iPad Which eReader app for iPad 4

Quelch · 11-13-2013, 08:16 PM

Bought an iPad 4 refurbished, 32GB, cellular, black
Arrives tomorrow
My first Apple product
Currently use Nexus 7 for eBooks, mostly ePubs but a few mobi

What eReader apps work well on the iPad ?

kyteflyer · 11-13-2013, 08:33 PM

Marvin for your ePubs, and Calibre to convert your .mobi to ePub (and to then manage the collection which will surely grow, like Topsy.

JSWolf · 11-13-2013, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kyteflyer

Marvin for your ePubs, and Calibre to convert your .mobi to ePub.

Just remember, in order to use Marvin, the ePub has to be without DRM or have had the DRM removed.

kyteflyer · 11-13-2013, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Just remember, in order to use Marvin, the ePub has to be without DRM or have had the DRM removed.

Whoops, yeah. And the mobis also.

kyrilson · 11-13-2013, 10:48 PM

Marvin is by far my favorite ereader app on the iPad. Very customizable, great user interface, and the developer is a nice guy who's very responsive to people on MobileRead.

Quelch · 11-14-2013, 05:00 AM

How do I get Marvin ?

Can I just download it from the internet ?

I'm experienced with Windows and Android but this is my first Apple product

drofgnal · 11-14-2013, 05:48 AM

Search for it on the ipad app store, it's there.

GRiker · 11-14-2013, 06:42 AM

Here's a link to Marvin's website, with App Store links included.

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leebase · 11-14-2013, 02:38 PM

Marvin has become my "go to" reader for non-DRM'd content. Finally a worthy successor to Stanza (may it rest in peace).

I like the iBooks app as well. I really do appreciate the fact that it looks like a book. I know...cutesy and trite but it does something for my psyche. Marvin's "finger drag to adjust brightness" is probably the deciding factor for me. I really like fine tuning brightness. Ever since you could click an epub on a web site and "open in" any app, the "connected to servers" aspect of Stanza/Marvin are no longer such big deals.

Kindle app for reading kindle books when I'm too lazy to break the DRM and read them elsewhere.

Quelch · 11-14-2013, 03:31 PM

Thanks everyone
Now have Marvin on the iPad after battling Apples 'authentifying' and 'veryfying' dramas
Can the Kindle app be downloaded in the same way, I'm used to 'Kindle for PC' on my desktop and laptop computers

Josieb1 · 11-14-2013, 04:00 PM

You can read your epubs in iBooks and any Kindle books in the Kindle app, both apps are free and I'd recommend you try those first before you start paying out for apps.

I do have Marvin but I much prefer to use iBooks and Kindle myself.

Josieb1 · 11-14-2013, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Quelch

Thanks everyone
Now have Marvin on the iPad after battling Apples 'authentifying' and 'veryfying' dramas
Can the Kindle app be downloaded in the same way, I'm used to 'Kindle for PC' on my desktop and laptop computers

Yes, download Kindle direct from the App Store and register it to your account at Amazon, the same account you use for Kindle for PC. Then any books you have in your Amazon library will be shown in the Kindle app under Cloud, you just click on each one to download them direct to your ipad.

Faterson · 11-15-2013, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by leebase

I like the iBooks app as well. I really do appreciate the fact that it looks like a book.

Not anymore! See today's update. Now it's 100% distilled ugliness there for ya.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I do have Marvin but I much prefer to use iBooks and Kindle myself.

I find both Kindle and iBooks lame in terms of functionality, and ugly, too (iBooks being ultra-ugly following today's update). It's Marvin for me all the way, Stanza in previous years.

leebase · 11-15-2013, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Faterson

Not anymore! See today's update. Now it's 100% distilled ugliness there for ya.

I agree. It's horrible. Lost ALL the charm of the original. The book-look should be a configurable option. It's just a image of a book that the text displays over. No reason they can't support that look.

The one advantage iBooks has is a PC version. Like with the kindle app. Marvin has no such companion. It's a small thing, not a deal breaker.

I had pretty much made the switch to Marvin already. RIP beloved book skuemorphism.

DaleDe · 11-15-2013, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by leebase

I agree. It's horrible. Lost ALL the charm of the original. The book-look should be a configurable option. It's just a image of a book that the text displays over. No reason they can't support that look.

The one advantage iBooks has is a PC version. Like with the kindle app. Marvin has no such companion. It's a small thing, not a deal breaker.

I had pretty much made the switch to Marvin already. RIP beloved book skuemorphism.

What PC version? Did you mean a mac version?

Dale

11-13-2013, 08:16 PM	#1
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kyrilson Fanatic Posts: 538 Karma: 13511506 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cleveland, OH Device: Voyage, Oasis, Kobo Glo HD,iPad Pro, Sony 350 and T2	Marvin is by far my favorite ereader app on the iPad. Very customizable, great user interface, and the developer is a nice guy who's very responsive to people on MobileRead.

11-14-2013, 05:00 AM	#6
Quelch Groupie Posts: 177 Karma: 1656608 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Kobo Touch and iPad 4 hers, Samsung Galaxy S 8.4 mine !	How do I get Marvin ? Can I just download it from the internet ? I'm experienced with Windows and Android but this is my first Apple product

11-14-2013, 05:48 AM	#7
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,228 Karma: 7838248 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	Search for it on the ipad app store, it's there.

11-14-2013, 06:42 AM	#8
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Here's a link to Marvin's website, with App Store links included. G

11-14-2013, 02:38 PM	#9
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,934 Karma: 26616647 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Marvin has become my "go to" reader for non-DRM'd content. Finally a worthy successor to Stanza (may it rest in peace). I like the iBooks app as well. I really do appreciate the fact that it looks like a book. I know...cutesy and trite but it does something for my psyche. Marvin's "finger drag to adjust brightness" is probably the deciding factor for me. I really like fine tuning brightness. Ever since you could click an epub on a web site and "open in" any app, the "connected to servers" aspect of Stanza/Marvin are no longer such big deals. Kindle app for reading kindle books when I'm too lazy to break the DRM and read them elsewhere.

11-14-2013, 03:31 PM	#10
Quelch Groupie Posts: 177 Karma: 1656608 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Kobo Touch and iPad 4 hers, Samsung Galaxy S 8.4 mine !	Thanks everyone Now have Marvin on the iPad after battling Apples 'authentifying' and 'veryfying' dramas Can the Kindle app be downloaded in the same way, I'm used to 'Kindle for PC' on my desktop and laptop computers

11-14-2013, 04:00 PM	#11
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,009 Karma: 18018738 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Libra2, Clara 2e, Kindle PW SE & Kindle 2022	You can read your epubs in iBooks and any Kindle books in the Kindle app, both apps are free and I'd recommend you try those first before you start paying out for apps. I do have Marvin but I much prefer to use iBooks and Kindle myself.

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