This approximately 18-minute podcast represents a brief run-through of the new Blio ebook reading app for iOS developed by KNFB Reading Technology, Inc.

While the Blio app is VoiceOver accessible, I have reached the following observations, which are clearly demonstrated in the podcast:

• The app is sloppy and clearly not ready for primetime. I’m surprised Apple approved it in its current form.
• The Blio reading experience is unsatisfying.
• Blio for iOS lacks important navigation, such as lines, sentences and paragraphs, one might expect while reading books.
• Finally, the app lacks a help section or tutorial page.

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