Disclosed is an image reading apparatus which reads a document placed on a reading unit including a display input unit including a first display unit which displays information and an input unit to accept an input operation with respect to the first display unit; a document holder which sandwiches the document with the reading unit, a support which supports the document holder so as to rotate so that a facing state of the document holder with respect to the reading unit is switchable and a second display unit which includes a surface of the document holder which faces the reading unit and the second display unit carries out a display in the surface.