Best iPad Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders (Best Apps) [Paperback]

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Publication Date: December 17, 2010 | Series: Best Apps

What really wows iPad fans is when their touchscreen does what's impossible on other gadgets: the finger-painting app that turns a cross-country flight into a moving art class, the mini music studio (two-dozen instruments strong, each with motion-induced warble effects), and the portable fireworks display that you sculpt by swiping.
Problem is, with tens of thousands of apps available for your iPad, who knows what to download? You can try to sort through a gazillion customer reviews with a mix of 5- and 1-star ratings, but that’s a head-hurting time-waster. The stakes are getting higher, too: instead of freebies and 99-cent trinkets, the price of iPad apps is steadily creeping up and beyond their iPhone predecessors.
Best iPad Apps guides you to the hidden treasures in the App Store's crowded aisles. Author Peter Meyers stress-tested thousands of options to put together this irresistible, page-turner of a catalog. Inside these pages, you’ll find apps as magical as the iPad itself.
Flip through the book for app suggestions, or head directly to one of several categories we've loaded up with "best of" selections to help you:

• Get work done
• Manipulate photos
• Make movies
• Create comics
• Browse the Web better
• Take notes
• Outline ideas
• Track your health
• Explore the world

No matter how you use your iPad, Best iPad Apps will help you find the real gems among the rubble -- so you make the most of your glossy gadget.

best:Incredible iPad Apps For Dummies [Paperback]

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Publication Date: December 28, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0470929790 | ISBN-13: 978-0470929797 | Edition: 1

Fill your iPad with cool apps with help from this full-color directory!The popularity of the iPad is growing at an unstoppable rate and users are looking for help sorting through the tens of thousands of apps available in the App Store. Packed with helpful reviews and valuable tips on how to make the most of each app, this book walks you through the vast selection of apps and helps you narrow down the most essential and entertaining apps for your needs and interests. Mac guru Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus helps you uncover the best of the best apps in business, education, entertainment, finance, health, fitness, games, news, music, sports, weather, and more.

• Helps you sort through the tens of thousands of apps available for the iPad so you can find the apps that are right for you
• Shows you a variety of the most useful apps in the fields of music, entertainment, sports, business, games, news, social networking, health and fitness, and more
• Helps you uncover what apps are worth the price and what's fabulous for free
• Provides expert insights and light-hearted reviews of each featured iPad app from longtime For Dummies author and Mac enthusiast Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus

With Incredible iPad Apps For Dummies, you'll discover how to have fun, get more done, and make the most of your iPad.

 

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Too many apps to choose from? Let Dr. Mac identify the ones you must have!With hundreds of thousands of apps and counting, the App Store can be overwhelming. This friendly guide gives you the lowdown on loads of apps you can't live without, along with tips on how to make the most of each one. Mac guru Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus has tested hundreds of apps for you, uncovering the top contenders so you can have fun, get more done, and make the most of your iPad.

• Cream of the crop — uncover the most essential and entertaining gems in the App Store
• What's app, Doc? — stay on track each day with apps for weather, news, health, fitness, and finance
• Be a social animal — connect with friends, find restaurants, travel, and cook a new dish
• Feed your cravings — indulge your interests from art to music to games and more
• More bang for your buck — discover which apps are worth the price and when free is fabulous

Open the book and find:

• Tips on which apps give you the most for your money
• The best apps for book worms
• First-rate apps for music and photo enthusiasts
• How to manage your finances on the iPad
• Advice on the best games for kids and grown-ups
• Which apps help boost your productivity at work
• More than 50 awesome apps that are absolutely free
• Ten cool things to go with your apps

Learn about:

• Dr. Mac's prescription for the ultimate iPad experience
• Apps for foodies, fans, travelers, traders, gamers, shutterbugs, and more
• Cool accessories to go along with your apps

About the Author

Bob LeVitus, aka Dr. Mac, is a leading authority on the iPad, iPhone, and Mac OS X. One of the Mac community's most trusted gurus for almost twenty years, he has written or cowritten more than 55 books. Bob is a columnist for the Houston Chronicle and The Mac Observer.

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• 9.7 Retina Display; 2048 x 1536 Resolution
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Kindle Touch, Wi-Fi, 6" E Ink Display - includes Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers by Amazon (Electronics)

 

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Display	Amazon's 6" diagonal most advanced E Ink multi-touch display, optimized with proprietary waveform and font technology, 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi, 16-level grayscale.
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USB Port	USB 2.0 (micro-B connector)
Audio	3.5 mm stereo audio jack, rear mounted speakers
Content Formats Supported	Kindle (AZW), Kindle Format 8 (AZW3), TXT, PDF, Audible (Audible Enhanced(AA,AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion.
Documentation	Quick Start Guide (included in box); Kindle User's Guide (pre-installed on device). Additional information available online.
Warranty and Service	1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 2-year Protection Plan available for U.S. customers sold separately. Use of Kindle is subject to the terms found here.
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