Which book app: iBooks or kindle?

[Skull21]

Which book app are most of you using for reading?

 

[r0k]

I like iBooks better but I can read my kindle books on my Mac, my iPod touch, my PC at the office and my iPad. I'm mostly using iBooks for free books right now but I really do like iBooks software better so it could become my primary ebook reader someday.

 

[GermanSuplex]

iBooks. I converted my kindle books to epub for iBooks. I only had three kindle books, so I'm all set. The kindle apps are fine, I just like being able to add my iBooks to iTunes and having a centralized location for all of my media.

 

[ngenerator]

iBooks. I converted my kindle books to epub for iBooks. I only had three kindle books, so I'm all set. The kindle apps are fine, I just like being able to add my iBooks to iTunes and having a centralized location for all of my media.

I'm using both, but would much rather just have one. Shall I google to find out how to convert them, or do you have a link to a guide?

Edit, nvm, googled

 

[mattpol]

The selection on iBooks seems pretty limited.

 

[sharp65]

I would say kindle for now only because the selection in the ibook store seems a bit limited. I'm sure that will change though as things get added.

 

[drjsway]

I prefer Kindle's selection but it doesn't look as nice. iBooks looks and feels more like a real book.

 

[sparkomatic]

I like iBooks but do love the fact that I can read the books I bought with my Kindle using my iPad.

 

[Fakejohnsculley]

the iBook app is better than the Kindle.

but there are currently more titles available for the Kindle than the iBook.

i'm using both.

 

[LadyHoneyBabe]

I like iBooks more, but I'm using both.

 

[Michael CM1]

iBooks. I converted my kindle books to epub for iBooks. I only had three kindle books, so I'm all set. The kindle apps are fine, I just like being able to add my iBooks to iTunes and having a centralized location for all of my media.

You can do this? How??? Does it screw up anything on the Kindle book files?

 

[GermanSuplex]

You can't discuss circumventing DRM on the boards, but it's doable. The only issue Ive had is that when I open the Kindle book in iBooks, the very first page, which is the cover, is a blue question mark. All other pages, pics and features work great.

Does anyone know why with the free iBooks, the cover doesn't copy to iTunes? That's annoying, I like the art in iTunes. With other books, the art is in the root of the epub file and it's a jpeg file without the .jpg extension, it's just called "iTunesArtwork" or "iTunesArtwork" I think.

 

[RebelRed]

I used both mainly because Kindle had more of what I needed. Either one is fine though. They both seem pretty similar and good.

 

[powersurge]

I think I'm going to hold off for a bit on buying books until things settle down. There are some novels that I'm interested in but they are only on Kindle/amazon and I'd much rather have all of my media tied into iTunes if I can.

edit: Now that I look through both stores they are missing a lot of stuff I'd be interested in anyway. Very few Arthur C. Clarke or R.A. Salvatore novels as an example.

 

[1appleAday]

Another vote for both. Actually I will get the barnes & noble app once it's out too. I want ti have access to all 3 bookstore on one (kick ass) device!