Kindle vs iBooks

[Michael CM1]

Reading books on a 3" screen. How ****ing ridiculous.

If reading a book on a 3-inch screen is ridiculous, then I imagine reading everything on a 3-inch screen is ridiculous.

 

[wombat888]

Reading a text on a 3-inch screen is fine, your attention isn't expected to be focused for any length of time on a text. Same with most Web pages.

Reading a book requires 90% or more of your focus for some substantial block of time - say 30 minutes or more - preferably an hour or more at a time.

Reading books in bits and pieces is like sleeping in bits and pieces. It doesn't add up mathematically.

Readers know what I'm talking about. Non-readers don't care anyway.

 

[techkidd4400]

I like the look and feel of the iBook, but the Kindle app works fine too (and, currently, provides access to more books). It will be interesting to see what Barnes & Noble offers iPad users when their app comes out. What I do not understand is why Apple didn't offer free 3G connectivity for the iBook like amazon does for the Kindle.

 

[ImperialX]

I really like the Kindle app. It has many features that iBooks is lacking, not to mention much more titles.

 

[Spudracer]

We had a Kindle DX for about two weeks before we sent back to Jeff Bezos. It sucked. The iPad and iBooks win by a landslide over e-ink and files with no TOC or page numbers. The Apple combo is soooooo much more elegant and smooth.

 

[ucfgrad93]

For me, I like the Kindle app. I can read books on my iPhone, MBP, iMac, and Kindle. Other pluses are a larger selection of books and usually better prices.