| vs. Kindle for Books | | | | the Kindle, and the base price for the iPad is the |
| In 2007, Amazon released their ebook reader, known | | | | same as the most expensive Kindle. Unfortunately, |
| as the Kindle. This small piece of technology made it | | | | the iPad will not have the amount of books available |
| simple and easy for users to take books anywhere | | | | that the Kindle has, at least at launch. Over time, this |
| they wanted to. Suddenly, over 1000 books could be | | | | will change, but at launch, users will find less books in |
| easily stored in one reader. | | | | the iPad's iBook store. |
| In 2010, Apple released their tablet computer, the | | | | Kindle |
| iPad. While the iPad was not created to be an ebook | | | | The Kindle has both high points and low points. Most |
| reader, it lists this function as one of its many uses. | | | | notably, the Kindle is cheaper than the iPad. Because |
| This release put the iPad up against the Kindle, as | | | | it only performs one main function, in can afford to |
| both offer an ebook store that allows users to read | | | | be cheaper than the iPad on a consistent basis. |
| books through technology. While iPhone apps have | | | | The Kindle also features an actually keypad with |
| already been created, countless iPad app developers | | | | buttons on it. You will be able to type in anything you |
| will work on their own versions of book reading for | | | | need to as required by the Kindle. Those who dislike |
| the iPad. | | | | typing on touch screens see this as a benefit. |
| While the iPad can do more than the Kindle, one | | | | Unfortunately, the Kindle does not support certain |
| question remains: Which piece of technology is better | | | | types of ebooks (ePub, for example) and is unable to |
| for ebook reading? The answer to this question can | | | | share the books that you have purchased with any |
| easily help an iPad application development team | | | | other devices. The books are also only seen in black |
| create the best book reader possible on the iPad. By | | | | and white, which may be perfect for some but too |
| taking the positives of the iPad book reading system | | | | bland and unreadable for others. |
| and taking into consideration the positives of the | | | | Both products have major positives and negatives to |
| Kindle, any iPad app development team can create | | | | consider. When it comes down to it, both products |
| the perfect application.iPad and iBooks App | | | | are targeted to different consumers. The lower cost |
| While there is more to learn about the iPad, there are | | | | of the Kindle will attract some users, while the full |
| some things that we do know about the book | | | | touch screen of the iPad may attract others. To put |
| reader. There will be a separate ebook store, much | | | | it simply, both products have something different to |
| like the Kindle has for its own books called iBook. | | | | offer book readers. There is no "winner" in this |
| Readers will be able to read books in full color, which | | | | battle, as users will choose based on their own wants |
| is especially helpful for books with illustrations. | | | | and needs. |
| The iPad is the same size as the deluxe version of | | | | |