App Profile: RBdigital

Android / Games / Puzzles

RBdigital

Installs:

Rating:

4.70

Total Reviews:

69.66k

Top Countries:

US, GB, AU

< $5k

/mo

< 5k

/mo

Reviews: What People Think About RBdigital

Rawson819

Rating: 2/5

My library recently upgraded/expanded their digital magazine offerings and I was forced to switch from the Zinio app, which although not perfect, is in fact more user friendly, to RBDIGITAL. It now appears that I have over 700 magazines checked out and there’s no apparent way to clean these up in a simple way. I’d have to one by one return them by selecting them for return and then acknowledging the return. This is painful. At least within the Zinio app there is a Select All button and you can mass archive. I also prefer that Zinio makes use of the full screen to display magazines. Why is RBDIGITAL only using a single horizontal line of magazines at the top of the screen, which only displays five magazines at a time with a horizontal scroll to display my Checked Out magazines. Why not three lines of five and scroll vertically. (Zinio displays three rows of four issues and scrolls vertically). Zinio isn’t perfect and I personally believe that in “improving” their app they’ve made it worse over the years, but they’re still doing magazines better. I will remain hopeful of being able to return to using it or that RBDIGITAL will incorporate some of its better features. On a positive note, I thought the magazine reading experience was comparable between the two.

Cmlfl

Rating: 1/5

I don’t know how this app has ever rec’d a 4.6 rating when myself & most of the reviewers find it totally useless. I think they must be stacking the deck when I read the positive reviews. Someone gave it a 5 star because they are looking forward to using it?!?! When my library first introduced the app as a way to borrow magazines, I was thrilled. And for the first year it worked well. Magazines downloaded in a reasonable time & without difficulty on to my iPad mini. Then the developers started adding updates. Big, big mistake! Ever since the first update, this app has been nothing but balky. I can check out a magazine but downloading to read offline is a nightmare. The downloads constantly hang up. Sometimes it takes me days to get one magazine downloaded. It will start & then switch to pending & stay there. I have been in touch with my library who referred me to the developer. A couple of emails between myself & the developer did not solve the problem. Their final response was “We are having problems with some magazine titles ( I find it with every title) & are working to solve the problem.” That was a year ago. Updating the app makes no changes at all to the magazine screen. Considering the problems with the magazines, I haven’t even attempted to borrow a book. As wonderful as this app could have been, libraries are wasting their money on it. Developers please hire someone who knows how to fix this!

marinoabn

Rating: 2/5

Maybe I just don’t understand how to work this app but I was very e cited to be able to “check” books out from my library without having to drive to the library. However, the book options I’ve seen so far are very limited. I searched by title and author and each one I’ve tried looking for says it’s not recognized (popular authors too like Rick Riordan). I was limited to the few random books that were listed under the unrecognized titles and authors. I downloaded/checked one out from the small list of about five or six. Now I’m reading it. Every time I finished a chapter the app goes into think mode to download the next chapter. I usually have to completely close it out and open it back up so the new chapter will download. If I don’t close it down quick enough, it skips about twenty “pages” ahead and now I have to s roll back to the end of the previous chapter to find my page. Very frustrating. I would’ve given it one star but the book is decent and keeps me entertained while I’m actually able to read it. I hope these glitches get fixed quickly.

About RBdigital

Check out your favorite audiobooks, comics, eBooks, educational offerings, magazines, newspapers, videos and much more from your library. With RBdigital for libraries, you can access 15+ content services—all from a single app. Please Note: Content availability varies by library

Only RBdigital delivers all of your favorite types of content, all in one app:

• Books: Thousands of exclusive Recorded Books audiobook titles, as well as audiobook and eBook content from all major authors and publishers.
• Magazines and Comics: The world's most popular library digital newsstand with titles including The Economist and Us Weekly, and hundreds of top comics including the largest collection of Marvel®
comics available to libraries.
• Education: A comprehensive collection that includes The Great Courses, world language learning for adults and children, art and music instruction, software training, test prep, and more.
• Entertainment: Unlimited access to entertainment services, including movies and television shows, British TV and film, Spanish telenovelas and movies, and concerts.
• Health and Wellness: Unlimited access to live and on-demand wellness and personal development classes with experts from around the world.
• Newspapers: Access thousands of newspapers every day, including Boston Herald, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and New York Post, along with 90 days of back issues from national, provincial, and global leading publications.

Whether you’re on the go or at home, RBdigital delivers your favorite titles right to your smartphone or tablet. It’s never been easier to access the best digital media from your library’s collection.

Download the app now to listen, watch, read, learn, and enjoy!

File size: 179065856

Launched countries: USCAGR

Minimum OS version: 11.0

Release Date: 1338340832000

Published by Recorded Books, LLC

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Publisher country: US

App Profile: RBdigital

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