Литрес: Книги и аудиокниги

4.6
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What it actually doesService for e-books and audiobooks with a catalog of 800,000+ titles, convenient reader and player with device synchronization, but occasionally logs out users and does not work with VPN/whitelists.

45%Marketing ≈ reality35%Stability99%Live project

Actually does

  • E-book reader35% of reviews
  • Audiobooks40% of reviews
  • Sync across devices10% of reviews
  • Note taking(bonus)5% of reviews
  • Subscription25% of reviews
  • Text-to-speech(bonus)10% of reviews
  • Dark mode15% of reviews
  • Free trial8% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • Podcasts
  • Offline-first
  • Cashback and Rewards
  • Умные рекомендации
  • Social network
  • Data export

Common complaints

  • Account and purchased books lost without explanation18% of mentions

    «All my purchased books suddenly disappeared... my bought books vanished since yesterday, I got kicked out of my account with a bunch of purchased books»

  • Offline mode doesn't work — requires internet even for downloaded books8% of mentions

    «even purchased and pre-downloaded books, without internet you can't open them»

  • Doesn't work with VPN and whitelists12% of mentions

    «Can't read with VPN enabled! The app doesn't work when whitelists are turned on»

  • Issues with payment and charge processing12% of mentions

    «I paid for the subscription but the money wasn't processed, money was charged after I canceled the subscription, payment doesn't always work correctly»

  • App constantly freezes, crashes, shuts down for no reason15% of mentions

    «awful app constantly freezes, nothing loads, shuts down after 5 minutes of listening»

What people praise

  • Huge book catalog (800k+), many genres and exclusive titles

    «Sea of books for reading and in audio format, variety of books»

  • Great audiobooks, convenient to listen to

    «Audiobooks are awesome, I love ЛитРес for reading and listening convenience»

  • Reading synchronization across phone, tablet, and PC

    «Read in the evening from the tablet, listen in the morning from the phone — progress is always synchronized»

  • Convenient reader with font and background customization

    «I love ЛитРес for variety of books and reading convenience, you can highlight and copy quotes»

  • Good price-to-quality ratio for the subscription

    «I have a subscription, which itself says I'm happy with everything and willing to pay for it»

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