Since its release, reading on the iPad has been one of the most popular pasttimes enjoyed by users. It’s no wonder, given its state of the art interface that allows users to scroll through books with ease. But not everyone was happy. Thousands upon thousands of users had already invested large sums of money building ebook collection for Amazon’s flagship digital reader, the Kindle. It seemed users would have to make a choice. But now, anyone trying to make the tough decision between a Kindle and an iPad will be happy to know that having their favorite ebooks on the iPad is now possible.

Taking your books everywhere you go has never been this simple. All you have to do is get the Kindle application from the App Store. This app allows you to access your ebooks even if you don’t have your Kindle with you because iPad automatically synchronizes your current bookmarks with your Kindle device. All that you need to do is to adjust the page size into one that perfectly fits your iPad.

Reading on the iPad has never been this easy either. Digital readers allow you to use bookmarks as you read and even make notes. In fact, the notes you put in your Kindle will automatically be synchronized to your iPad for later viewing.

Here are a few of the benefits of reading on the iPad:

– You get to search difficult words from the dictionary. The program is made with a built in dictionary allowing you to search for the meaning of difficult words as you encounter them. There are over 250,000 definitions stored up for easy access.

– Digital readers also allow you to search the meaning of words over the Internet. If it’s not in the built-in word-bank, you are automatically redirected to the ‘net to find the meaning of your word.

– Reading on the iPad also allows you to quickly search parts of the book. Skipping through the pages is no longer a problem. The built-in search engine can go through the book to find whatever quote or snippet of information you are looking for.

– When reading on the iPad You can lock the screen to a particular orientation. Your screen will remember your preference and apply it to all the other books you have installed in it. No need to re-program over and over again.

– The app also allows you to get book samples for future downloads. Samples contain the summary of the book and usually the first few pages as well, making it easy to determine if the book is worth purchasing or not.

– Adjust the settings for your preferred reading style. Dim the light if it’s too bright or crank it all the way up if you can’t see the screen well. Other things you can customize include the font sizes and styles.

– Reading on the iPad with apps like iBook or Kindle will display all your books in a library-like fashion so you can can keep track of inventory with a single glance. The titles and book covers stay neatly stacked on your iPad bookshelf and, best of all, never require dusting.

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