In iOS 8, iBooks has become a permanent app

[MartyTX]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Goodreader

Thanks for the tip. I glanced through the user manual online and it looks like a real workhorse. Handles quite a potpourri of file types. One review called it the "Swiss Army Knife" of PDF readers.

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Except that it is Yet Another Useless App that is being shoved down the throat of every iPhone user, whether they want it or not.

Then again, I guess that is kind of to be expected.

Really? Have you ever had a smartphone with ANY OTHER OS than iOS? If so then you know that the few apps Apple makes undeletable is really small compared to say any AT&T non-iPhone smartphone.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Same here. It's the same with most Android devices. Space/resources taken up by stuff I don't want or need.

At 39 meg, I just can't seem to get myself worked up about it.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by meeera

At 39 meg, I just can't seem to get myself worked up about it.

I hear you, & I'd probably leave it installed, but all of the various apps add up in size quickly.

[pwalker8]

A few of points - first it's a developer's beta, so there is no guarantees that how things are now will be how things are when it is actually released this fall. Second, it's a developer's beta. Lot's of things aren't quite finished yet. The idea is to give developers a heads up on the direction things are going and to let them start programming towards the new features. The last developer's beta was quite different than what was finally released. Some features were added, others removed.

[Penforhire]

+1 for Goodreader for PDF's. I continue to be surprised at how fluidly it handles large PDF documents. I'm selling a house and it is a life-saver for remotely reviewing, signing, and managing a seemingly endless flurry of documents using a iPad. When you go to annotate it does have a learning curve because it is so powerful, lots of tools. I did have to look up "how do I do this?" a handful of times.

[twowheels]

Make sure you grab the newest version of GoodReader. It's a shame that they followed the pattern of releasing as a new app (and new purchase), but it's so useful that I went ahead and bought it anyway. I believe that it's still discounted, so if you're going to buy it, now's the time.

[markom]

Originally Posted by MartyTX

My NookST has been set aside and I use Marvin/iPadMini for all my EPUB's.

However, Marvin can't handle PDF's, and I have about 20 heavily illustrated reference books in PDF format on my Mini. I read them with iBooks and think it does a pretty good job.

In lieu of iBooks, what PDF reader do you folks recommend?

Thanks ...

If you want good free pdf reader and annotator then you should try out PerfectReader 2 lite, Foxit, Adobe, PDf-notes.


https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/perf...436633759?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-...391487223?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foxi...507040546?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adob...469337564?mt=8


For Djvu it is Pocketbook reader, SoleDjvu, tiReader lite


https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pock...805488884?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sole...502292719?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tire...688254749?mt=8

[injapan]

there are heaps of apps for reading and I think a serious reader would probably get a dedicated ereder? I mean they aren't expensive

[JBaby]

Originally Posted by injapan

there are heaps of apps for reading and I think a serious reader would probably get a dedicated ereder? I mean they aren't expensive

I'm a serious reader and my iPad mini is my dedicated reader. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm assuming you meant an eInk reader when you said "a dedicated eReader."

[Joykins]

Originally Posted by injapan

there are heaps of apps for reading and I think a serious reader would probably get a dedicated ereder? I mean they aren't expensive

Depends on where you get your books from and what you find easy on the eyes etc. I use the iPad mini to read books on the Scribd app very frequently, though otherwise I use a Kindle PW2--since Scribd books cannot be read on any eink readers and I am trying to get about 60 books read out of this free 3-month trial!

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Really? Have you ever had a smartphone with ANY OTHER OS than iOS? If so then you know that the few apps Apple makes undeletable is really small compared to say any AT&T non-iPhone smartphone.

It's kind of the other way around -- I am an Android guy. The beautiful thing about Android is if I get a bug about this kind of stuff, I can use any of a dozen mods to make it look and run however I like. Or root it to delete unneeded apps.

Also, why AT&T specifically?

[Canuck_in_Japan]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Really? Have you ever had a smartphone with ANY OTHER OS than iOS? If so then you know that the few apps Apple makes undeletable is really small compared to say any AT&T non-iPhone smartphone.

I have a Nexus 5 and as far as I know of there are no apps that are undeleteable. Well, there are no apps that I would want to delete anyways. That's the benefit of buying an unlocked phone.

[johnnyb]

Foxit Mobile fpr iOS is really great! Free as a base app, and sync options with OneDrive or Dropbox are 99 cents a pop...
Documents is great too but I cannot recommend any other Readdle app anymore because of the way they keep breaking established features in PDF Expert (for which I shelled out another tenner after the major update). I was an avid supporter but no more...

[MartyTX]

Originally Posted by markom

If you want good free pdf reader and annotator then you should try out PerfectReader 2 lite, Foxit, Adobe, PDf-notes.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/perf...436633759?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-...391487223?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foxi...507040546?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adob...469337564?mt=8

Thanks for all the PDF reader suggestions. I appreciate your input and will check them out.

Marty