Books app margins

[Hicks.]

Is it just me or are these now huge in iOS 14 latest PB?

 

[StageMomma]

They have always been huge and terrible. It’s the main reason I don’t use that app and use Marvin or Kindle. Kindle is the best app in my opinion. Marvin is very customizable though.

 

[BigMcGuire]

I thought I was the only one that had a problem with this!



There isn't an option for changing the margins either:

Meanwhile - in Safari, reading Macrumors, all the space is utilized on the screen. Other apps also have no problem utilizing the space (CarrotWeather Below):



Quite frustrating. I'd love to use my 12 Pro Max to read more books but...

 

[BigMcGuire]

This is Kindle:



Crazy how bad the margins in iOS 14 are with no option to change for Apple Books.

 

[defn]

I've submitted a few suggestions on Apple's feedback assistant on this. Please do the same 🙂

In fact, we can even compare it against Apple's own Safari reader to see what a poor reading experience the books app provides on the iPhone.

 

[jeyf]

with macOS Calibre you can convert between book formats. You will need this with ios Marvin because it takes only epub format.

Marvin:
it posts an icon that has your book title, precentage read, time accumilated
if you click on the icon it re opens the book to your last page
i dont like that it does not scroll vertical
apparently Marvin has not been updated in a while

 

[BigMcGuire]

I've submitted a few suggestions on Apple's feedback assistant on this. Please do the same 🙂

In fact, we can even compare it against Apple's own Safari reader to see what a poor reading experience the books app provides on the iPhone.

Yes, I submitted iOS feedback on this yesterday. Thank you.

 

[Nobody0]

At last. Ability to shrink margins. iOS 18.1.