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dwharrison · 08-13-2010, 10:42 AM

I've tried both and while iBooks has a prettier display of titles in its bookshelf, in all other ways, Goodreader is better. It's faster, it has better file management abilities, and like others here, I find the cropping feature alone to be a reason to use it. It makes a big difference in my ability to actually be able to read PDFs at full-screen zoom settings.

I also like the fact that I can directly transfer files into GoodReader from my Dropbox or from other sources (even a direct transfer from a PC over wifi). Yes, I can transfer into iBooks via the Dropbox app, but GoodReader's approach is faster.

Personal taste is a wonderful thing, and if anyone prefers iBooks, terrific. I just think that at $0.99 for GoodReader, it's worth at least trying the thing out.

08-13-2010, 10:42 AM	#19
dwharrison Info Geek Posts: 44 Karma: 622 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: iPad, iPhone 3GS, Kindle 2	I've tried both and while iBooks has a prettier display of titles in its bookshelf, in all other ways, Goodreader is better. It's faster, it has better file management abilities, and like others here, I find the cropping feature alone to be a reason to use it. It makes a big difference in my ability to actually be able to read PDFs at full-screen zoom settings. I also like the fact that I can directly transfer files into GoodReader from my Dropbox or from other sources (even a direct transfer from a PC over wifi). Yes, I can transfer into iBooks via the Dropbox app, but GoodReader's approach is faster. Personal taste is a wonderful thing, and if anyone prefers iBooks, terrific. I just think that at $0.99 for GoodReader, it's worth at least trying the thing out. Last edited by dwharrison; 08-13-2010 at 10:45 AM.