A good friend of mine recently asked me what iPad apps I can’t live without.  Here they are and why:

Reading:

Kindle – It’s like adding $140 to the value of your iPad.  Amazon has the widest selection of ebooks and you can sync everything up with your computer (and kindle, and iphone….).  Hint, read your books in portrait mode, not landscape.  For some odd reason, I get a vast amount of reading done that way.

The other eBooks apps.  They are free and you might find what you can’t find on Amazon there.  I have the iBooks, Borders, and Barnes and Noble apps.  If you are loading your own pdf or ebooks onto the device, I would use iBooks or Stanza.

Instapaper – the holy grail of internet reading.  I have my google reader, iPad browser, and computer browser all set up with Instapaper bookmarklets.  When I come across an extended article, I throw it into my Instapaper account and read it at my leisure.  Now, I rarely loose a worthwhile read in the shuffle of daily life.

ComicZeal4 – The best comics reader, hands down.  If you know, you know.  Also check out DC Comics, Mavel Comics, and ComiXology (which powers both the DC and Marvel apps).  I will start to buy a redic amount of comics when they open up trades for purchase. 

Bible – I really can’t find a good mix of readability, good translations, price, and note taking in any Bible app.  ESV’s one is pretty good, but I don’t like to use the translation.  OliveTree’s stuff makes some good strides, but is expensive. Likewise with Logos. Bible, which is put out by lifechurch.tv is what I ultimately find myself using most often.

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