Apps for Academics: Reading and Annotating

Robust PDF reader with advanced annotating capabilities, excellent file manager, text file reader and editor, audio/video player, Safari-like viewer for MS Office and iWorks files. Syncs with Google Docs, Dropbox and more.

Annotate, manage, search, and share PDF documents.

Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network. Make your own fully-searchable library in seconds, cite as you write, and read and annotate your PDFs on any device.

The content of your RSS feeds, news sites and blogs are transformed into pocket-sized cards which load very fast and are easy to browse.

View news, blogs, and social network content in a magazine-layout that emphasizes linked content, videos, and photos.

Your go-to reading application for ePUB and PDF content, including BenU Library subscription eBooks from ebrary.

iBooks is an amazing way to download and read books. iBooks includes the iBooks Store, where you can download the latest bestselling books or your favorite classics

Read your Amazon Kindle books even if you don't have a Kindle. Automatically syncs your last page read between devices. Delete a book when you're done and Amazon keeps your copy online for later retrieval. Adjust text size, add bookmarks, and more.

Use your public library's Libby app through Overdrive to download free ebooks to your device.

Save articles, videos, recipes, and webpages you find online or from apps, like Flipboard and Feedly.

Save, read, and manage the things you find online. Instapaper syncs the articles and videos you save so that they’re waiting for you on all your devices. You can read anything you save, even offline. Highlight and comment on text in any article so you can store it, retrieve it, quote it and share it.