The big difference is the selection. There are just more books available for Kindle than for iBooks--much as I like iBooks.
Jane On May 1, 2013, at 12:40 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: > So what is the advantage of the Kindle book reading app over ibooks. I > haven't really played with either one. On iBooks I was able to read > continuously page by page and I could touch to read a line but I couldn't > figure out how to read the previous or next line. The rotor let me choose to > flick through characters and headings but not lines. If it was reading > continuously it would flip pages automatically but I could only manually turn > the page by going to the page chooser and then flicking up and down. Probably > just some gestures I don't know about. I thought a three finger flick > left/right would turn the page like moving between pages of apps in the main > screens. > > CB > > On 5/1/13 12:29 PM, Scott Rumery wrote: >> No, you will have to go to the Amazon website to find books, but once you >> make a purchase that title should show up on your iPhone. >> >> On May 1, 2013, at 12:12 PM, "Jed Barton" <j...@jedbarton.com> wrote: >> >>> Wow guys, this is cool. >>> Question, can you actually search for books and stuff? I couldn't find an >>> option to do that. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christine Grassman >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:04 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Kindle now accessible on IOS with Voiceover. >>> >>> And there was much amazement . . . and rejoicing . . . >>> Christine >>> >>> On May 1, 2013, at 12:02 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Haha. Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm trying it out right now. I don't think you will be disappointed with >>> the accessibility. I'm able to read by line/ word/ character, and >>> continuous reading with a 2 finger flick down seems to work just fine. >>> Actually, when you first open the book, it tells you the voiceover gestures >>> you can use to read. including highlighting and selecting text, etc. >>>> hth >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>> >>>> On May 1, 2013, at 11:57 AM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>>> It's a good thing it is May 1 and not April 1, or I would think this was >>> a joke. Is this really true, or am I dreaming? Has anyone tried it out yet >>> -- determined whether the navigation is as spectacular as iBooks and the >>> Nook app? >>>>> Christine >>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 11:53 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi list, >>>>>> >>>>>> In case you didn't hear yet, Kindle for IOS is now accessible with >>> Voiceover. 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