Well, not really stole, but blocked access to them so I can no longer read them.
A few years ago I downloaded Universal Book Reader for my public-domain and Creative Commons ebooks, and for ebooks from maverick publishers like O'Reilly. Then I bought the full-version key to get rid of the ads. That suited me well for years, and I was very happy with it, even tho it would not let me name my own bookmarks.
Then UBR changed its name to Media365, and my troubles began. I noticed ads on my library shelf (tho not in the books themselves), and I thought, why am I seeing ads - don't I have the full version? So I opened the app through the full-version key. Same result - ads in the app.
Now I was getting mad, because I paid money to read without ads, and the app was taking away what I'd paid for. So I went to the Play Store. Lots of angry comments and one-star ratings from users who'd had the ad-free experience suddenly taken away from them. All Media365 said in reply was that they have to run ads in the free version in order to cover the cost of development - why don't you just click the icons? Well I had, and it didn't work. So I did what had worked in Kobo and Pocket - I uninstalled and reinstalled the apps, both free and full.
The result of that was even worse than before. When I clicked Import Books, I did not get my books back, except for one. I got Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which I had downloaded before. I also got The Little Prince, which I had never downloaded. (It was really there, and readable.)
The last book I'd opened in Media365 was neither Alice or The Little Prince, but one of the over 100 books that Media365 wouldn't restore to me.
Full disclosure: The ebook files are on my SD card rather than on my device. Is there any way to get sround this?
How can I get my ebooks back?
A few years ago I downloaded Universal Book Reader for my public-domain and Creative Commons ebooks, and for ebooks from maverick publishers like O'Reilly. Then I bought the full-version key to get rid of the ads. That suited me well for years, and I was very happy with it, even tho it would not let me name my own bookmarks.
Then UBR changed its name to Media365, and my troubles began. I noticed ads on my library shelf (tho not in the books themselves), and I thought, why am I seeing ads - don't I have the full version? So I opened the app through the full-version key. Same result - ads in the app.
Now I was getting mad, because I paid money to read without ads, and the app was taking away what I'd paid for. So I went to the Play Store. Lots of angry comments and one-star ratings from users who'd had the ad-free experience suddenly taken away from them. All Media365 said in reply was that they have to run ads in the free version in order to cover the cost of development - why don't you just click the icons? Well I had, and it didn't work. So I did what had worked in Kobo and Pocket - I uninstalled and reinstalled the apps, both free and full.
The result of that was even worse than before. When I clicked Import Books, I did not get my books back, except for one. I got Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which I had downloaded before. I also got The Little Prince, which I had never downloaded. (It was really there, and readable.)
The last book I'd opened in Media365 was neither Alice or The Little Prince, but one of the over 100 books that Media365 wouldn't restore to me.
Full disclosure: The ebook files are on my SD card rather than on my device. Is there any way to get sround this?
How can I get my ebooks back?
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