Sentences with phrase «about ebook device»

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Back in the good old days of 2007, when dinosaurs walked the Earth, nobody had really heard about eBooks, less still grasped how popular they'd become, allowing old books a new lease of life; and how devices capable of holding entire libraries in their diminutive frames, and still capable of being used as — of all things, telephones — would be ubiquitous.

24 % of school libraries loan out ebook readers; about 50 % of schools have a one - to - one policy, which means that each student has his or her own tablet / device for at least part of a school day.

This could get very confusing if an author has to make about 10 different versions of an eBook in order to have a «native version» properly formatted for each device in order to cover the majority of the devices available!

Check out our guide for more information about compatible eBook devices and searching for, viewing and downloading eBooks.

Charts offering specs and comparisons for Kobo's new devices, details about upcoming Kobo eBook sales, and web banners and posters for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Kobo device sales are now available.

About 21 percent and 18 percent of the ebook readers claim tablet or e-reader devices as their preferred device for reading ebooks, respectively.

Freescale believes the new processors will bring about a quantum change in the way we perceive the mobile device segment, such as ebook readers and tablet PCs.

Whether it's the stand - alone audiobook players or the US Navy - specific NERDs (Naval E-Reader Device) that came loaded for shipboard deployment use for about 300 ebook titles, parent company Findaway has been meeting unique needs that the industry as a whole has overlooked for quite some time.

Both devices are solid ereaders in their own right; it's more about what each offers as a whole rather than the actual process of reading ebooks.

As I've started reorganizing my ebook library to settle it in on the Kindle, I've been reminded of one thing about reading on an e-ink device which isn't quite as nice.

And I find it supremely reassuring to be able to read my ebooks that way, while not worrying about whether I'll damage the device if I drop it in the water!

You can get just about any format you want for your device of choice at All Romance eBooks, though, and for the remainder of today they're offering a 50 % rebate on everything in their store — that means you can get Unlocked for effectively 50 cents.

Here, visitors learned about borrowing eBooks and audiobooks for free on their personal devices.

As I've mentioned on previous posts, this series of posts about how to read ebooks and what ereader you might want to get focuses on what reading devices I've had personal experience with: the nook and the iPhone.

Second big weird thing about using an Amazon device for dealing with my ebooks is, of course, that the vast majority of my ebooks are not from Amazon.

They can imagine ways to improve the Kindle platform, which now accounts for about 60 percent of the eBook market, and within a matter of months they can make their improvements real in a new version of the devices or software.

Even at Norwich I'm starting to get inquiries from patrons about whether they can read ebooks from the library on their mobile devices.

The small dimension (width) of your cover should be at least 1400 pixels, which sounds like overkill given that your book cover will almost always be displayed either as a thumbnail or at about 400 - 800 pixels when viewing the ebook on a reading device, but I guess we need to prepare for that one in a million ebook aficionado who insists ebooks are best read on a plasma television screen.

In a survey that covered 1,577 parents, 62 percent stated their kids aged 2 — 10 have access to a tablet or ebook reading device, but only about 49 percent of these stated they actually use the device to read.

Now that we have looked at the eBook formats, let's talk about reading on the device.

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Before this device came to my hands, I usually got tired of reading ebooks on the computer screen after about 30 minutes, as I got «lost» on the text and my eyes began to tear a little.

For ebook reading consumers, we came across brand - new or limited edition devices from four different companies today, including Bookeen, Imcosys, Tolio, and txtr; txrt actually spoke at length about pending plans for a subscription - based reading service, highlighting several features that their platform will offer that the slow - to - adoption subscription reading market has lacked.

The Google Nexus 7 and Barnes and Noble Nook HD are two devices that most people who want to read ebooks think about buying.

Self - published titles continue to grow on the Nook Platform and the company said they represent about 25 % of all eBook sales on Nook devices and sales are growing roughly 20 % each quarter.

As for another large group of people who have not paid to read eBooks, there is probably a large percentage of them who have downloaded legally «free» copies... like ones you have written about in some of your 4456 posts — not only from independent current authors, but from the huge quantity of public domain books offered on large sites like ProjectGutenberg.org — many of which come pre-loaded on some eBook reading devices.

barnes and noble is not making new devices, they are doing it through Samsung Sony did stop selling eBooks and e-readers, Reading did decline for the most part this year, in terms of eBook sales overall not sure about e-ink and its doubling of market share, will have to ping

The device you read on is irrelevant — it's about keeping you in their ecosystem, buying ebooks from them.

The great thing about getting your eBooks ready for smartphone use is the number of apps available that make it very easy for your readers to access and enjoy your work, even if they don't have a dedicated e-reader device.

If you're still not sure about formatting or how good your book will look on a smart phone, pull out your own smart mobile device and have a look at how some of your favorite eBooks render once you open them up.

I have thought about getting a 7inch tablet that would be great for reading ebooks and also have the ability to go online to do research instead of an ereader only device.

Apple of course has their own iBooks reading app, but I always caution people about buying from iBooks because the ebooks are permanently locked into Apple's ecosystem for good and can never be read on any other devices.

Among the many trends, insights and information, we learned about Digital Book World's QED Seal of approval, (QED) a great tool for publishers and independent authors who want to assure potential ebook buyers that the format of their book (s) will work on their device.

The odd thing about doing it that way is that all the ebooks downloaded to the device remain there after switching accounts.

In the intro I mention The Author's Guild fair contract initiative, the new Kindle for Kids Fire HD device and the interview about KDP Kids ebook creator, Thrillerfest in NYC in July.

Announcements have been made over the course of the last two months detailing how readers can get ebooks for their favorite devices, as well as find out a little bit about some great authors at the same time.

This mentality is in keeping with what the publishing industry has learned about teens and digital reading, namely that many prefer to keep their devices separate from their education, leading to what was once a slow adoption of ebooks for teen readers.

Due to constraints on textbook adoption, concerns about device compatibility, and questions as to where the funding for mobile devices will come from, public schools have been slower on the ebook uptake than colleges.

A great thing about the system in use at the Lambton County Library is that there aren't any late fines applicable since the ebooks simply disappear from the device on the expiry of the term period.

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They are popular in Europe because readers want to easily sideload their purchased ebooks on their smartphone or tablet and not have to worry about Adobe Digital Editions not supporting their device.

Today the two lads talk about the Barnes and Noble holiday sales news on how eBooks and devices did, they weren't great.

We also talk about the future of ebook publishing and new devices.

And about all those other distractions on iPhones and iPads and Galaxy Tabs — surely people would be reading far less if they couldn't read ebooks on their devices.

It seems that I have bought about 100 ebooks in the year (or just over) I've had my reading device.

The Kindle Oasis costs a whopping $ 289.99 (# 269.99, about AU$ 425), which at first glance seems like way too much money to spend on a device you can only read ebooks on.

After polling all of you about the right price for an eBook device and the kinds of documents you are buying, as well as doing a lot of research over the last couple months, it's clear that the eBooks market is growing.

Today, 3M's Digital Business Development Leader Tom Mercer spoke to GoodEReader.com about 3M's plans for their device, for the Discovery Terminal, and their cloud - based ebook... [Read more...]

With so many digital reading platforms on the market, readers can become overwhelmed when trying to make an informed choice about which device to go with for ebook consumption.

Currently, the ebooks can be downloaded and read on smartphones or on iOS and Android tablets through the dedicated reading app, but earlier this year DangDang made hopeful forward looking announcements about releasing its own e-reader device in early 2012.