Safari to Go – Mobile Apps and m.safaribooksonline.com

Our customers increasingly rely on mobile devices to access the learning tools in Safari Books Online. We are committed to providing the best possible mobile experience for our users, regardless of which device they choose. In keeping with that commitment, we are excited to announce a new generation of Safari Apps. Safari To Go, the universal name for all of our mobile apps, is now available on iPad, iPhone, Android phones and Android tablets. We also provide access through our mobile-optimized website, m.safaribooksonline.com.

Safari To Go for iPhone & iPad

Safari to Go is now a Universal app! We took the core features of the iPad application and created a streamlined interface for the iPhone, as well. Our new iOS apps, which incorporate feedback from many of you, allow you to pick up where you left off from any Safari Books Online reading platform and have on-the-go access to your folders, bookmarks and recent books or videos! We have also updated our Safari To Go iPad app to include more intuitive navigation, enhanced content discovery and optimized content rendering in the reader for a better overall experience.

The iPad and iPhone Safari To Go applications allow users to enjoy Safari Books Online content from a fast, easy-to-use native application. In addition to reading, searching and browsing books & videos from iOS devices, the apps allow users to cache up to three books at a time for offline viewing. The iPad and iPhone Safari To Go apps can be downloaded directly from the Apple App store.

Specifically, the iPad and iPhone apps provide the following functionality:

• Offline Bookbag capacity increased to 3 books!
• Synched Recent Views, Bookmarks & Folders across all Safari Readers
• 3G & 4G optimized for faster load times
• Adaptive Bitrate Streaming for optimal video playback based on available bandwidth
• Updated User Interface making navigation of folders, content and searches faster and easier.
• New “Browse” page allowing discovery of books & videos across a broad range of categories and interests
• Grouped Bookmarks by title for better organization
• Smart Lists allow you to save a search to follow new titles that match the search results

Get the app now. After you’ve used it, please give us a review in the App Store!

View the Safari To Go for iPhone demo video.

Safari To Go for Android

Safari to Go is now on Android phones and tablets! We took many of the core features of the Safari Books Online platform and created a streamlined interface for Android devices. Now you can pick up where you left off from any Safari Books Online reading platform and have on-the-go access to your folders, bookmarks and recent books or videos! Android Tablets can also take advantage of the larger screen sizes with a tablet optimized layout!

Safari To Go for Android allows users to enjoy Safari Books Online content from an easy to use native application. In addition to reading, searching and browsing books & videos from Android devices the apps allow users to cache up to three books at a time for offline viewing. The Safari To Go Android apps can be downloaded directly from Google Play.

Some of the key features include:

• Read offline - Place up to 3 books in your Offline Bookbag
• Synched Recent Views, Bookmarks & Folders across all Safari Books Online Readers
• 3G & 4G optimized for faster load times
• Adaptive Bitrate Streaming for optimal video playback based on available bandwidth
• Updated User Interface making navigation of folders, content and searches faster and easier
• New “Browse” page allowing discovery of books & videos across a broad range of categories and interests
• Grouped Bookmarks by title for better organization
• Smart Lists allow you to save a search to follow new titles that match the search results

Get the app now. After you’ve used it, please give us a review in Google Play!

View the Safari To Go for Android demo video.

Mobile-Optimized Website

Exceptional Accessibility for your Mobile Lifestyle. Our streamlined mobile website lets our subscribers enjoy much of the popular core functionality they experience in our desktop service on their mobile device. It also improves the user experience by automatically recognizing device type and display size to deliver great performance every time.

Safari Books Online subscribers with mobile devices get access to thousands of videos and fully searchable books from the world’s most respected publishers—O’Reilly Media, Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Microsoft Press, Peachpit Press, Adobe Press, New Riders, Manning, Apress, John Wiley & Sons, Wrox, Sams, Que, Prentice Hall and dozens more.

With m.safaribooksonline.com mobile device users can:

• Read full text of mobile-optimized books
• Watch videos
• Refine a search for more specific results
• Access Favorites Folders
• View Shared Folders
• View and create rating
• Sign in, Subscribe or start a trial

Safari Books Online’s mobile website supports the following devices:

• All iOS 3+ devices
• All Android 1.5+ (supported without prefetching), 2.1+ (supported with prefetching)
• Blackberry 6, PlayBook (Blackberry Tablet)