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Who reads books on their iPhone?

Only the Bible app from YouVersion because it contains the Douay-Rheims.

Sometimes I do use the PDF for my Daily Racing Form Past Performances. I love to handicap horse races when I am at the track and it becomes very convenient for quick glances. Saves me $4-$5 from getting the real DRF.

I used to read books from my iPod touch like 1984, but much prefer a Kindle and bigger screen.
 
I just started reading a couple books. Cloud Atlas in iBooks and Tokyo Vice in the Kindle App.

Got to say, I really am liking the iPhone book experience. And the Kindle App is definitely preferred.
 
Regular reading on the iPad with Kindle App. IBooks for PDF files eg technical documentation. In few cases I read some few pages on the iPhone while commuting and I don't have a place to sit down. Not ofen. The screen is good, no doubt. But the content on the pages is so few; too often switch the pages.
For that the iPad is better

[wish]a 7" iPad would be a nice companion for just this case[/wish]
 
I'm still a big fan of having a physical book in hand, but I finally broke down and bought my first ebook - a tutorial I've been using to learn a couple of coding languages - so I could have an off-line copy on not only my phone, but also my laptop (in case I'm out somewhere and the internet goes out).

It was quickly followed by my 2nd ebook purchase: A Dance with Dragons (the latest GRRM book). Why? Because the physical copy of the book was killing my shoulders, and a bear to lug around for lunch-time reading, and then remembering to lug it back inside & back to the car so I could keep reading (seriously, the book is like 2.5" - 3" thick).

What I have discovered: I prefer the Kindle app over iBooks. I do have a ton of free .epubs on iBooks, and did read one of the Sherlock Holmes stores on iBooks, but it ... and I don't know how to explain it other than it didn't feel right; it was more like looking at things on an app, where as with the Kindle app, I still get the feeling I'm reading a book. I'm pretty sure it's just a me thing, though. As with all things, YMMV.

Like I said, I still much prefer owning the physical book, but sometimes, an e-reader just makes more sense. I don't own an iPad (yet), so my only option is my iPhone.
 
Love reading on my phone, have read all the classics from my youth and am currently going through the Game of Kings books 1-4

It's very easy to get into
 
I read books all of the time on my iPhone. If I am standing in line somewhere, I read or in a coffee shop etc. I don't carry my iPad with me all of the time so the iPhone is handy.
 
Read on it all the time
With the stanza app you can add sources for all kinds of books
On a sidenote, the book industry is going the way the music industry with pirating, at least artists can make money through touring and appearances, how do authors make an income when books are appearing online hours after release? Dance of Dragons appeared on a stanza source within less than an hour of its official release!
 
I read books on both my iPhone and iPad. I love that I can read from the iPad and then the next day pick up where I left off from my phone if I'm in a waiting room or similar environment.

I prefer the iPad for books but when you're really on the go it's great to have the option on the phone.
 
decafjava said:
I currently live in Geneva Switzerland (expat Canadian) and the Apple online iBook store only has those books available. Probably don't have the copyright clearance yet or something. Same thing as on the iTunes shop sometimes has certain artists or apps only available in certain countries.
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cmon dont use ibooks they dont really have any books,just use the kindle app
 
i've used my phone to download and read a couple of samples from the ibook store... but if i liked the book i went out and bought a physical copy to read.
 
I love reading on my iPhone, it fits in one hand, it's light, it's backlit. I can read for hours without eye strain - and it's a 3GS! I can't wait till my contract's up and I can get a 4 or 5 with a retina display. I tried reading on my iPad, I didn't like it - too big, too heavy. Magazines work well on iPad though.

I also read paperbacks, but I won't be buying any more - I'm just working my way through the backlog of my family's old paperbacks, which they gave me when they bought Kindles! I'm usually reading two books at once - paperbacks at home, ebooks when I'm out. Once I've finished with the paperbacks, I'll read everything on my iPhone.
 
Would be interested to hear thoughts now that the big screened iPhones have been around for over a year. Is anyone using their iPhone as a primary reading device?
 
I just opted for the 6s Plus precisely because of my intransigent phone-reading habit. It supplements my iPad. Reading on the go, wherever I happen to be.
 
I have two medical textbooks on my phone, mainly for reference at work. That's about it.
 
Curently reading "The New Rules of Lifting for Women", by Lou Schuler, Cassandra Forsythe, and Alwyn Cosgrove.
 
The iPad works better for me when reading documents with a lot of data illustrations, however I read books via the kindle app on my 6+ soon to be s on commute; saves me buying a Kindle. Reading books on the + phone is a breeze:)
 
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