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iOS 16.4 Beta 2 Re-Adds Page Turning Animation to Apple Books

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The second beta of iOS 16.4 that was introduced to developers today appears to have a limited number of new features, but it does have a major update for those who use Apple Books - it reintroduces an option for the page turning animation.

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With iOS 16, Apple revamped the Books app and removed the traditional page turning animation in favor of a simpler slide animation, but many Apple Books users were not happy with the decision.

The iOS 16.4 beta adds a new toggle in the Themes and Settings section of the Books app that lets users choose a page turning animation. Options include Curl, Slide, and None. Slide is the iOS 16 default, Curl is the old iOS 15 and earlier animation, and None is an even simpler animation that just shifts from page to page. These features are also available in iPadOS 16.4 for those who read on the iPad.

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Why does Apple still have Apple Books? Amazon's Kindle long ago made Apple Books undesirable for many authors and eBook customers in my opinion. New features are great, but Apple should give up on eBooks, as Amazon clearly is the winner (in my opinion) and should instead do a deal with Amazon to license Kindle eBooks. I own over 2,000 eBooks that I purchased on Amazon Kindle's platform, and I am not about to switch to Apple eBooks.
 
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adamw said:
Why does Apple still have Apple Books? Amazon's Kindle long ago made Apple Books undesirable in my opinion. New features are great, but Apple should give up on eBooks, as Amazon clearly is the winner (in my opinion.)
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Yes, please. Let's just throw away the thousands of dollars I've invested in books.

(And yeah, I've tried Amazon's Kindle app for iOS. Using it right now for a book. It's still awful.)
 
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adamw said:
Why does Apple still have Apple Books? Amazon's Kindle long ago made Apple Books undesirable for many authors and eBook customers in my opinion. New features are great, but Apple should give up on eBooks, as Amazon clearly is the winner (in my opinion) and should instead do a deal with Amazon to license Kindle eBooks. I own over 2,000 eBooks that I purchased on Amazon Kindle's platform, and I am not about to switch to Apple eBooks.
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You do know you use the Books app for listening to audiobooks right?
 
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Wow, Apple actually listened to feedback and brought back something that was popular? I'm impressed.

I always hate when companies decide to take away features instead of allowing the option for consumers if they want the feature or not. Why take away page turning on books when you could have just given people the option of how they wanted to use the app. It's not hard just to have the option. It's the same with Wallpapers. You take away something people really liked for no reason other than change. Sometimes change is good, but sometimes change for the sake of change gets people mad.
 
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On one hand, cool.

On the other hand, the last update led me to re-discover my Kindle device and app (syncing highlights and page-read across both devices is awesome), and I'm unsure if I've got a reason to go back to Apple Books.

The page flip isn't even that important to me, but it was nice to remember how pleasant reading on an eReader is for my eyes, especially after staring at screens all day. I think Apple Books lost me.


Side note: syncing Kindle highlights to Readwise, then exporting to Obsidian is an awesome workflow for cataloging highlights and notes and such. Readwise is my favorite product in a while, everyone should check it out.
 
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adamw said:
Why does Apple still have Apple Books? Amazon's Kindle long ago made Apple Books undesirable for many authors and eBook customers in my opinion. New features are great, but Apple should give up on eBooks, as Amazon clearly is the winner (in my opinion) and should instead do a deal with Amazon to license Kindle eBooks. I own over 2,000 eBooks that I purchased on Amazon Kindle's platform, and I am not about to switch to Apple eBooks.
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The main thing Amazon has over Apple is a dedicated e-ink eReader. The key to Amazon’s success is the Kindle. If Apple had an ultra lightweight e-ink “iBook” to rival the Kindle, I’d switch over from Amazon in a heartbeat. Until then I’ll remain a Kindle customer.
 
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On the other hand, the last update led me to re-discover my Kindle device and app (syncing highlights and page-read across both devices is awesome), and I'm unsure if I've got a reason to go back to Apple Books.
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It's using apple funds to buy books.

I still think Apple needs to have an Apple Books Service like Apple Music. Make the Bookstore a large library and for like $10 a month, you can check out any book and be able to return it without having to keep it.
 
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So pleased to see this! I'm a heavy Kindle user (as in I use Kindle a lot, not my Kindle is really heavy) but at times I'll whip out my iPhone and do some reading when I'm out and about, and I really missed the page-turn animation. In an ideal world the iPad mini would be good enough to replace the Kindle, but as of right now Apple don't even come close to anything to rival Amazon in this area (nor do they probably want to). Apple attempting to compete with Amazon here is as pointless as them trying to compete with Amazon and Google on smart speakers (I own HomePod minis and Echo devices and, soz Timmy, but Amazon still rule the roost in this field too.)
 
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adamw said:
Why does Apple still have Apple Books? Amazon's Kindle long ago made Apple Books undesirable for many authors and eBook customers in my opinion. New features are great, but Apple should give up on eBooks, as Amazon clearly is the winner (in my opinion) and should instead do a deal with Amazon to license Kindle eBooks. I own over 2,000 eBooks that I purchased on Amazon Kindle's platform, and I am not about to switch to Apple eBooks.
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I buy my ebooks only from Apple Books, not about to switch to Amazon. haha
 
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In an ideal world the iPad mini would be good enough to replace the Kindle
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Agreed, wouldn't that be great.

But the thing I like most about the Kindle is that it isn't a mobile device with the infinite distractions. Reading on iOS you get notifications that pull you out, or the temptation of the reddit app, etc...

I leave my phone charging in the living room and night, and my kindle into bed. It's a great way to wind down and soften the eyes before sleep. It's nice to get away from the blaringly bright screen world...
 
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adamw said:
Why does Apple still have Apple Books? Amazon's Kindle long ago made Apple Books undesirable for many authors and eBook customers in my opinion. New features are great, but Apple should give up on eBooks, as Amazon clearly is the winner (in my opinion) and should instead do a deal with Amazon to license Kindle eBooks. I own over 2,000 eBooks that I purchased on Amazon Kindle's platform, and I am not about to switch to Apple eBooks.
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I don't understand the need to pose a question, when it seems an opinion's already been formed.

If you are interested, one counterpoint: from my perspective,  Books is a much nicer experience – both for reading, and shopping for, books. I use Amazon's Kindle app & reader, too. It's possible for both to coexist (in a commercial sense, but also on a user's device).

Apple Books arrived after Kindle, so as with most things Apple do, I presume Apple believed they could, and still do, offer something better than the competition. Kindle has made eBooks a commodity, essentially about price, while Apple Books feels refined and curated. In many cases the book prices are the same – and occasionally cheaper than Kindle, in my experience.
 
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