I finished reading Chelsea Handler’s Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang on my iPad the other day. First of all, if you enjoy laughing out loud I highly recommend her book. Here is a roundup of my experience:
- I read faster-It only took me a bus ride to NYC to finish the whole book. I don’t know if I was racing through the words just so I could get to the fun part of turning the pages, but I definitely felt like the process went fast than a paper book.
- Reading was comfortable-Reading with my pad in its case propped up on my lap was very comfortable, and then if I wanted to hold it the lock feature is key. It makes it so the screen doesn’t turn even if my body is upside down. Additionally, reading on a bus during the night was super easy because the screen adjusts for brightness and the word size can be dramatically increased.
- It’s easy to hold your place and navigate-You can exit out of the book and when you return you are on the page you left, no more annoying bookmarks! Also, at the bottom of the page there is a counter that says how many pages are left in the chapter. This feature is great for me because I usually want to take a break when I finish a chapter, this allowed me just to look at the bottom instead of flipping to try and find the next chapter.
- The ONLY downside I found was that there is no mechanism to write a note on a page. I’m sure this will be incorporated into rev 2 of the iPad.
I have had to refrain from purchasing any more iBooks because I can see myself becoming highly addicted and I need to study for finals!
