To all you gurus out there, is there one reader app that is better than another for the iPhone 3G? Thanks.

Stanza's my fav.

I read regularly with eReader, Stanza, and Instapaper. Each has advantages, but in general I like the Stanza interface the best. I actually use eReader the most at the moment, as I have been buying protected books of late, and though Stanza now supports eReader DRM, the eReader software has a much better mechanism for directly downloading the files. Since the Stanza interface is only slightly better than eReader, for me at least, it's just easier to use eReader.

The other advantages for Instapaper and Stanza? If I am reading webfiction, Instapaper makes grabbing individual web pages very easy. On the other hand, the interface is lacking, and it does not work if you need any sort of site login. Stanza's interface is slightly better than eReader, as I said, but a bit quirky. Also, their pairing with the desktop version makes transferring files a snap, but the conversion is not as simple as I had hoped.

Enjoy,
The Bandit

I mostly use eReader as well although, like The Bandit, I prefer Stanza.

I think the Bandit pretty well covered it. Mainly: it depends on WHAT you are reading, and what format it comes in.

I prefer Stanza on the iPhone, but I don't like their desktop app. Instead, I use Calibre for managing my eBook collection. If you're fine leaving your PC on, Calibre also has a built-in HTTP server which can generate Stanza compatible feeds. Very useful for accessing your collection on the go. Still no way of organizing feeds in the built-in Calibre server, but there's a third-party Calibre2Web/Calibre2Stanza VB script which generates structured/hierarchical catalogs. Caveat is you'll need to run your own http server.

I prefer Stanza on the iPhone, but I don't like their desktop app. Instead, I use Calibre for managing my eBook collection.

Exactly the same for me.

I tested Felaur for reading PDF's on the iPod Touch. Taking into account that PDF's are not made to be read on such small screens, this app does a good job and also allows for easy transfer of PDF's from desktop to iPod (it uses WebDav). It is not for free, however.

Groet,
Adelheid

Ditto. Stanza is my favorite. eReader is second favorite. :)

eReader is my favorite. Unlike Stanza it allows me to toggle the rotation lock without going into preferences. I also like the difference of doing a swipe to bring up the toolbars and a tap to turn the page. Last thing is that the animation on ereader of moving the page up/down feels more natural to me than Stanza's animation of left/right.

I wish eReader would add autoscroll.

Last thing is that the animation on ereader of moving the page up/down feels more natural to me than Stanza's animation of left/right.

I don't like any animation on page turns, so turned it off (in Stanza).

I don't like any animation on page turns, so turned it off (in Stanza).
I'm not sure why I like the animation in eReader. I don't like the animation in Bookshelf either. That one also scrolls up but it makes my eyes hurt. Bookshelf also needs to put a little more space between the lines of text.

I had the animation in eReader off for the first few months and then turned it on and grew to like it.

I think I'd also like Stanza more if they allowed me to change the page turn areas from left/right to up/down instead.

I'm glad there are a lot of competing readers for the iPhone. Should make them all better.

Isn't there a new eBook reader due out for the iPhone this month? I thought I recalled someone menntioning that recently.

Acrobat reader is my favorite on PC but for Iphone, I think Stanza is the best since it is free and easy to use! yeah free is always the best. :P

Hey, eReader is also free :)

I like it better over Stanza as you may add a dictionary (you may have to buy one first!) searchable directly from inside the book you're reading. Also there is a find option that let's you search for a word or expression inside the complete book (starting from the first page or the page you're reading) - on Stanza, and as the books are not loaded completely but on chunks, you may only search the chunk you're reading...

...of course Stanza as a better catalogue presentation, with all those book's covers :) and you may use Calibre to send epub formated books to you iPhone/iPod using the included webserver (it's dead easy :)) - but I also created a simple webserver with Apache on my desktop to send my pdb formated ebooks to eReader (I did it in 10 minutes and it was the first time I ever used Apache...)...

Hey, eReader is also free :)

eReader is a fine choice if you don't already have a library of eBooks in another format. If you do, that will likely impact your choice.

yep, you should be right :)

... but maybe I'm a little crazy: I received a Sony PRS-505 at Christmas and then proceeded to convert my e-library (lits and prcs, mostly) to lrf: then last month I received an iPod Touch as a birthday present and now I'm converting all those e-books to pdb :rolleyes:!! And I'm converting to pdb because I found that I like eReader more than Stanza - but I still use this last one with my epubs :p

yep, you should be right :)

... but maybe I'm a little crazy: I received a Sony PRS-505 at Christmas and then proceeded to convert my e-library (lits and prcs, mostly) to lrf: then last month I received an iPod Touch as a birthday present and now I'm converting all those e-books to pdb :rolleyes:!! And I'm converting to pdb because I found that I like eReader more than Stanza - but I still use this last one with my epubs :p
You have a 505, you have your eBooks converted to LRF. Why would you then want to convert them to PDB for using with an iPod Touch? My wife has one and I would never want to read eBooks on it instead of my 505.

Isn't there a new eBook reader due out for the iPhone this month? I thought I recalled someone mentioning that recently.

Yes, shortcovers.

http://blog.shortcovers.com/

I recently installed stanza, it's very good. I'll give eReader a try maybe, that also has a lot of recommendations.

I mostly use eReader as well although, like The Bandit, I prefer Stanza.
i prefer this one as well

Stanza+Calibre (must use both): see my n00bie guide
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=391919#post391919

Calibre is great for tagging all books (covers, blurbs, author, publisher, isbn, etc) but it's real power lies in keeping a single library with underlying multiple formats - I also spent many a day converting to new formats for a new device - no more!

I prefer eReader because of the vast titles I have collected at Fictionwise during my Palm days. (Btw, eReader can do autoscrolling now but it's not yet perfect.).

Your choice really depends on your source of ebooks. Good luck!

I was already beginning to like Kindle for iPhone but because of the current Amazon blunder, I'm back to eReader as my default.

Pretty sure calibre can convert your eReader books - provided they are not DRM'd. Calibre is so seamless at format management that you get away from the bad old days of having to keep muptiple copies of books for different reader formats.

You have a 505, you have your eBooks converted to LRF. Why would you then want to convert them to PDB for using with an iPod Touch? My wife has one and I would never want to read eBooks on it instead of my 505.

Well, it's not a question of "I want to read eBooks on my iPod"" but more of "it's useful to may read eBooks on my iPod"!

Of course my 505 is wonderful to read on and at places with strong sun light it's the best device to read, hands down, but my iPod goes on my pants' pocket and it's there, ever ready, to 2 or 3 minutes of reading time wherever I am at the moment - my 505 is not always with me because its bigger and most places where I read are not so well lighted as the beach where I was today (not bathing, mind you, the water was a bit cold, but reading on my 505 for more than an hour:)) . So, I use my Sony mostly on my commute hours (4 each day on a train, and I carry it in my briefcase) and on places well lighted as the beach, and my iPod everywhere else when my 505 is not around, or there is no sufficient light.. oh!, and all nights in bed on those 10 minutes before sleeping while my wife is already sleeping with the TV on :rolleyes:

btw, I still use my other small devices, although only when my iPod has no charge, as most ebooks are in there too... and I also use my TabletPC to read PDFs of technical books (mostly on the train, too)...

I liked Bandit, until the kindle app came out.

Stanza is by far the best. I also have Kindle just because I do have a Kindle 2 and for picking up portable where I left off on the Kindle 2 it's great as it syncs between the iPhone and the Kindle. But it's very sparse in other features.

The combination of Calibre and Stanza on iTouch is awesome. I mostly read on my Kindle, but when caught somewhere twiddling my thumbs, I find Stanza is great.

cheers