Reading eBooks on the Apple iPad

Customers quite often ask us which ebook reader we would recommend and up to now we were as confused as them. Now with the release of the All New ipad, we believe that reading ebooks has just become a lot more enjoyable!

Please Note:- All Apps in these videos will also work on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch as well.

Stanza App

Stanza Reader by Lexcycle is a free app available at the Apple Apps Store. We think that this reader software is the best of the bunch simply because it can read EPUB (.epub), Kindle/Mobipocket (.prc and .mobi), Microsoft Reader (.lit) and Adobe (.pdf) formats. It also has a nice page turning effect and is generally easy to use.

Reading eBooks on the iPad Stanza App

We have made a video to show how to upload and read ebooks on the iPad using the Stanza app, including uploading your existing ebooks from Stanza on your desktop Windows/Mac/Linux computer.

Kindle App

The Amazon Kindle app is a free app available from the Apple Apps Store. It can read Kindle/Mobipocket (.prc and .mobi) formats. We tested version 1.2.0 and found it to be generally a very good ebook reader. The Kindle app is also available for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Reading eBooks on the iPad Kindle App

We have made a video to show how to upload and read ebooks on Kindle App on iPad, including download from Amazon and a reference to uploading ebooks from a desktop computer.

Uploading eBooks to Kindle app on the iPad

We have made a video to show how to upload your ebooks from your desktop computer to the Kindle App on your iPad using the free iPhone Explorer software for your Windows or Mac computer.

iBooks App

The Apple iBooks app is a free app available from the Apple Apps Store. It can read EPUB (.epub) format. We found it to be generally a very good ebook reader. It also has a nice page turning effect as you would expect from Apple. The iBooks app is also availble for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Reading eBooks using iBooks App for iPad

We have made a video to show how to upload and read ebooks on the iPad using iBooks app, including uploading your existing ebooks from iTunes on your desktop computer.

GoodReader App

A 4.5 Stars paid App (£1.20 / $1.99) that does a couple of things that no other Apps appear to be able to do. Namely it can maintain a folder structure to enable organising your ebooks and it can download ebooks from its built-in web browser or a specified url. Better still folders and files can be password protected.

Reading eBooks using GoodReader App for iPad

We have made a video to show how to organise and read ebooks on the iPad using GoodReader app, including how to create and use password protected files and folders for your privacy.