Kobo
I should start by saying that I really like Kobo as an e-book retailer. I buy a lot of my e-books through Kobo, and I’m continually impressed by the range of books they have available to buyers, like myself, who live in Australia. I like their web site, and the ease of purchasing through it.
Having said all that, however, I find the Kobo e-reader app for the iPad to be a little disappointing.
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Kindle App
It’s worth saying right from the start that I think it admirable that Amazon have made it possible to read books from their Kindle Store on so many different platforms, ranging from desktop PCs through to a wide range of mobile devices, including, of course, the iPad, which could be said to directly compete with their own Kindle device. I imagine that the reason is that Amazon make far more money from selling Kindle books than they do selling Kindle devices, so this just makes good business sense. Whatever the thinking, they have done a really good job with the Kindle iPad app. Read more…
