MUO writer, Yaara Lancetintroduced over a year agomany of the basic features of both e-reader apps.
Both e-readers include highlighting, bookmarking, and note taking tools.
In the latest Kindle update, highlighting finally requires no tapping.
You do the same in iBooks.
And the annotations you make also get shared between devices.
The note taking feature in iBooks however is better than in the Kindle app.
The text box is bigger providing more space for longer notes, or copied and pasted text.
The biggest difference in features for both readers however is how you might access annotations.
The Kindle app provides a small window to view notes and highlights.
Whereas an entire page is devoted to annotations in iBooks.
There are even separate sections for Bookmarks and Notes, making them easier to review.
You notes get highlighted in a different color for easier viewing.
This feature is not available for iBooks books.
In the Kindle app, your shared passages are linked in a Twitter or Facebook post.
These features are really great for avid readers and book clubs.
It’s too bad that Amazon doesn’t promote these features more.
With email, the entire passage is copied and pasted.
Additionally, both readers still include features for night reading and brightness controls.
However, for heavy annotating iBooks may be the best option because of the tools it provides.
So which of these apps do you mainly use?
What other features not mentioned in this article do you like?
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