iPhone - kindle app vs iBooks

iBooks is a slightly fancier design in the sense that the pages look more like a book when turning. The formatting in iBooks usually means less text on a page compared to the kindle when using the same text size.

I used kindle a lot but I prefer the iBooks application now. It looks more refined and the prices are the same or better on the books I purchased.

Both are very similar though so try a few samples from each and decide which you like best.

Kindle for now until iBooks has a better range of books and the ability to search for books easier.

Kindle

I just bought a Kindle. I have a convertible tablet and reading on it just hurts my eyes after an hour or two. I figure that holding something only 10oz vs the 1.5lbs of my tablet will be much better over the long term as well. I have seen the e-ink screens in person and look forward to dragging my kindle to the beach (ahh, beautiful San Diego) to read under the sun while checking out the...scenery.

On a pricing note, if you see this in time, you can score a Kindle for $150 on Woot.com. It's only for one day, and they are probably flying off of the shelves at that price, so I would hurry on it.

Disclaimer: I have an iPhone that fills my app needs very well, and as such, was really only looking for a reader. If you want to enjoy video, widgets and such, in addition to a reader, I'd look at the iPad.

iBooks does have 'slighty' nicer animations ... but really that is important for the 3 seconds it takes you to say "oooooo purdy." After that, you will probably never notice them again.

The most important thing is the library. I have spent several hours trying to find a book I actually want to read on iBooks and still not succeeded. The choice is terrible. Compared to kindle's enormous library it's no contest - kindle wins hands down.

I mostly use Kindle to purchase the books, but then I strip the DRM and convert them to be used in iBooks. I like the format of iBooks a lot better.