Is there a way to import a pdf to iBooks from iDisk? If not, GoodReader trumps it in that category as well.
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iBooks Update Goes Live: iPhone and iPod Touch Compatibility, PDF Support, and More
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It's beautiful. I'm about halfway through Bone Mountain and finished three other books and it's really easy on the eyes. You can easily adjust font, font size, brightness, etc. No problems at all, even for several hours at a time, assuming you get up for a complimentary beverage or two. The new 1.1 version adds several really nice features, but even with 1.0.1 it's all good.
Naturally! And if you're not sitting at your computer and desperatly yern to see that button, I would suggest pulling one out of an email
Must do a lot of page turning if the font is large, but I guess that's not the end of the world. Kinda makes any book a kid's book, at least by appearances.
The UI animation is definitely a preference thing, but wasting that much space in both margins is IMHO unacceptable in the UI. It makes it hard to read when I'm always resetting to the next line because the lines are so short. Keep in mind I've read many many books on Stanza so I know my iPhone can be a comfortable e-reader.
Perhaps you mean, ``Why can't we sync with either iTunes or MobileMe?''
MobileMe represents a small portion of users and so syncing should default to iTunes.
How can I have an emailed PDF open up in iBooks I just downloaded ibooks on my iphone 3GS running 4.0 GM and I tried emailing a PDF to myself but was not given any options when opening it in Mail.....
I know you can just drag it into iTunes but I'm at work right now.
I just downloaded ibooks on my iphone 3GS running 4.0 GM and I tried emailing a PDF to myself but was not given any options when opening it in Mail..... I know you can just drag it into iTunes but I'm at work right now.
Must do a lot of page turning if the font is large, but I guess that's not the end of the world. Kinda makes any book a kid's book, at least by appearances.
I don't have the font that large in Stanza. It doesn't tell me the exact size, but I read with the Helvetica font with the size slider right around the 1st quarter of the total slider length. The following line fits on one line with my Stanza settings:
"labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim"
Stanza also focuses on what an e-reader should do, reading. There is little wasted space and the whole screen is dedicated to reading.
Well ibooks will apparently work with epub also, not just pdf. I just tried one of my books that I am reading in Stanza (the best!) and it does work OK. It does not have the configuration capabilities as Stanza though. As far as PDF's, it is terrible IMO.
I was having the hardest time with this...all you have to do is drag a .pdf file into your iTunes window and it will sync the file to your phone. I just wish this showed up in the Documents area of the Apps tab.
The PDF reader is AWESOME. Very crisp text and photos, and formatting is perfectly preserved on the sample I sync'd. I tried a PDF of 40 pages of pictures, tables and text, and it is flawless. Swipe to next page works well too, but I haven't a PDF to try with an active table of contents, so I am unsure if that works in iBooks.
It took a while to sync my first PDF, and it appeared that iBooks locked up, then it looked like Pages was launched and locked up, but the background application to run the PDF's looks to share the underpinnings of Pages and not iBooks. After about 30 seconds, everything was working well, and the second PDF sync'd was really quick with no lag in opening up or closing the file.
It took a while to sync my first PDF, and it appeared that iBooks locked up, then it looked like Pages was launched and locked up, but the background application to run the PDF's looks to share the underpinnings of Pages and not iBooks. After about 30 seconds, everything was working well, and the second PDF sync'd was really quick with no lag in opening up or closing the file.
I was hoping the pageturn animation would be available for viewing my PDFs.
It's a nice touch when showing a presentation.
Also, would have loved to see the ability to flip 1, 10 or 100 pages through
a BOOK by using 1, 2, or 3 finger swipe. 4 finger could flip you to the back to to the front.
How can I have an emailed PDF open up in iBooks
I know you can just drag it into iTunes but I'm at work right now.
That really sucks if there is no other option to get pdfs there if on an iPhone. I'm one of those rare syncers and would never bother to do it simply to move pdfs. Hopefully in the next update Apple will incorporate that function into mail like it has for iPads. Sorry.
Anyone try clicking on pdf link in safari and see what happens?
Safer to read iBooks on an iPhone in Public
I have purchased some books from the iBookstore for the iPad just for the experience.
Now that this app is available for the iPhone 4.0 OS, I am thrilled. While the iPad provides a better reading experience, I feel more comfortable with my iPhone out on subways than the iPad, which I won't take out on subways (yet).
I have purchased some books from the iBookstore for the iPad just for the experience.
Now that this app is available for the iPhone 4.0 OS, I am thrilled. While the iPad provides a better reading experience, I feel more comfortable with my iPhone out on subways than the iPad, which I won't take out on subways (yet).
How can I have an emailed PDF open up in iBooks
I know you can just drag it into iTunes but I'm at work right now.
Open the pdf while in mail and, once it opens, there should be a button at the top right that says "Open in iBooks."
Thankfully, there's a search function in iBooks and it seems to work well enough. Spotlight doesn't seem to search iBooks though (and there's not an option for it in the prefs).
Too bad iAnnotate is lousy at synching. I can import most PDFs for annotation, but exporting them back to GoodReader or Dropbox is a pain.
I really wish someone would make a useful app for PDF annotation that doesn't impede on my workflow.
To open a PDF from mail in iBooks, you can hold down the PDF file icon in mail (the one which when normally clicked, opens up the preview view) and wait a few seconds held down.
Then a menu pops up. Click open in iBooks. Or you might have to go open in app > iBooks.
Another thing I noticed was you could open attachments in 3rd party apps, e.g. documents to go..!
Then a menu pops up. Click open in iBooks. Or you might have to go open in app > iBooks.
Another thing I noticed was you could open attachments in 3rd party apps, e.g. documents to go..!
I just downloaded a book that I had purchased on my iPad with the expectation that it would be a free download like when you re-download an app you've already purchased. I did not get the "this will be a free download because you have already purchased this item" message. I am worried that I'll be charged twice. Beware if you are trying the same...
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What an evening! I already had iOS4 but the new stuff coming is fantastic. iBooks is really well done.
Wifey likes it too so I think our next Apple investment will be an iPad for her.
Great stuff!
What an evening! I already had iOS4 but the new stuff coming is fantastic. iBooks is really well done.
Wifey likes it too so I think our next Apple investment will be an iPad for her.
Great stuff!
I am a grad student who bought an iPad 3G when it came out and have an iPhone. I'd really like to get textbooks and PDFs (I also have a very fast scanner) on my devices to avoid the paper this Fall. I'm really trying to figure out workflow, and it sounds like you haven't either?