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Originally Posted by Dave Berk
I'm considering buying an iPad mostly for reading pdf books (math and technical). Sadly I'm clueless when it comes to all things Apple since I don't own an iPhone/iPod/iWhatever, so I have a few questions I hope the more knowledgeable members of the forum can help me with.
My questions is:
1. What's the best pdf app for reading technical books, heavy with math and code?
2. For epub books, does the iBooks app have support for dictionaries? Does it cost more to add dictionaries? Any built-in?
3. What the best app for reading comics (pdf+cbr)? [preferably free]
4. Does Calibre works well with iPad as a device or only with the iBooks app (is there a difference?)
Thanks for any help
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1. My 100% vote goes for Goodreader - best PDF Reader but there is so much more you can say about this app. You can se up a fixed zoom mode for PDF's with borders for example it is one of the best file managers besides the reader capabilities so you can access cloud accounts like dropbox or your own FTP Server like your own NAS. You can setup folders and if you want/need with password protection. Simple said ... the best.
2. It depends on the tool you use to read the epubs it not so much depend on the file format. So yes if you use iBook to read your epubs you'll have full disctionary support and there is already some useful dictionary built in.
3. For comics in PDF format use goodreader.
You can use iTunes on PC/MAC to categorize your books comfortable at you desktop.