The iPhone.
Touch screen.
Music.
Apps.
Phone calls.
Book?
Reading on the iPhone was different than reading on all the previous eReaders for a few reasons. First, it doesn’t use the E ink technology, so the screen is much more colorful and interactive. Second, it’s tiny. It’s the size of a phone, not a book. Therefore, I used a much smaller font size to read the pages, instead of having to turn the paged every 3 sentences. Small font is ok, as long as my eyes stay good! And third, there are so many other things to do on the iPhone when I had a few minutes to spare, that opening up an eBook to read wasn’t my first choice.
As Gatsby and Daisy profess their love for each other, I realized I had to be honest with myself. It would be hard to read a full book on the iPhone. One or two chapters I can do, but a whole book on a tiny screen using my phone battery is another thing entirely. I got through the chapters as fast as I could, so I could get to playing games, searching the internet, and looking at all the apps….
There are so many Bookshelf Apps to choose from, and each one is a little different. Some of them shelve the books like a library, and to read the titles I had to look sideways at it. Others present the books front facing on the shelf, so the cover picture and title are showing. This is my favorite way of looking through the eBooks.
Reading on the iPhone is a great way to stay entertained if you have a few spare minutes, especially if you have something short and simple, like an Essential 10 book, to read!
written by, M.E. Franchini
