About the redesign
Although some things work really well in the current version of the eReolen app, it also has quite a few flaws in my opinion. Let’s take a look at some of the pros and cons but keep in mind that this is by no means an exhaustive list.
Pros
The possibility of accessing your current e-book or audiobook from everywhere works really well. After all, you’re here to consume stories!
The themes sections are a good idea for engagement, and focusing on author portraits could help new writers with exposure.
On the search page, you can find your desired genre or category pretty quickly.
Four out of five buttons/pages in the navigation have real purpose, so I preserved those in the new design.
Cons
The cover images app-wide are too small. Some of these books have beautiful covers and we want to see them.
The main page has too many and too randomly selected sections. I don’t think that what’s at the top reflects popularity and it certainly has no specific relevance to you.
You can’t click on the author to see their other works nor the genre as you’re browsing the main page. You need to select a book and scroll down. From your own bookshelf, not even that is possible.
There’s no rating system so how can you tell what’s popular?
The only reviews available are selected from another site – and there are not that many and they are hidden in between all the sections on the main page.
You can’t see your borrow history.
There are no statistics although that would be interesting to you as a reader. Together with an option of setting a reading goal would motivate you to read more.
The login/logout section has an entire page in the navigation menu accessible from everywhere. It takes up unnecessary space.
You can’t tell how long the e-books are and you can’t tell how many pages you’ve read. All you get is a percentage, which is not enough.
