Normally an iPhone should be able to display a pdf in either iBooks or Safari.
For my Paizo PDF's though I use GoodReader. It's $5, but worth it. Never had problems with the app or pdfs.
You can easily sync files from either iTunes or without it over WiFi.
You can organize things in folders.
You can download pdf's straight from within the app.
It can unzip files.
I do not have an iphone so this may just be a silly question.
Does Safari automatically unzip the downloaded file, or do you have to unzip it using another app then use Safari do read it?
As DM Sothal said, GoodReader has the unzip ability.
-- david
AFAIK iOS Safari can't unzip files. Might not even download them.
I use PDF-Expert instead of Goodreader now, since it can actually do full-text search across the entire library. I find this an invaluable feature.
If you want to read them in iBooks, you need an unzipping utility. I use iZip, though there are probably better options out there.
If you want to read them in iBooks, you need an unzipping utility. I use iZip, though there are probably better options out there.
Seconding iZip. It's free, you can close the advert for iZip Pro before the timer finishes, and it allows you to open the files in iBooks. Well worth those few seconds to download it.
We have an FAQ for this, but it boils down to that Safari isn't intended to be a utility for unzipping files.