I like to read. I don't have a preference between e-books (electronic books) and p-books (printed books). I like them both. There are times it is not easy finding the book one wants in print form. It could be that it is out of print or just not available in the bookstores in your area. I have booth e-books and p-books.
I have been using e-book reader apps on my phone. I find it easy to read it on my phone since I usually have my phone with me. I can rest and relax while reading the e-books since I don't have to carry a p-book with me where ever I go. I can 'carry' a lot of e-books using the apps.
I have been using three apps on my phone. There might be more but these are the three that I have been using. One is the Kindle app. One is the Nook app. One is the Google Play Books app. I have been using these apps - one longer than the others - and find it easy to use and easy to read (depending on the device one is using with it). I have a newer phone with a great screen (which device it is is for another blog).
With the Kindle app, one buys the e-books on Amazon and it loads the e-book during the next time you use the app (one syncs the app with the e-book store at Amazon). I found it easy to use. There is a large variety of e-books one can buy at their Kindle books section. I have been using this the longest. At first with the Kindle e-book reader (which recently 'died' but it lasted many years before it did) then the Kindle app.
With the Nook app, one can buy the e-books at the Barnes and Noble sites e-book section. It is also loaded onto the app the next time one uses it. They have a lot of books too. I started using this app when the Nook device was failing to do what I need it to do (malfunctioning).
With the Google Play Books app, I believe one can buy the books at the Google Play site and it downloads the e-book when you use it next. This was used since I found some good e-books on the Google Play Store and the app was needed to read them.
I have no doubt there are other e-book apps out there. I don't plant to try them all. It would overwhelm ones electronic device; whether it be a phone, a tablet computer or other electronic device (like an e-book reader).
I think the readability of e-books depends on the size of the screen and the quality of the screen. One can have a big screen but it would be lousy quality. One could have a great quality screen but it would be really small and hard to see. I think it is a combination of both quality of the screen and the size of the screen that makes the e-book reader app a pleasant experience.
There are also e-book readers too. They are ones that are a 'stand alone' device that does one thing; display and hold e-books. There are some out there but that is for a different blog / post since this one is for the apps.
TomLeeM
