| The iPad release made huge news in the consumer | | | | compared to a Kindle. |
| electronics world. The device plays your favorite | | | | The high resolution, LED-backlight shows the |
| music, videos, allows you to surf the Internet, | | | | crispness of the text and rich color even while |
| manage photos, and more. But the question on | | | | reading it in low light. When you flip on the page it |
| everybody's mind is - is the iPad an eBook reader? | | | | gives you the same experience as touching the |
| Because Apple's focus on the iPad is as a tablet | | | | pages of the book except that you don't feel the |
| computer, people didn't receive a clear answer how it | | | | paper texture. Not only that, it flips impressively fast |
| would function. | | | | compared to the load times that other eReaders in |
| To cut to the chase, the answer is yes, it has a | | | | the market typically have. You can also flip the iPad |
| eBook reading function. In fact, the iPad is a threat | | | | to switch it to a single or dual page. If you have |
| to standalone eBook readers like the Kindle in the | | | | vision issues and want clarity, you can just stick to |
| marketplace. The device features a new application | | | | the single-page viewer. |
| called iBook where you can store all your digital | | | | Using the iPad as an eBook reader is comfortable to |
| books. You'll be able to purchase books by going to | | | | the reader as well as it is very light and thin, weighing |
| their online store which is similar to how they sell | | | | in at 1.5 lbs at.5" thin. The iPad is an integrated device |
| music with iTunes. | | | | that's a combination of the Mac book laptop and the |
| The great thing about iPad is that you can actually | | | | iPhone wherein iPhone applications can run smoothly. |
| flip the pages of an eBook like a real book as the | | | | The only thing that hurts the eBook reading feature |
| device takes full advantage of the multi-touch | | | | is that Apple plans to charge $14 to &15 for eBooks |
| technology. In addition to this unique feature, it has a | | | | which is more expensive compared to what charges |
| rotating shelf giving you an impression like you're | | | | (which is $9.99 or less for most digital books). |
| inside a virtual library. | | | | The cost of the device and the ongoing plans for |
| The shelf gives you a wide array of books to | | | | eBook reading is said to start at $629 plus $30 a |
| choose from and once you click on the selected | | | | month (for the 3G device and data plan). You actually |
| book you want to read, it automatically prompts you | | | | have the option to skip the data plan and just simply |
| to the first page. It then gives you the option to | | | | use the Wi-Fi capability of iPad. There may be a |
| adjust the font size or the font type of your | | | | possibility that iPad will boost multimedia application |
| preference. Just by looking at it, you can tell the | | | | functions aside from its versatility to justify the high |
| device has sharper text and its backlight is brighter | | | | price so you get more value from your investment. |