Menestrello for iOS

By Alberto Pettarin
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Menestrello is the perfect app for reading+listening EPUB 3 Audio-eBooks.Menestrello is the official build of Minstrel (http://www.readbeyond.it/mi...
Last updated on June 11, 2016
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By Alberto Pettarin

Menestrello is the perfect app for reading+listening EPUB 3 Audio-eBooks.Menestrello is the official build of Minstrel (http://www.readbeyond.it/mi...

Menestrello is the perfect app for reading+listening EPUB 3 Audio-eBooks.Menestrello is the official build of Minstrel (http://www.readbeyond.it/minstrel/), the FLOSS hybrid reading app.Menestrello is designed for EPUB 3 Audio-eBooks, that is, reflowable text and embedded, synchronized audio. Other formats (EPUB 2, EPUB 3 FXL, etc.) that can be loaded in the app are not officially supported.To add an EPUB 3 Audio-eBook to the app you can copy the EPUB file from your PC to your device with iTunes (Apps > Menestrello), or you can download the EPUB in Safari and then select "Open with Menestrello".You can download several EPUB 3 Audio-eBooks for free from http://www.readbeyond.it/ (no registration required)Comments and bug reports: menestrello@readbeyond.itWeb: http://www.readbeyond.it/menestrello/Help: http://www.readbeyond.it/menestrello/help.htmlApp Features: GUI Languages: English, Italian, Danish, French, German, Polish, Spanish, Turkish Metadata: display the cover and detailed metadata of your books Global options: plenty of settings, from UI appearance, to touch zones/actions, to reader behavior Keep device from locking screen: prevent device energy settings from interrupting your favorite stories Night mode: black-themed UI ideal for night reading Orientation lock: lock the device orientation (Auto, Portrait, Landscape) Change playback rate: from 0.5x to 2.0x, with rate-vs-pitch correction Background audio: keep listening while tweeting how awesome Menestrello is! Reading settings: adjust font face/size, background/font color, margins, line spacing, text transform, text align Fonts: serif, sans-serif, Amaranth, Andika, Avera Serif, Charis SIL, Gentium, EB Garamond, OpenDyslexic, TestMe Sans, TestMe Serif, and Volkhov Synchronous highlighting: adjustable style (background/font color, underline, font size, disabled) Tap-text-to-play-it: play/pause or seek simply by tapping the text Autoscroll: user can opt to have the text automatically scrolled while the audio narration plays Progress bar: seek the audio track, and scroll the text accordingly Audio bookmark: restart reading+listening your book exactly from the point you left it Footnote panel: open footnotes in an handy, scrollable panel at the bottom of the screen Image zoom: double tap on image to see it full screen; tap to close it or double tap to float it around! Ignore publisher CSS: do not apply the book CSS (experimental) Apply custom CSS: apply a custom, user-provided CSS (experimental)