Pearson eText 2.0

This app is only for tablet user. On cellphone, reading is really difficult. You need to zoom in a lot and constantly swipe left/right because the page doesn't fit anymore. You can't rotate the screen to make it easier. While zoomed in, highlighting is impossible. You can't select a whole line because moving the screen removes your selection. Often the highlight screen is on top of the selection so you can't modify it. Customization isn't available with all textbook. Overall not great for cell.

I use two devices to read the textbook using this app, but if I highlight something on my phone for example, if I access the etext using my laptop, none of those highlights transfer over. Not really helpful because the purpose was to review stuff I highlighted previously. Giving it an extra star though because I can read on the go while I'm taking public transit and don't have to haul my laptop around.

This app is incredibly easy to use and allows me to keep up with class readings while on the go (heck, it's easier to use than the actual website for reading the textbooks).

Although is great. There is no option to highlight spots in the textbook and you can only make notes about a whole page you cant write about just one section.

Nice features, wish the bookmarks synced. Sometimes I'm reading on my phone, sometimes my laptop, sometimes my iPad. The bookmarks don't sync between devices so it's almost a useless feature. I also wish that there was a more mobile friendly version of the textbook, but I realize that it would really depend on the text. Also, you can't highlight (that I've seen).

Not sure what all of the griping is about. I'm using Android 9 (Pie), and when I log into my University's course dashboard, all of my highlighted notes appear. In addition to that, my bookmark is in place. I would like to see the ability to turn a page in the etext by swiping across the screen, however. The app is convenient when I'm not able to access a desktop (or for times when I do not desire to do so!).

Easy to navigate and consolidated. I have multiple classes that use Pearson and it is convenient to have access to all within one app. The navigation in this app is just as easy as their MyLabs online. Edit: I'm now having issues with it "fetching" my bookshelf. In fact, that's all it does regardless of my internet connection. Pretty useless now. Maybe I'll change my rating if the issue is fixed.

Meh... It'd be better if Pearson just provided a PDF that could be read on other platforms. I wanted to like this app, as the highlighting and notes in the doc could be handy. However, highlighting is a giant pain as it jumps erratically from row to row (if it starts highlighting at all). It's also impossible to read on a phone unless in landscape mode, at which point the bottom line is always cut off. I'm using a note 8 btw. Page numbers on exported notes would be useful too...

It's a bit slow, I just get frustrated when trying to see the Ebook online through the browser on a regular computer... it's never loading properly... The app works okay but it does not let you move on to the next page unless you search for it. It's annoying trying to figure out what the homework is when all you get is pages numbers and you can't even confirm online what the page is...

It's bad enough that I can't download the pdf of the digital ebook that I paid for and Pearson forces you to read the pdf using this app if you are using a mobile device. The e-reader format really should be fixed. The next and previous page buttons at the bottom along with the search bar and other buttons at the top cut off parts of the book text. I shouldn't have to be constantly zooming in to read cut off text and I don't need buttons to change pages when I can just swipe left or right.

The zoom options are terrible and make it very difficult to read the text. It also makes me sign back in every time I open the app, which for the nature of the app seems unnecessary. The book un-downloads from the app bookshelf and also adds much more time to my studying. This app unfortunately needs a lot of work and if a hard copy was available for my book I would swap--which I usually prefer etextbooks.

It would be a great app if the swipe to a new page wasn't so sensitive. I could be reading a passage and scroll down only to be brought to the next page. Once or twice wouldn't be too bad but one in the three times that I swipe, I will be brought to the next page for the reason that my swipe was slightly curved. It makes it so hard to focus when this happens.

This review has been changed to reflect the most recent update. The new features are great but it also comes with many new bugs. Highlighting is now very buggy. Self-study questions aren't always accessible on Android devices. I had an issue where all of my notes were gone after the update but the developer was able to restore them eventually. The new functions do not outweigh the new bugs. My case Id is 09386159

easy to use, although, a bit slow to react when switching through bookmarks and chapters. Does freeze, but not often, so not a big issue. makes doing homework easier, since I dont need to haul a heavy book around. Only gave 4 stars due to a short delay when opening chapters from contents page, bookmarks page, and somewhat finicky links for help videos. otherwise, this would be a solid 5/5. I highly recomend this app, despite the short delay.

Very frustrated with the audio for Prehospital Emergency Care. The Playlist that is available is only for the author's summary of each chapter. Within the text, you can press a button to have an actual audio narration of the chapter, but as soon as you close the app or lock your phone the audio stops and you have to start back at the beginning.

If possible I'd give it 0 stars. It's slow,it crashes every two minutes,you can't take notes with the stylus,when you zoom it freezes if you try to move around the page,overall shameful how bad it works. Especially since you pay to have the ebook,which then you can't even download as a file and read on your favourite app. Since this one is so bad you should at least give that possibility to people.

With every update, more things break on this already clunky app. It is poor quality to begin with, but this last update, and the previous build, all I get is a blank white screen. I can't access the textbook. What's the point in purchasing if you can't use your resources? You would think a company this massive would make a learning resource intuitive, functional, and consistent. This app, and the language labs online are extremely disappointing and barely usable.

This app is absolute garbage. It's slow, clunky, and just poorly designed. It came with a bunch of notes pre highlighted so I had to spend 4 hours decluttering my book. Also, Idk who designed the ui but all the answers to my textbook are on one page so I have to scroll for 5 minutes each time I want to check. But the scroll doesn't work. It's not smooth and it'll just jump back up for no reason. I'd be ashamed if my name was anywhere near Pearson's software.

I really like this app - nice to read and awesome practice abilities that you can take with you anywhere. I do wish the audio chapter reviews were available. Of course it isn't going to have every option (such as highlighting) available like the computer version, but thats to be expected with an app (but that would be cool as well *wink*) Overall, im glad this app exist, makes it easier for me as a busy mom of two on the go trying to keep up on my studies

The app is just ok. There is definitely room for improvement. The app is sometimes glitchy and nonresponsive at times. I hope to see these problems fixed and an option to move the books to an external drive such as an sd card in a future update. Overall this app does what it says it does, and I am somewhat content with it.

Clunky to zoom on text and no highlighting in mobile app from what I can find. Used VitalSource Bookshelf for a course last semester. It was relatively easy to zoom, bookmark and highlight actual text in both the mobile app and web app. Bookmarks and highlights showed on both platforms so it was easy to go back and forth between laptop and phone. Plus the e-textbook cost was half for that course! Pearson please check out your competitors.

I usually have very mixed feelings about Pearson and these reviews reflect how I feel. I'm familiar with the web etext, not my favorite. I never make good use of my text book, the formatting is always iffy, it's not super friendly for multitasking on one display, this app loads quick, easy zoom, easy swipe, I'm a fan, I expect to be much more productive with my learning finally having given this a download

Main gripe: really wish we could *name* our bookmarks (like "Normal VS values: Pulse") instead of having only a reference-style description of them. // In itself, really useful for the fact that you get access to your textbooks (well, those for which the whole content is available) from either your phone or a tablet; so you can bring that in class (well, tablet) instead of the thick textbook, and also but mostly–and this is what makes it really awesome for me–let you advance or go through your lectures whenever you have a bit of time (e.g. while waiting at the dealership during a car maintenance appointment). The "other" publisher (because my curriculum prescribes TBs by either Pearson's or that other one) uses Flash technology for allowing (and I guess controlling) access to the digital versions of your TBs, which is essentially useless *unless* I already use/carry my 13" convertible laptop (which is, like, never ever)

After the new update, I have had no problems with the app crashing when there is no user input. The app still occasionally turns blank, but a restart of the app fixes this problem. The search feature shows no results. When I try to download a textbook, it downloads to 1 or 2 percent, then stops, and the "download book" icon reappears.

I like the app, table of contents, working videos, photos and practice flashcards. I DO NOT like that if I'm scrolling up to go down the page the page goes in the opposite direction. So instead of going down swiping up, it goes up.. Very inconvenient and almost renders the app unusable.. Fix that and it'll be much better.

The reading experience might be okai on tablets but it is quite unpleasant on smartphones: the zoom in is insufficient (text is super small) and the never receding menu option tabs (top and bottom) occupy too much space while reading, especially in landscape mode leaving us little space for the actual pages. Lastly, it's impossible to move through the pages diagonally when zoomed in: I can only go one of the X or Y axis at the time. When these will be optimized I'll review my rating.