There are a number
of other reading apps as well: Google, FBReader, Aldiko, Comixology for comics, Adobe Reader for PDFs, and others.
Early this year, Apple said it was going to change the rules for
other reading apps on its iOs devices so that users would no longer be able to click on an in - app link to be taken directly, for instance, to the Kindle Store.
And when considering that
other reading apps for the iPhone only shrink the text rather than reformat the content, he may be right.
I think the most compelling aspects is the ability to access the classic Nook Store to buy any content you need, but also the inclusion of Google Play greatly enhances customers ability to
download other reading apps, such as Kindle, Kobo, Comixology, and thousands of others.
The InkBook's reading app is very basic by comparison, but one of the main benefits with the Android operating system is you can install a number of
other reading apps if you want to, and the Kindle app even works pretty well.
When asked whether they'd buy e-books from Amazon China if their devices could do so, some of them answered that they'd still download free, pirated files as always; the rest said they'd incline to
other reading apps since they've been using them for a while.
The Next3 runs Android 2.1 and is open to installing 3rd party Android apps, granting access to
several other reading apps and news apps — Kindle, Nook, New York Times, Aldiko, OverDrive, to name a few.
If someone was wanting a small tablet now that they didn't have to root to
get other reading apps on they could perhaps check out the 7 ″ Galaxy Tab ($ 349 for the WiFi version, sometimes found refurbed under $ 300) or the 7 ″ Dell Streak (Staples has dropped their price to $ 299).
You can also
load other reading apps onto the Fire HD, including ePub reading apps (see sideloaded apps section below).
Other reading apps worth a look are Mantano, Cool Reader, Aldiko and BlueFire (Mantano, Aldiko & BlueFire support Adobe Adept and B&N DRM).
My take on this is that Windows is not an ideal place for reading magazines and that Texture,
like other reading apps, makes much more sense on mobile devices anyway.
Another good business reason for B&N to disallow third - party apps is the fact that
with other reading apps the Nook Color can quickly become a Kindle Color, for instance, with no need for B&N's Nook Bookstore.
Also, there are
some other reading apps that have features that people prefer over the native Nook app.
Why would B&N offer the Kindle app, the Kobo app or
other reading app?
There is currently over 1.8 million titles available, but they aren't really compatible with
any other reading app.
If you are expecting a huge difference in reading magazines, newspapers, book, s and all
the other reading apps at this point, you are out of luck.
Did it come with all
those other reading app on it?
Support in
other reading apps is more haphazard and tends not to work smoothly.
Amazon is currently leveraging Kindle for iPad, Kindle for iPhone, and
other reading apps to reach casual readers — these channels perhaps account for 10 % to 30 % of total Kindle book sales.
All eBooks that you buy from Amazon can be downloaded as many times as you like to your Kindle, PC, iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7 and
other reading apps.
Other reading apps like Moon + Reader and Mantano work well too, and offer page button support and E Ink friendly features.
Specific to the NC, folks root because it gives them access to the Android Market and the thousands of apps there (you can also load the Amazon Appstore), including
other reading apps like Kindle, Kobo and Aldiko.
Since I downloaded this app, I never open any of
my other reading apps.