This beginner's guide recommends apps and features to get you started in building your library. Though the focus on is on the iPad, because it's the device I've used for the last two years to build my e-library, the recommendations apply to other devices, including the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Nobel Nook. But as I will later explain, the iPad offers some extra features that you will eventually find useful over other devices.
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