In recent years, the iPad has seen tremendous growth, around 2,000 sales per hour. The types of people who buy an iPad tend to have a variety of interests. Some buy it simply so they can own one, while others can buy one to play with, and then you have those who are still undecided as to whether or not they need it. In this article I intend to examine the iPad as an electronic reading device and list the advantages and disadvantages of using this device for that specific purpose.
The advantages: the iPad is capable of supporting a considerable number of file formats: ppt, doc, docx, pdf, cbr. If you have a book that you need to read in a short period of time, then no problem. Maybe you want to read the latest comic or manga, that’s not a problem either. The only downside is that the ability of this device to support a variety of file formats is not native. You will need to purchase an external application to do this.
You don’t like the idea of having to buy an app to do something on the iPad, which should be available by default? The iPad also comes with the iBooks app. This is a store that is supported by Macmillian Publishers, Penguin Books, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette Book Group USA. The main advantage of using this application is that it has support for interactive books. Users can watch videos, rotate images, and talk to others while reading a book. For those of you who are visually impaired, this app supports text to sound.
The downsides: The iPad comes with a backlit LCD screen. Unlike e-ink technology in other e-readers, iPad can cause eye irritation after prolonged use. The most effective way to prevent eye irritation is to make sure you blink regularly and also adopt the 20/20/20 rule, which is to look 20 feet away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes; however, both methods can be quite annoying. . The iPad doesn’t come with native support for displaying ppt / cbr / doc / pdf, which means you’ll have to spend money on something that should come standard with the device.
Should you go for the iPad or invest your money in a traditional e-ink-based e-reader like the Kindle and Sony Reader? If you are only interested in reading e-books, and you have very little interest in doing anything else, then I would have to recommend that you invest in the traditional e-reader. However, for those of you who want to read books and also experience mobile computing at its best, I recommend that you go for the iPad.