I’m a great fan of Stanza, as regular readers may have gathered. Stanza, for those who don’t know (so, how is life under that rock, anyway?), is an application which lets you read books on your iPod Touch or iPhone. It, and applications like it, is at least partly responsible for the surge in ebook reading being reported by industry lately: it has two million users (well, downloaders, anyway) and more trying it out all the time.

The little screen may seem off-putting to some of those new users, so here is my best tip for getting the most out of reading on the iPhone/iPod Touch.

One, turn off your wireless access. This seems to make the battery last longer.

Two, open Stanza, load the book you want to read, and adjust the font a couple of notches up (or down). You can also optionally fiddle with other settings.

Three, turn the Touch on its side so that the screen rotates. This best replicates the page-line length of a printed book and eases the eyes.

Keep reading this entry for more detailed instructions. If you want to know more about ebooks in general, check out this page. If you’re all over ebooks and have a tip for me on reading on Stanza, let me know in the comments.
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