Seriously? – Marvin SxS – eBook and comic book reader Review

Update: In my initial review I mistakenly believed the in-app-purchase color scheme was for the actual reading, but it turns out it's only for the UI, which I couldn't care less about, so the rating has been adjusted accordingly. Still one point deducted for the "tip", which is something people give to show their appreciation, no strings attached. A payment to unlock functionality in a paid App is NOT that... So I thought I'd actually spend some money to get a really good ebook reader rather than a crippled "free" one and I ended up with this. It's late, I install a couple of books to read, want to tweak the color scheme a bit and instead am sent to a "tip jar" to PAY EXTRA to enable this AFTER I paid for what I thought was a full-priced app... If you want more money, be honest and charge an extra buck upfront, but to play this ridiculous nickel & diming game in a paid "pro" app is frankly pathetic, whatever its other merits may be. I was going to give it 1 star for this behaviour but since it may turn out to have benefits over store apps (Kindle, Nook etc.) I'll raise it by 1... At least anybody else who feels similarly about these practices deserves a heads-up before plunking down their money to support this.
Review by OriginalGrumpyOldMan on Marvin SxS – eBook and comic book reader.