New In Chess Books

I purchased a book of the week, but they failed to deliver it. I asked for a solution, but they stoped the communication and didn’t answer anymore. It was a test for me and I learned that it’s better to stay at more trustworthy chess ebook stores like forward chess for example.

Ordered books have disappeared. Not only books from the previous NIC book app. Also my recent order of Hendriks, The Origin of Good Moves. This is ridiculous. Also, the board is far too small. Same as in game viewer for the NIC journal. None of this is up to the standards of NIC. Improve!

Bereits in einer früheren App Version gekaufte Bücher lassen sich nicht wieder herstellen. Zum Teil werden die Bücher auch gar nicht mehr in der neuen App als verfügbar angezeigt (z.B. die ganze S.O.S Reihe). Ich habe für die Bücher bezahlt und jetzt sind sie nicht mehr für mich nutzbar. Unter anderem habe ich folgende Bücher in der alten App gekauft: „winning chess middlegames“, „sacrifice and initiative in chess“, „how Magnus Carlsen Béchamel...“. Ich erwarte, dass alle meine bereits gekauften Bücher in der neuen App zur Verfügung stehen oder ich mein Geld zurück erhalte. Wann wird der Fehler in der App endlich behoben? .... Wie wäre es nach einem Jahr mal mit einer Antwort?

Love the concept, purchases should show up in my library. I have to scroll in the store till I find them. Also the app crashes some time ps when loading a book. Maybe due to the new book format they are moving to. Fix these primer issues and could be a 5 star

As several reviewers noted, finding books purchased in your library is somewhat of a hit and miss. In addition, while the available content is great, the experience of using the app is not great. There is no option of highlighting text, bookmarking pages or entering comments on text or positions.

First, there is no dedicated search field. Once you purchase a book you have to scroll through all the books to find the one you own. There is no filter for books you own and don't own. The app user experience is poor. Second, the font formatting and font color doesn't make it obvious to the eye which moves are a variation, viewable in the chess viewer, or a simple comment. Several times I tapped on the move notation and it was not viewable in the game viewer.

This app is down right dishonest and leads to people making purchases where they are unable to get the product they have purchased. I say that because the same problems I experienced today have been going on for the past 3 years. New in chess is a great source for chess tips and strategies. However, this app doesn’t have bugs, it is simply non-functional. New in chess shouldImmediately remove this app until it is fixed. It is dishonest to advertise interactive e-books that available through a app that simply does not work. You have to sign in multiple times while trying to run the app, books are not available in your library that you purchased from new in chess.com, and if you try to download a book you purchased from their website the app prompts you to sign in again and then to purchase the e-book from the apple store. In fact the only part of this website I have been able to get to work properly is the free sample. Once again that is dishonest. That leads a potential customer to believe that a purchase will work on the app when in fact it does not.

I recently purchased “Endgame Tactics” but couldn’t find it when I tapped the My Library button. There isn’t even a Search function to search by title. I have to tap a button for their Middlegame/Endgame category and scroll down to look for the book I bought! Just by how user-hostile this app is I would like to get a refund.

The content is fantastic but the fact that the app cannot keep track of your library of bought books is crazy. It makes it so hard to go back to the book I’m reading which is the main purpose of the reader. There are much better readers for chess books in the AppStore.

Son muy buenos, muy caros