I’m in my 5th year at Dallas Seminary and if there’s one thing that I’ve gotten out of it it’s this: Books, lots of them.
Which is great because I’ve come to terms with the fact that one of the most significant results of my education will not be an immense source of knowledge but a library that contains it.
So, where’s the “app for that”?
Perhaps something like this one might make sense…
BookLover is a handy app for people who love to read and share their favorite books with friends, which is great because I like to not only read my theological books but also tell others about them!
It also gives you the ability to remember favorite books (and I do have my favorites!) and also make tiny notes:
Pretty sweet, huh?
I bet that, if anyone, Adam Shields knows of a good app…
Know of one?
It’s weird, but the $.99 price keeps me from downloading….
lame.
Know of any free book apps?
Bookshelf Lite.
My Library Lite.
both free, but limited in capability…
John you really should check out anobii.com it’s one of those web apps that has kind of flown under the radar. I absolutley love it for tracking my library and it has a rockin iPhone/iPad app to complement their web offering.
I am still fairly new to the app thing. I have only had my ipad for a month. So no I don’t know of an app.
But I am a fan of http://GoodReads.com I keep my library on there. It is more oriented toward social networking. You have “friends” and you can see what they are reading and they can see what you are reading and you can compare ratings. I use it to keep track of what I am reading by date and to give short reviews with links to my blog reviews.
You can find my profile at http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1844266
There is a Goodreads.com app. But it is iphone only. So I didn’t lead it on my ipad before tonight. I am not a fan of iphone only apps for the ipa.
You seriously need to check out the iPhone/iPad app for Logos Bible Software. You can get it for free and have access to 60-some books with no strings attached. The bonus comes in when you have a Logos 4 base package. The app syncs with your library. My wife goes to NOBT, and I go to LU and have the Silver package and it gives us over 790 books, commentaries, Bibles, etc, etc. It’s been a lifesaver on more than a few occasions.
I agree with Logos for iPhone for the books, Bibles, and commentaries from Logos. I also use Evernote for PDFs of theological journals my professors scan.
That’s a great idea! I use Dropbox to sync several folders, and one stuffed with PDFs would come in handy.
I use Stanza, and love it. It’s free, you can upload PDF, epub, txt, whatever, and has a desktop client for Mac or PC as well. I’ve not tried another ebook reader since I started using it. I think there is an iPad version too, I don’t have one so I’m not sure how that works.
The website is http://www.lexcycle.com/