I have been trying out several of the free ebook programs, and so far, I do really like Apabi. Of course, it could be because it sorts the ebooks in the way I prefer which is a major plus for me.
The margins are narrow, it handles different fonts/text well. Italics show just fine. The larger letter that starts a chapter show up just fine.
The strange formatting of different paragraphs I have no idea what was going on there but, the second book that I'm reading in the program is just fine.
I still wish they had page numbers listed instead of % of book read. I like things like 46/250 pages.
I would like to be able to turn sleep mode off while reading and I wish you could dim the screen by swiping down the side instead of having to go into general settings.
I don't really like the bookshelf look in Adapi but I like the list view. You can see how far you are into a book due to the slider that shows so you will know when you have finished reading a book. I do wish it showed the author as well as the title of the book, though.
I know many people don't like it but I would like the option of turning on the time/battery bar at the top of the screen.
And..... I would like a super easy way to access a book's blurb/back of the book description information while the book is open. Sometimes I stop reading a book for a while and I would like to have easy access to that information.
So far, Stanza seems to have the easiest way to get books from Calibre into the program but I don't want to get attached to that program again since it most likely won't be supported after the next OS update.
And it doesn't allow you to sort by when added.
I come from the Android world (4-5 years of use) and had used Aldiko on my Android phone and Transformer. Many of the features I have been requesting are in that program.
Kyteflyer, like you, I find the tablet rather large for reading in bed and mostly use my phone for reading.