Stanza

Stanza is a free application which could well change the way that you read books.

With the ability to download over 100,000 books, magazines and periodicals, the iPhone’s 3.5″ screen enables you to read them directly from the device, in comfort.

Through the Stanza Store, users can purchase the latest and most popular tomes at pretty competitive prices to their ink and paper equivalents.

Everything about the texts can be customised – from font size to colour, portrait or landscape view, even hyphenation can be adjusted to create an ideal reading experience.

Books can be arranged by author or genre, with iPod-style coverflow between titles making the works of George Bernard Shaw look cooler than ever.

A great feature is that a vast range of classics are available on Stanza, free to download and finally enjoy as opposed to reading them under duress at school.

War of the Worlds, the Works of Shakespeare, 1984, Animal Farm, Beowulf…the list of literary gems makes Stanza a must download for those with any interest in the written word.