iPad How do you like reading on your iPad? - Page 5

FlorenceArt · 03-28-2012, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ilovejedd

I haven't noticed much of a difference as far as comfort is concerned. Sure, the text is sharper but the backlight is the one that gives me headaches and it still does if I use the iPad for long periods of time (even with brightness at the dimmest setting). I guess that's partly the reason I can read for hours on my iPhone/iPod Touch but not on the iPad. Much smaller screen real estate.

Yes, the backlight wouldn't change. I even got the impression that the new iPad was brighter than my iPad 2, could that be because my iPad 2 is a few months old? Or maybe that was just my imagination.

bookratt · 03-28-2012, 11:59 AM

At first I never thought I'd like to read with the iPad, but I find I use it exclusively for all my books. It's nice to have access to all the Kindle, Nook & misc. free books, and I use the Bluefire app for Kobo books. Haven't used my other devices in about a year.

moolyn · 03-29-2012, 12:40 AM

I'm surprised how much I enjoy reading on my new iPad and it's wonderful having apps for both Kobo and Kindle on one device. I returned my Kobo Vox for a Kobo Touch because it hurt my eyes but this hasn't been the case with the my new iPad.

A fringe benefit of having both a dedicated ereader and an iPad is that I can now share books with my book club friend simply by trading devices. She has an iPad and a Kindle. FYI - It's not the iPads that we exchange!

Razi · 03-31-2012, 03:35 AM

I gave up on eink long time ago and read on my iPad 1. I adore Stanza. Most of my 'reading' is done on my iPhone as I prefer audiobooks on long drives and daily walks. Am planning to go back to paper books and finish reading Proust after listening to first two volumes as audiobooks.

FlorenceArt · 05-15-2012, 05:07 AM

My Opus is dying, and I am not sure I will buy a new e-ink reader. I find that using a combination of iPhone (on the train) and iPad (at home), with iBooks synchronizing between them, works quite well so far. Drawbacks are short battery life, but I must recharge these devices every couple of days anyway whether I use them for reading or not, and the difficulty of reading outside, but it's not something I do very often. So it may work. We'll see.

Andy_T · 05-15-2012, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Andy_T

I like my iPad 1 for reading, especially as the kindle app has revolutionary features like two-column-text.

Initially I loved my Kindle 3 Keyboard, but when I broke that after 3 weeks of use on a holiday trip (imagine the despair: having loaded all those books and not being able to read them) I switched to the iPad and was impressed by how well it went.

Nevertheless, since I have my Kindle Fire I mainly use that as the form factor is more practical. But I do use the iPad, or my iPod touch if I need to and make sure to load new eBooks to all three devices as a provision (e.g. if my kids are using the Kindle Fire for watching videos and the iPad for playing games).

OK, now that I have another Kindle 3 Keyboard (and a sturdy cover to keep it safe), I am again amazed at how nice an e-ink reader is for reading, despite the lower resolution (compared to the Kindle Fire), the smaller screen (compared to the iPad) and the need of a lamp to read by.

The Kindle Fire only gets used when I want to read late at night without disturbing my wife. Hmm.

Best regards,
Andy

Latinandgreek · 05-15-2012, 06:06 AM

I generally only read comics, manga and PDFs (academic reading) on my iPad. I find it a bit heavy for prolonged use, and I find the screen a bit uncomfortable to read on for long stretches of time. I do think that the iPad 3 would be much more pleasant to read on - I find my iPhone much more easy to read on than the iPad. I still vastly prefer eink for reading.

JSWolf · 05-15-2012, 10:00 AM

I don't mind reading using my iPad. I have a book going on the iPad and a book going on my 650.

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03-28-2012, 11:59 AM	#62
bookratt Wizard Posts: 1,513 Karma: 1953200 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Kingdom of Nye, Nevada Device: Sony Reader PRS505 & PRS600, iPad, Pandigital Novel, iPad 2	At first I never thought I'd like to read with the iPad, but I find I use it exclusively for all my books. It's nice to have access to all the Kindle, Nook & misc. free books, and I use the Bluefire app for Kobo books. Haven't used my other devices in about a year.

03-29-2012, 12:40 AM	#63
moolyn Rookie eBookie Posts: 78 Karma: 1720 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toronto Device: iPod Touch, Kobo Touch, iPad3	I'm surprised how much I enjoy reading on my new iPad and it's wonderful having apps for both Kobo and Kindle on one device. I returned my Kobo Vox for a Kobo Touch because it hurt my eyes but this hasn't been the case with the my new iPad. A fringe benefit of having both a dedicated ereader and an iPad is that I can now share books with my book club friend simply by trading devices. She has an iPad and a Kindle. FYI - It's not the iPads that we exchange!

03-31-2012, 03:35 AM	#64
Razi Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 494242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Device: Toshiba E740, Cassiopeia, iLiad, iPad, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura HD	I gave up on eink long time ago and read on my iPad 1. I adore Stanza. Most of my 'reading' is done on my iPhone as I prefer audiobooks on long drives and daily walks. Am planning to go back to paper books and finish reading Proust after listening to first two volumes as audiobooks.

05-15-2012, 05:07 AM	#65
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	My Opus is dying, and I am not sure I will buy a new e-ink reader. I find that using a combination of iPhone (on the train) and iPad (at home), with iBooks synchronizing between them, works quite well so far. Drawbacks are short battery life, but I must recharge these devices every couple of days anyway whether I use them for reading or not, and the difficulty of reading outside, but it's not something I do very often. So it may work. We'll see.

05-15-2012, 06:06 AM	#67
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I generally only read comics, manga and PDFs (academic reading) on my iPad. I find it a bit heavy for prolonged use, and I find the screen a bit uncomfortable to read on for long stretches of time. I do think that the iPad 3 would be much more pleasant to read on - I find my iPhone much more easy to read on than the iPad. I still vastly prefer eink for reading.

05-15-2012, 10:00 AM	#68
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,745 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I don't mind reading using my iPad. I have a book going on the iPad and a book going on my 650.

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