Go Books

Go Books is a must-have for anyone studying Go. I love having interactive books—being able to tap through variations and problems right in the text is a huge advantage. While nothing beats using real stones and a board when working through problems, this app is the perfect companion when that’s not an option. Pros: • Interactive diagrams make studying smooth and engaging • Easy to carry an entire Go library anywhere • Ideal for quick sessions or deep dives alike Cons: • Only downside? If your device runs out of power. Wishing there was a way to highlight text.

The serious Go player can hardly avoid the teachings available through this app if they expect to advance. All the latest and greatest insights can be found here. The ability to play through positions while reading about them is so important for full understanding.

I find no way to find the price of a book, or even get the book up to even look into the free chapter. PLEASE HELP ME, or I will have to give this app a worse rating. It probably is a great app if I could find how to use it.

I’m currently a 5k and member of AYD. I’ve been playing for about 3.5 years. I have found this app invaluable in making Go book more accessible. Being able to play through the diagrams/examples is a very effective way to learn. One suggest, I wish they would make the app compatible with the apple keyboards. Being able to click through the diagrams would be much better than touching the screen all the time or having to reposition the mouse. Thanks for a great app.

a wonderfully extensive repository to find all the books you need in several languages. my only complaint is that the reader lacks a few tools (such as highlighting) that makes it less useful than it could be. but for the reduced price of the books available here, it’s a small enough quibble to make this a wholly worthwhile investment.

Learning Go Game (Weiqi 围棋, in Chinese) needs good books. It can be old fashioned paper ones, along with a board and two buckets of chess, typically a well-lit area, and tons of space. Or this can be anywhere, as long as you have access to your screen. This app not only lets you access a tons of books (many with free chapter or two), but also bring the learning into 21st century. No longer you will have to have the physical board and go pieces, you can interact the puzzles and games right in the game. The app is also very considerate to put the puzzle/quiz and its answer separated by pages. Very nice detail. Just got the app and definitely looking forward to go back and get new books within this app! One thing for family sharing, the in-app purchases are not automatically shared within family devices. But if you click the “gear” button at the top left, and register the original purchase with an email address that family have access to. New devices can be registered with the same email address. After confirming the new device from the link sent to the email address. A simple restore previous purchases (from the same gear button) would show all the books you’ve purchased. Now all family members are on the book.

It’s so helpful to be able to play through examples. 100 books each with free chapters you can try. Then buy and read them here or in your Mac.

HIGHLY recommended!! Read previous reviews for more details. They’re very well written and helpful. This app is a spectacular resource for books to improve at Go. Some of my favorite app highlights include... - Interactive diagrams! Being able to rewind and SEE a sequence as it plays out is vastly superior to simple numbered diagrams in paper books. It’s much easier to really UNDERSTAND the moves. - Syncing and reading books between devices (both iOS and macOS). - Huge book selection in store, readily organized by strength/level, making it easy for a kyu player to select a book good for their level. - Suggested reading lists and other resources. - If there’s a better Go ebook library out there, I haven’t found it. ...and of course, it saves weight and space over paper books 🙂 I really don’t have anything to complain about. There is room for minor improvements... - The interface is not as polished/easy as some other ebook apps. I don’t really mind. Not a hindrance; just a note. - Place in book (and sometimes bookmarks) don’t seem to sync. Not a big deal. - DRM! 😠 While I understand the necessity to try to protect authors’ work, I really, really, REALLY dislike DRM and will choose less convenient apps/stores to avoid DRM’d books whenever possible. At the very least, I like to be able to download and store backup copies just in case (darned shame to lose a whole library under unforeseen circumstances).

The interactive diagrams make this way better and than using paper books and a physical go board. The ebooks in this app are also much cheaper than their paper counterparts - on the order of a third of the Amz prices. There's also a MacOS app that you can share your purchases to, although it doesn't sync your position (yet?).

You can actually play the graded problems from the books in this app! That is a great feature.