Image reading apparatus

An image reading apparatus comprising:

• a medium support section that supports a medium to be fed;
• a reading unit that performs reading on the medium fed from the medium support section;
• a mounting section on which the medium to be set on the medium support section is mountable, the mounting section being located outside of a main body including the reading unit, the main body being configured to switch between postures with respect to an installation base on which the main body is installed;
• a controller configured to control operations of the image reading apparatus;
• a posture detector configured to detect a posture of the main body;
• and
• a medium detector configured to detect whether the medium is present on the medium support section,
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• perform a normal feed mode including finishing a feed job upon detecting, based on a detection signal from the medium detector, that a last medium on the medium support section has been fed, and a standby feed mode including temporarily suspending the feed job upon detecting, based on a detection signal from the medium detector, that a last medium on the medium support section has been fed, entering a standby state until a next medium is mounted on the medium support section, and resuming the feed job when the next medium is mounted on the medium support section;
• and
• switch between the normal feed mode and the standby feed mode, based on detection information from the posture detector.