The illustrated books (aka children’s picture books) are somewhat disappointing – at least, for now. Turning a page can take, what may seem like, quite a bit of time, and the pages do not take-up the entire screen. In portrait orientation, this gets better, but it is still not the ideal solution. The NOOKcolor wins in the readability department, requiring you to double-tap the paragraph you want to see in a more kid-friendly format (see the 0:17 mark), while the iPad is limited to zooming by pinching (or double-tapping) and panning. Did I mention samples are limited to four pages? Prices range from $3.99 to $12.99.

Collections work as advertised (folders for your books and PDFs), but smart collections would be nice. I currently have three collections – Books, PDFs and Samples. Every time I download a sample, I then have to move it from the Books collection to the Samples collection. It’s easy enough to move them, but it would be even better if the iBooks Team were able to port the iTunes Smart Playlist algorithm to iBooks. While we’re at it, an “Everything” collection (a central hub where you could see all of your books and PDFs) would be nice.

Printing is now possible. Unsurprisingly, the feature is limited to notes and PDF documents, meaning you cannot print a page from the eBook itself.

Hyphenation helps, although I am not a fan.