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Perhaps the single best thing about the iPad as an ereader is that you have access to different content providers. For ebook reading you will no doubt install the Kindle for iPad app as well as iBooks, Kobo and the Barnes & Noble app when it arrives. The iPad gives you access to Kindle ebooks as well as those tethered to Adobe’s DRM.
I would also suggest that you check out the Wattpad app for iPad.
Wattpad was founded in 2006 and is based in Toronto. The service offers independent and self-published work and fanfic that are unencumbered by DRM. A strong social networking theme is quite evident. I’ve recently been catching up on my Cory Doctorow via Wattpad on my iPad.
Each of the various reading apps on the iPad has its own unique set of features. The free Wattpad app has a couple of features that I would like to see the Kindle and Kobo reading apps include in their bags of tricks.
First of all Wattpad has an auto-scrolling function. This works really well for reading in bed. Once you get the scrolling speed set just right you can prop the iPad against a pillow and you should not have to touch it to turn pages. This comes in handy as the iPad is rather heavy. Talk about decadent reading!
I’ve noted before that I do get eyestrain when reading books on the iPad. This is alleviated to a large extent by using the Night Mode that some of the reading apps have. Wattpad takes this a step further by also letting you choose from a large number of colors for the text. I find that my eyes like a blue font against a black background. I can read for several hours with this combination with no eyestrain. Reading on the iPad in this fashion also does not seem to disrupt my body’s sleep feature.
