PDF reader app

yankgirl · 03-29-2011, 11:55 AM

I apologize if this has been covered already, but I was just curious which app do you all recommend for the iPad to read PDFs? I have a ton of cookbooks that are in PDF form would love to use the iPad while cooking (LOVE the iCookbook app)
TIA!

soondai · 03-29-2011, 12:23 PM

the consensus seems to be GoodReader, so that's the one I got. I didn't try any others, but it works great. Well worth the five bucks.

you can also check how they look in iBooks, which is free of course.

l..k · 03-29-2011, 03:22 PM

I recommend BlueFire it's free. Actually I never tried GoodReader (I have bought iPad very late in the game...) but from all the videos and reviews of GoodReader it seems to me that it's famous only because it was first. Well it is as good as many other apps but it still costs you $$.

andyr354 · 03-29-2011, 05:34 PM

Well, it is built into iBooks.

I have goodreader and love it though. I use the dropbox sync to get things on it with no effort

Andy

mlstein · 03-29-2011, 10:39 PM

Goodreader is also a great file manager, though not Macintosh-intuitive. I used it for a lot of input and output. And it's great reader app too.

tomsem · 03-29-2011, 10:49 PM

If you are dealing with Adobe DRM PDFs (e.g. borrowed from a library), then I think Bluefire (or the Bluefire-powered BAM reader) may be your only option at this point.

03-29-2011, 11:55 AM	#1
yankgirl Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 50 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NJ Device: iPhone, iPad 2, PPP(purple pocket pro) Nook Tablet, K4 & Kindle Fire!	PDF reader app I apologize if this has been covered already, but I was just curious which app do you all recommend for the iPad to read PDFs? I have a ton of cookbooks that are in PDF form would love to use the iPad while cooking (LOVE the iCookbook app) TIA!

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03-29-2011, 12:23 PM	#2
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	the consensus seems to be GoodReader, so that's the one I got. I didn't try any others, but it works great. Well worth the five bucks. you can also check how they look in iBooks, which is free of course.

03-29-2011, 03:22 PM	#3
l..k Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: k3	I recommend BlueFire it's free. Actually I never tried GoodReader (I have bought iPad very late in the game...) but from all the videos and reviews of GoodReader it seems to me that it's famous only because it was first. Well it is as good as many other apps but it still costs you $$.

03-29-2011, 05:34 PM	#4
andyr354 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: andyr354	Well, it is built into iBooks. I have goodreader and love it though. I use the dropbox sync to get things on it with no effort Andy

03-29-2011, 10:39 PM	#5
mlstein Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 2062 Join Date: May 2010 Device: iPad (one)	Goodreader is also a great file manager, though not Macintosh-intuitive. I used it for a lot of input and output. And it's great reader app too.

03-29-2011, 10:49 PM	#6
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,939 Karma: 27060151 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	If you are dealing with Adobe DRM PDFs (e.g. borrowed from a library), then I think Bluefire (or the Bluefire-powered BAM reader) may be your only option at this point.

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