USING AN IPAD AS A KINDLE - Tips to Improve the Experience

I am sure if you enjoy reading and own an iPad, you've considered using it as a kindle/ e-reader, but you may have tried this and found it's much less enjoyable than using an actual E-Ink screen like the Kindle.

Well here I've got some tips that completely change the experience and make it much more enjoyable.

While we can't turn the iPad into an E-Ink screen, we can get very similar results.

Also with the Kindle Scribe coming out at a fairly high price; I show you how you can utilise the Ipad and apple pencil to get a very similar experience to that of the scribe.

Here is the link to the matte screen protector I used.

Thanks for watching.

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[samuelbuckingham]

Have you ever read a book on your Ipad?

[garydomaz]

My relationship with my iPad dates back to my active duty, sea-going days in the Navy. I had too many books that took up my space. I’d often lend these books out to have them returned in an inappropriate condition, even ones I hadn’t read yet. So I decided to invest in a kindle. Back then (2013) the first backlight kindle had launched and they were priced the same as a fully functional tablet of the same size. I opted for a Samsung tab with kindle capability and loved it. Time passed and I became dissatisfied with the android operating system because they were laggy and crashed. I switched to Apple and had every iPad mini since the 3rd generation one. I had access to unlimited books I could purchase and read offline. I also loved that the iPad mini fit amazingly in my cargo pocket of my military uniform. It was only recently in 2022 that I traded my iPad mini 6 for an iPad 9th generation for GoodNotes to use for college. Fast forward to now and I type this comment on my beloved iPad Air 5, as I gifted my iPad 9th gen to my stepdaughter. It’s a very versatile device and I love that I can use it for many things.

[Boxer]

I've used the Kindle App on my iPad a few times and the experience wasn't bad, but, the Deal Breaker for me was battery life, and the Real Kindle wins hands down.

[havefunbesafe]

I’m done with Kindle’s…my iPad mini markup feature is so nice to have. Love the ability to have Google to deep dive into topics while I’m reading. Battery sucks that’s true, a non issue for me because I’m never reading for 8 hours continuously. 😂

[janellechaco]

I spent a looong time deciding on what I wanted in a reader and knew that color was top of my list - and not the faded color some readers have right now. I’m in love with the look and feel of my iPad mini 6 and already thinking about how I can annotate and export content from my readings. Thanks for presenting in a nice clear manner. I found it helpful!

[TM-vgmx]

what I like on ipad and not yet available on kindle is immersive reading, which is great

[gangleweed]

I have an Ipad pro, given for Xmas 2 years ago, and have just bought the Kindle both have their places and I keep each for it's significant use I bought the Kindle 6" model with the baby elephant in green on the go is now as easy as pulling it out of my jacket pocket.

[RELubber]

For working people, I can't imagine using anything other than an iPad. Its rare I have the time to fully isolate into reading a book for long periods of time; I'm always getting some type of notification whether it be for my business or personal. The ability to pause my reading and switch right there to what I need to look at (or do) is wonderful. And I can do it on the same device! Once, I'm done (which isn't hopefully too long), I can go back to where I left off in the book.

Great video. Hopefully you enlightened a few folks on the benefits of using the iPad as an e-reader.

[mikb]

One more tip - in the ipad settings, go to accessibility and turn on color filters and move the slider to make it all red. You can set up the triple click to make it easier to turn on/off. Now when you read at night, turn this filter on and the text will be red instead of white resulting in even less light hitting you in the eyes and its much less bright for those around you.

[tonyphillips]

That's a lot of work. What I enjoy about the Kindle is it forces me to not get distracted by any other apps.

[lkreinmiller-author]

Good information. Reading e-books is actually the reason I got my first iPad. I’m always surprised how people buy an iPad and never bother to learn how to use it to its max. Why spend that kind of money without learning everything it can do?

[wills]

I have a kindle paperwhite and just got an I pad for reading my textbooks and taking notes! I can’t wait to read kindle books on my I pad when I want color!! Especially for reading fantasy books with maps it’s great to see it in color.

[peterc]

I read a lot. I have a kindle and an iPad. I almost always use the iPad and the Kindle app because it is much faster to respond, I can add notes easier, the app is intuitive and my iPad is usually on. I tend to take the kindle on holidays where I may not have access to a charging point and there’s a higher risk of theft. One improvement I'd like to see is the ability to have several books open at once.

[bermudagirl]

I use my ipad mini 5 as my ebook reader and the Mapleread app. Perfect for me.

[deblabree]

Thank you!
As much as I’d like to have a Scribe, my iPad Pro does what I need to take notes in my Bible, etc. I use my Oasis for just reading.

[richvanatte]

I read off my iPad all the time using Books app. It’s nice and easy and feels like reading a regular book.

[jondonahue]

Recently, I bought Janson's History of Art for Kindle on my iPad.
The color illustrations are shockingly good... better than the print book I had years ago in college. And they are hi-res... so they can be enlarged to see details without breaking up. Amazing!
Also got a huge book about the wine business. 2500 pages. You can imagine how heavy and awkward either of these books would be in print!

[anniespinal]

Thank you for these tips I got the matte screen protector and it has helped tremendously

[doctorbob]

These are precisely the steps I have been using for reading on my surface go. I believe that this actually tops the Kindle Oasis because. I can and usually do turn it to read in landscape mode and the Kindle app breaks it into a left and right page. The Oasis does not do that. So yeah, 10 inch tablet plus matte screen protector plus blue light filter. Makes it a pretty good experience to me. In addition with the app you can do text-to-speech while you're reading. You can't do that with an actual Kindle. My Surface Go has a great pen that I can use with Onenote or with the Kindle app...but to me even better is the magnetically attachable keyboard, which lets me make notes faster.

[proballman]

Fantastic and very useful content! I love my Kindle but hated trying to read on the iPad. Trying some of these now and it is improving the experience tremendously!