version is modeled after iBooks look and feel.
[edit] Features
- both flowing eBooks (ePub 2 and ePub 3) and fixed layout ePub 3 are supported.
- Select the font you want and download a custom font if you wish
- bookmarks, highlight, notes supported
- variable font sizes, line spacing
- full justified, left justified (right for RTL)
- LTR, RTL settings in the eBook honored along with vertical text.
- Curl page turn, on effect page turn
- background while, black, sepia with text color set accordingly
- screen brightness
- landscape 2 page and single page portrait on iPad.
- page numbers
- jump back to page after another selection.
- pop up footnotes
- taps or gestures for page turns
- supports iPad and iPhone with sharing on purchased eBooks.
- double click images and tables for expanded view.
