I tried several apps and was not completely happy with any of them. The first one I tried was Wattpad. It supposedly had a complete copy of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars that a user had uploaded from a different site that she found. I really didn't think this was legal so wasn't too impressed that it was possible. I didn't read it and I haven't read the real one so I wouldn't know if it was the actual book or not. This app contained a lot of fan fiction which I knew nothing about until recently when I read Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. I wasn't interested enough to look into any of the fan fiction that was posted on this app. I personally don't see myself using this app but can see where teens and young adults might like it as a place to post their original material and connect with others.
Free Books was okay. I found a lot of classics available. I tend to read more contemporary items and have a list that feels like it is a mile long of things to read so I probably won't be using this app either. I will stick to my Kindle app and continue to check books out from my local public library because I can find the things I want to read and it is free of charge to me.
I couldn't find iStoryBooks but I did find iStoryTime. I didn't spend much time on here because all the books I saw cost money and I didn't want to pay for a book. I can check children's books out through Overdrive at the public library and either download them to the Kindle app on the iPad or my daughter's Nook so I don't see myself using this app either.
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