I'm curious about iBook, mainly when it comes to college textbooks. Are the prices that much cheaper than buying the physical book? Are most college textbooks readily available? Is it better than actually having a physical book in terms of reading and having to study out of?
iBooks is a fucking rip off.
theres a kindle app if its any cheaper
The prices vary. Some are too expensive, but there are some good deals there. I'm not sure about textbooks but I can tell you about what it's like to read. I wouldn't say it is better than a physical book in terms of how your eyes experience it, I would say it is about the same. however, the advantage it has over regular books is that it's far more convenient than books. You can carry around just the iPad instead of a huge number of separate books. Also, gone are the days of lost bookmarks. You can also make notes (I think,) which could be useful for textbooks.
I agree that most iBooks are way too expensive, but I think their convenience is worth the extra price. Notes are really handy for textbooks, and - especially when dealing with huge books - the iBook equivalent is way easier to manage.
What are you on about
Every book on the iBookstore is free. :confused:
[QUOTE=Yoces;24267466]What are you on about
Every book on the iBookstore is free. :confused:[/QUOTE]
I hope you're trying to be sarcastic because most of them are far from free.
At some points, there was times that having a physical book was good for me, but other times I wanted it on my iPad. My publisher only had eScribe (that goes on your computer) and no digital book (for kindle, iBooks).
iBooks can read PDFs and you should be able to buy a PDF version of the book, although I am not to sure if marking passages in the text etc will work quite the same if at all
Reading books on a bright bbacklit screen hurts your eyes. Buy a proper reader if you want ebooks.
[QUOTE=Banned?;24259364]I'm curious about iBook, mainly when it comes to college textbooks. Are the prices that much cheaper than buying the physical book? Are most college textbooks readily available? Is it better than actually having a physical book in terms of reading and having to study out of?[/QUOTE]
iPad is excellent for reading books. iBooks Store isn't the best when it comes to availability, but the Kindle app mimics the iBooks app very well and offers a huge library of books.
And no, it doesn't hurt your eyes. Unless you're fucking 70 years old or something.
There is no way you should rely on an iPad for your text books, it's hard enough to get people to not steal the physical book let alone an iPad with all the books in it.
Not to menction that your texts are probably not in the store.
[QUOTE=Blarg190;24282122]There is no way you should rely on an iPad for your text books, it's hard enough to get people to not steal the physical book let alone an iPad with all the books in it.
Not to menction that your texts are probably not in the store.[/QUOTE]
I think the iPad's iBook feature would be the last reason for someone to steal it.
[QUOTE=SA Spyder;24281970]iPad is excellent for reading books. iBooks Store isn't the best when it comes to availability, but the Kindle app mimics the iBooks app very well and offers a huge library of books.
And no, it doesn't hurt your eyes. Unless you're fucking 70 years old or something.[/QUOTE]
Ever wonder why both the Kindle and the Nook don't use backlights? Reading for longer periods of time will strain your eyes. If you read a page or two then put it away, you're eyes won't start hurting, but if you sit down and read for an hour or two, then you will feel some sort of eye strain.
[QUOTE=robmaister12;24285095]Ever wonder why both the Kindle and the Nook don't use backlights? Reading for longer periods of time will strain your eyes. If you read a page or two then put it away, you're eyes won't start hurting, but if you sit down and read for an hour or two, then you will feel some sort of eye strain.[/QUOTE]
Battery and a very high 'resolution' display.
I've finished Ender's Game in one sitting and my eyes were fine. If I can read for over 6 hours and not have any problems, I think that eye strain is the user's weakness, not the iPad's.
Here is an app for textbooks!
[url]http://www.inkling.com/[/url]
You can import the eBook filetype via iTunes (on the iPhone version anyway), so just buy your eBooks cheaper somewhere else other than iTunes.
If you have access to the internet and know how to open PDF files, just download all the PDF e-books you want, and transfer them to the iPad.
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Amazon.com has cheap e-books, and some e-books are free.
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