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soondai · 10-09-2014, 11:49 AM

Hi. I just picked up an iPad4 from the Wally World sale. Have not read on an iPad for several years as my 1 has been used just for videos and stuff for the kiddo.

From what I've sorta gathered thru osmosis around here the last few years it looks like Marvin is the hands-down choice now that Stanza is gone.

I do see though that Marvin costs 4 dollars and still requires in app purchases for "themes." Also the reviews on the latest version are pretty rough, but I assume they'll fix those issues shortly.

Does Marvin let you control colors without the theme pack? I really just need one good set up for day and also a "night" setting?

I don't really object to throwing down 8 or 9 bucks if it's all that it's cracked up to be. Are there any other good and cheaper readers out there?

I don't really need Calibre integration and a lot of fancy stuff (not that I object). I'll probably just load 4 or 5 books at a time (drm free epubs).

Thanks for any help.

ps
One more question. Is Goodreader still king of the PDF apps?

10-09-2014, 11:49 AM	#1
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	ePub reader recommendations Hi. I just picked up an iPad4 from the Wally World sale. Have not read on an iPad for several years as my 1 has been used just for videos and stuff for the kiddo. From what I've sorta gathered thru osmosis around here the last few years it looks like Marvin is the hands-down choice now that Stanza is gone. I do see though that Marvin costs 4 dollars and still requires in app purchases for "themes." Also the reviews on the latest version are pretty rough, but I assume they'll fix those issues shortly. Does Marvin let you control colors without the theme pack? I really just need one good set up for day and also a "night" setting? I don't really object to throwing down 8 or 9 bucks if it's all that it's cracked up to be. Are there any other good and cheaper readers out there? I don't really need Calibre integration and a lot of fancy stuff (not that I object). I'll probably just load 4 or 5 books at a time (drm free epubs). Thanks for any help. ps One more question. Is Goodreader still king of the PDF apps?