Back in 2011 we reviewed PressReader, an app for iOS devices to read newspapers and publications. PressReader has just been updated to version 3.2.
What is PressReader?
PressReader is a free application that enables you to download your favourite publications to your PC, Mac, tablet, mobile device or eReader allowing you to read them even when you’re offline.
Enjoy your favorite daily read from a selection of more than 2,000 newspapers and magazines from 95 countries in 51 languages with PressReader!
With every article, advertisement, crossword puzzle and cartoon presented in its original context, PressReader offers many of the same rich user interface and intuitive interactive features PressDisplay.com users have come to love.
And with the added convenience of being able to hold your favorite publication directly in your hands and read it from cover to cover just the way you would in-print, PressReader makes reading full-content digital replicas an absolute delight with features such as:
- Flipping pages like you’re reading a real publication
- The ability to pan, zoom or rotate pages, articles and photos
- Navigating publications using thumbnails or table of contents
- Opening full articles in easy-to-read text views
- Listening to publications using on-demand audio
- Searching online across titles and selecting the titles you wish to download
What’s New in Version 3.2
New omnipresent SmartSearch Functionality allowing readers to:
-Search for specific publications or search publications by keyword
-Perform keyword search with results displaying in SmartFlow mode (keywords highlighted in search results)
-Utilize advance search criteria including date range, language, sources and headline/article body search results (or both)
New Commenting Capabilities which provide the ability to:
-Comment on articles in both Page View and SmartFlow
-Support/oppose articles from within comment box
-Support/oppose comments posted by other PressReader subscribers
-Reply to comments posted by other PressReader subscribers
