Try the ``Millionaire Book'' that combines two iPads to display two-page spreads of e-books

Although new attempts have been made to display comics in e-books, such as vertical scrolling, the spread display is still the mainstream, just like in paper media. In the first place, many of the comics distributed in e-books are based on the premise that the first appearance of the work is a paper medium, or that it will be made into a paper book.

Recently, more and more comics are appearing on the web for the first time, so in the long run, there is a possibility that the number of works that are premised on double-page spread display will decrease, but most of the currently active manga artists have debuted. Since then, he has become accustomed to the drawing environment that assumes double-page spreads, and his style will not change overnight. In fact, no matter which manga artist I talk to, I often feel that the writer's commitment to spreads is stronger than I imagined.

What about the reader? Recently, I have seen many people reading comics on their smartphones on trains, but most of them are single-page displays. This is probably due to the limitations of the screen size of smartphones, rather than the need for double-page spreads. It is interesting to see the difference in opinion between the reader side, who realistically accepts single-page display in order to read comics on their own devices, and the manga artist side, who sticks to double-page spreads as the side that sends out their works.

The story suddenly derailed, but this time I will introduce the iOS application "Millionaire Book" that realizes double-page spread display using two iPads. With this app released by Sorakaze Co., Ltd., you can display the left page on one side of the iPad and the right page on the other, and enjoy reading in a double-page spread by flipping pages with one action. It is an application that is like a child of double-page spread display.

This app appeared in 2012, and it has been around for quite some time. The latest version is much more user-friendly. This time, we will use two 12.9-inch iPad Pros, old and new, to introduce the features of this app.

iOS app "Millionaire Book". The version at the time of writing is 2.0.0. The price is free, and the ad removal add-on costs 1,200 yen (as of August 26, 2017).You can use two iOS devices such as an iPad to display a double-page spread. Book Viewer on the App Store https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id576560440?mt=8