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Apple's iPad has arguably become the ultimate ebook reading platform, with several prominent reader apps that are now supported on the device. Here's the lowdown so you can make the best choices in which ebook app software to use on your iPad.
The Kindle application is something of the red-headed stepchild for ebook reading. For Apple and the iPad platform, it remains something of a necessity, this despite Apple's desire to control as much content as possible, as Amazon still has the widest array of paid ebook content in existence, with well over one million titles in inventory.
However, from a feature perspective, the Kindle software is pretty weak when compared to its hardware counterpart. You can't import other file formats into it (such as PDFs or .MOBI files) and it only works with titles you've already purchased in the Kindle store.
Obviously, if you've made a substantial investment in Kindle content in the past, you've got access to your entire paid library with this app. Over the years I've evaluated several Kindles and purchased content in the store, and all my books appeared in the application instantly, this despite not owning an actual Kindle.
Kindle has an interesting feature called "X-Ray" which if enabled for the title by the publisher, allows you to learn more about the books that you are reading, translate the text in your Kindle book, zoom in on images, and view book or periodical recommendations.
There is also a feature called "Book Extras" which uses Amazon's Shelfari social networking service. However, this only works if there is a Shelfari entry for the book and it has activity on it.
Kindle also makes better use of screen real estate than iBooks does. There are three margin and three spacing presets, and two pagination types, columns or no columns. Like iTunes there are three color schemes, white, black and sepia, and there are seven selectable screen fonts, including the one set by the publisher.
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