PDF files on the iPad

I was trying to find information on how to get PDF files onto the iPad and pretty much everything I read turned into some overly complicated, convoluted mess. As it turns out, it’s incredibly simple. Basically you just drag and drop the files to the iPad using iTunes and that’s it. To start with, you need a reader. I’m using Stanza which is free and also lets me download hundreds of books from other sources like Project Gutenberg. It’s a great reader on its one and it has lots of other benefits. It can read files in multiple formats. So here’s what you do: 1. Install Stanza 2. Plug in your iPad 3. Click your iPad within iTunes 4. Click the Apps tab 5. Scroll down until you see the File Sharing section. (If you don’t have Stanza installed you won’t see this) 6. Drag you PDF file into the window, or click the Add button. 7. The file will […]

Plenty of books with Stanza and Free Books

Of course, one of the big "to do’s" about the iPad is its book reading capabilities. You can sit back anywhere and have a library of content at your fingertips. And this is all true. But you don’t need iBooks or the Kindle app in order to get your hands on some reading material. Don’t forget, there are multiple projects and sites out there that offer thousands of free books. First off, these apps give you access to the "Classics" or books that have become a part of the public domain. That is to say books like Tom Sawyer, Sherlock Holmes, Treasure Island and thousands of others. You know, *real* literature, the stuff they base today’s movies on. You won’t find Twlight, Harry Potter or the Lost Symbol in this collection, but there are all the precursors to those stories. Well, you can get access to them, but they aren’t free. So let’s stick with all the stories we were […]