The Sun now brings its thorough coverage of Gainesville and the University of Florida to the iPad. The Gainesville Sun iPad application combines the best of print and digital in a new, compact digital package.

Like our print newspaper, it's a relaxing, lean-back reading experience; you can browse through all our sections and finish with a feeling that you've read today's edition.

Like Gainesville.com, the app provides digital extras: breaking news throughout the day, blogs and additional photos in articles. Photo galleries and videos display full screen, taking advantage of the iPad's gorgeous high-resolution display. You can also adjust text size, mark your favorite articles for later reading, and share stories easily by e-mail or post to Facebook or Twitter.

Navigation is quick and easy: click to the next article or use the pop-up bar at the bottom of of our articles to swipe through all the headlines in the same section. It's a news-you-can-touch experience we think you'll enjoy.