Problems with Large Libraries

The newest version (3.8.2) is a nightmare. First, this has absolutely nothing to do with not being able to purchase comics inside the app. That doesnt bother me. Its the myriad of other problems thats an issue. This app used to be so good. In addition to it not being able to handle a large library, locking up the app, now every single time I open the app it makes me log onto Amazon. It doesnt matter whether Im told it to remember me. Then when I do get on half of my books are missing and I have to shut out of the app and restart to get them to show up. It also randomly starts making previously read books unread making it very difficult to keep track of things. With each update making things progressively worse Im almost scared for the release that tries to fix these things. One positive thing I can say is the support staff is friendly and sympathetic but thats a small consolation for all of the issues.

Version 3.8 - Was 5 stars but the latest update (3.8) only allows reading while in airplane mode if you have a large library. The app just locks up if not in airplane mode. If this is addressed in the next update then it goes back to 5 stars.

Previous Versions: The app changed so it no longer allows in app purchases but thats a good thing. Functionally the app works exactly, if not better, as the previous version. I was already making all my purchases on their website because that was faster and easier when purchasing multiple books. I was only using the app to download and read after the purchase was already made. Buying them on the website allows me to decide when to download them rather than automatically downloading when I purchase. That is especially helpful for sales where I am buying a large volume of titles but I dont want to download them all at once. So this is a transparent change to me. Im amazed at how many chicken Littles there are saying the sky is falling because they now they have to purchase in a way that actually benefits them. It puts more money in the pockets of the creators and less money in the pocket of Apple.

One thing they might want to try is allowing in-app purchases with a 30% up charge to offset the Apple fee. You can bet people would buy online to save money

Alexocks about Comixology - Comics & Manga