Sentences with phrase «book apps for tablets»

Book apps for tablets like the iPad, Kindle Fire and Nook record how many times readers open the app and how much time they spend reading.

Not exact matches

Beyond Amazon's sale of an undisclosed number of books through their Kindle for iPad app, the much - hyped tablet has helped legitimize e-books and raise their profile.

Though Kobo's apps for iPad and iPhone have earned strong reviews and millions of downloads, and though the Kobo app comes preloaded on several of the Android tablets that have made it to market (not to mention the BlackBerry Playbook), the company's internal analysis shows that the people who buy several books a month are reading them on e-readers, whatever tablets and smartphones they also happen to own.

In this way, an Amazon tablet with the Kindle app would work just like the Kindle in the way that it offers users no - setup / no - fee connection to downloading books, but this could also be expanded to shopping with Amazon.com app, and even for downloading apps from the Amazon Appstore.

Like all Kindle apps, Kindle for Android includes Amazon's Whispersync technology, which saves and synchronizes a customer's books and bookmarks across their Kindle, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android - based phones and tablets.

Kobo has designed a way to provide stores with dedicated tracking links for downloads of the Kobo Reading App, so customers who read eBooks on devices other than eReaders can purchase books through smartphones, computers, and tablets and have them credited to the store.

The app for both iPad and Android tablets allows students to add text, images, video, music and narration to create books that are rich in media, interaction and that can be easily published to both Apple's iBooks Store or Google Play Bbooks that are rich in media, interaction and that can be easily published to both Apple's iBooks Store or Google Play BooksBooks.

Kindle books are «Buy Once, Read Everywhere» - on Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G, Kindle Fire, on the web with Kindle Cloud Reader, and free Kindle reading apps for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PCs, Mac, Android phones and tablets, BlackBerry and Windows phones.

Kindle books are «Buy Once, Read Everywhere» — Introducing free Japanese Kindle reading apps for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android phones and Android tablets

Kids and their parents can read Kindle children's books on Amazon's Kindle e-readers or Fire tablets, on the free Kindle app for iPhone, iPad, Android and more, or on any web browser compatible with Kindle Cloud Reader.

Incorporated games and features also give the kids reasons to keep turning the pages, but a built - in functionality prevents kids from simply flipping through the pages to get to the fun add - ons by requiring them to interact for a certain amount of time on each page before it changes.One of the exciting new functions of children's app books from companies like these is the ability that lets parents purchase a title for a family tablet, while still establishing multiple readers of the book.

The Nook app for Android is a standard feature on the tablet that also includes the Dr. Seuss ™ and Smithsonian interactive books that offer users three different ways to read a book.

Story2Go, an exhibitor at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, offers a fairly user - friendly interface for content developers who need stand - alone app products across a variety of tablets, but who also want a level of full - color and enhancements like audio and graphics.

And if it runs apps from the App Store («yes» seems to be the general consensus), you'll be able to read books in the Apple tablet format * and * in Amazon's Kindle format (with the Kindle app), which can't be happy news for Amazon, hardware-wiApp Store («yes» seems to be the general consensus), you'll be able to read books in the Apple tablet format * and * in Amazon's Kindle format (with the Kindle app), which can't be happy news for Amazon, hardware-wiapp), which can't be happy news for Amazon, hardware-wise.

Kate Wilson is managing director of Nosy Crow, a relatively new publishing house that produces children's books — not just physical lift the flap books and e-books, but also apps for phones and tablets.

I really wanted to get the fire for my 9 yr old she loves reading books on my iphone (kindle app) Not to mention the games ans so on, ir keps her from getting into fights with her younger sister in the car, but now i am considering the nook just because the parental controls, i am worried i can not keep an eye on her while driving plus things can find her quicker than she can find things, lets face it shes an innocent 9 yr old so why risk it, i know she wont go looking for porn or whatever but when she was younger she was looking for a hello kitty web site and we were both horriefied what came on the screen, so i huess the debate is nook color or nook tablet

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for Verizon is one of the first tablets we've used that feature Google's new Market app that offers both books and movie stores.

Finally on the tablet front there's the Fire for Kids, a special package that includes a rubber case and a year - long subscription to FreeTime, a service that locks down the Kindle for kids and allows them to view video, games, apps and books.

The company also introduced a $ 99 Kindle bundle for kids this spring, which also included a cover and warranty for the Kindle e-reader, which is the tablet designed for books, not apps, games and video.

That being said, when Amazon introduced the Fire for Kids tablet last year, it had a lot going for it, including its rubberized case, year - long subscription to Amazon's FreeTime — Amazon's service that offers a curated and locked - down catalog of games, apps, videos and books — as well as a two - year warranty.

It might seem more intuitive for a book app to launch on tablets before smartphones, but Van Lancker and his cofounders Eric Stromberg and Andrew Brown decided to focus on building their app for the phone first because they wanted to offer the reading experience wherever a mobile device can go.

Jamie Iannone, president of digital productions at Nook Media, said in a statement that the 9 - inch tablet is «perfect» for movies, apps and magazines, while the Nook Simple Touch is «ideal» for reading books.

Barnes & Noble content and tablet subsidiary Nook Media, part - owned by Microsoft specifically to help boost content for its new Windows 8 platform, today put some of that strategy into action: it has announced that people who download the Nook app for Windows 8 will get five books and five magazines free of charge.

It was sort of a clever response to a pretty stupid problem: Digital comic apps had arrived, but publishers rarely released comic books designed specifically for computers, phones and tablets.

Readers will be able to read books via Amazon's apps for iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets, also released Wednesday.

The Kindle e-reader is designed for books, meaning it doesn't support apps and games as with Kindle tablets.

By the way, if she doesn't have a Kindle but has a PC, tablet, laptop, netbook or smartphone, she should be able to download a free Kindle app for it, and read my book on there, without needing an actual Kindle.

The growing popularity of smart phones, handhelds and tablets in India is almost certainly going to lead to new developments for Indian publishing, with the potential for book apps and enhanced e-books.

The Nook Tablet has a SERIOUS lack of apps, but it works MUCH better than the Kindle Fire for reading books, magazines, or pretty much anything.

magination Award for best Educational Tablet - Based App, and the Creative Child magazine 2013 Preferred Choice Award for Interactive Children's Book Apps.

Only reason I'm waiting now is because I want the absolute best bang for my money and I've realized that the iPad2 is still better than most android tablets out and I'm looking for that sort of longevity... The Prime just gets better and better in my book, and I'm loaded down with android apps already.

I agree color is an advantage, but if the B&N looks under powered compared to other Android tablets, especially as we know the other android tablets can all have book readers on them — Amazon will be happy if you installed the Kindle App, for that matter — then B&N might look like a weak tablet, rather than an excellent book reader.

Now, London - based digital publisher Nosy Crow is expanding into the Android market for the first time by bringing two of its app books to Barnes and Noble's Nook tablet.

Both of these tablets will work for international users and give you access to games, apps, books, kids content and comics.

Last year Amazon introduced the Fire for Kids tablet and it had a lot going for it, including its rubberized case, year - long subscription to Amazon's FreeTime — Amazon's service that offers a curated and locked - down catalog of games, apps, videos and books — as well as a two - year warranty.

The tablet has access to the official Android market though you can also look at to the Good e-Reader App Store for your e-reading and comic book apps.

It makes some sense that they would want out of the tablet market for good, since other tablets can run the Nook app, but how would they be a competitive ebook vendor if there are no dedicated e-readers compatible with their books?

With the launch of the Windows app, paired with existing apps for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire and Nook tablets, Scribd has been downloaded more than 6 million times — placing it on more devices in more countries than any other subscription book service.

With its own app stores that caters for music, books and apps, Amazon does have that slight edge over other Android based tablets in the market.

If you also plan to read books on your smartphone (s) and / or tablet (s), ensure that apps are available for those devices.

If you've never bought a Fire tablet before, you should know that Amazon has its own store for accessing content like apps, movies, TV, songs, books, and more.

Moreover, Kindle app is also important for Kindle users when they want to read books on laptops, Pc, and tablets.

The books can't be read on phones, PCs or tablet computers, even though there are Kindle apps for these devices.

When you publish your book through Kindle Direct Publishing your book becomes available for readers to read on any Kindle device to include a web browser, smartphone, Windows, Mac - based computers, iPad, tablets, and so forth through a Kindle reading app.

Because Amazon uses a technology it calls WhisperSync, your current page in a book in the Kindle app is synced to every other Internet - connected Kindle - reading experience you use: The desktop apps for Mac and PC, Kindle apps on other devices, and hardware Kindle e-readers and tablets.

I think for book apps to do well and be widely adopted, they need to be well executed and will require a little more time for tablets to penetrate more of the «reading» (not gaming) consumer demographics.

With the rise of eReader adoption, there's speculation about the rise of book apps and the role they'll play for devices such as smart phones, tablets and even on your PC or Mac.

Like the new Kindle Fire HD 6 and Fire HD 7, the HDX 8.9 runs the new Fire OS 4 «Sangria,» which includes a new profiles feature for easily sharing the tablet with the family and a Family Library feature that lets you share apps, music books and Prime Instant Video with the whole household.

In the past you had to rely on their official apps for iOS, Android and Blackberry to read the books on your tablet or mobile device.

Ideal for lawyers (and any tablet PC novice) wanting to get up to speed swiftly, this book teaches readers to set up the iPad user interface, multitask with apps, sync files, and manage pleadings, case law, contracts and other legal documents.