Sentences with phrase «as an ebook reader because»

Others go straight to the smartphone as an ebook reader because the newest generations come with the Kindle app already installed.

Not exact matches

(Later: As some commenters and tweets have noted, there are some inherent features because it's on a Mac and not a Kindle, for example, the ability to use a back - lit screen instead of Kindle's ebook reader - centric use of an electronic paper screen.)

Because the reader is able to enlarge the print and the screen is bright, it makes the reading move along more quickly.I am always pleased when I see ebooks that have been «Recommended» for me as it makes me feel like somebody is making an effort to select books that I will enjoy.I appreciate that... Thanks to Halifax Central Libray and Overdrive.

I'm grateful to Amazon as a reader, because it's brought me so many fresh new indie authors and lowered the price of ebooks so readers can read MORE books.

A lot of people choose to read books over an eBook reader instead of a paperback book simply because it is easier and more portable as compared with a real book.

This is sort of a big deal because KoReader brings a whole lot to the party... like 2 column landscape, night mode, Kobo's * complete * control over the ebook experience (as you say in the video) within KoReader, * very * easy ebook organization (KoReader understands folders so organizing a library is trivial) AND a * much * better PDF reader with text reflow.

One of the reasons people stick with true e-Ink ebook readers, such as the Amazon Kindle or Sony e-readers is because of the better contrast ratio, and how crisp e-ink looks.

Moreover, as I've written about before, for many readers ebooks the experience as a whole will be worse because tactility is an important part of how we experience and remember things.

Some readers simply won't pay more than X for an ebook because they don't like the price point; others refuse to pay as little as X for an ebook because of a presumption of quality.

Ideally the book will be attractive and easy to read on any device — and because each software application for reading ebooks has some reader controls, some whose vision is no longer as strong as it once was (like, say, me) can make it larger, while someone who doesn't like serif fonts can have the book display in sans - serif or, heck, Zapfino (don't try this at home).

Earlier on in the week this policy hit the mainstream news as Sony's new Reader application was denied from being listed because users paid Sony directly for Magazine and eBook purchases.

But it's getting more and more possible for midlist authors to find an audience of appreciative readers and make a living or at least pay some bills as self - published authors and it's because of the rise of eBooks and online distributors like Amazon.

If environmental issues matter to you, reading documents on an ebook reader like this might appeal, because it uses a fraction as much energy as a laptop.

One thing about ebooks is this — they're as heavy as your ebook reader, unlike those tomes that are collecting dust at home, and speaking of dust, you need not clean your bookshelves once in a while — simply because there is nothing physical about the ebook other than the device carrying those files.

I'm a fan of the ebook subscription models as manifested by Oyster and Scribd because I think they complement conventional ebook retail channels where readers purchase books one at a time.

As a reader on a secretary's salary (and that viewpoint dominates because... well, I have no choice), I can't rationalize shelling out $ 14 for an ebook, any more than I was able to shell out that kind of money for paperback novels.

I keep reminding publishers that when readers want to buy an ebook and can't because of distribution resrtictions, they're as likely as not to run right over to Usenet or The Pirate Bay and download the damned thing for free.

Sellers of eBooks should brace for tough times ahead as competition increases dramatically because there are now too many books competing for the attention of few readers.

Readers can not change the display fonts in fixed layout content, and using the same font for the eBook as you used in the print book is preferable because it allows the page layout to be consistent.

Apple is more than willing to accept variable pricing from publishers on ebooks, and by doing so provide leverage to the publishers to negotiate with Amazon because Apple wants to de-emphasize the e-book reader aspects of the iPad (i.e., it's soooo much more), as well as devalue the Kindle.

None of them are as big as the US market, because readers are still divided between a print book, and the eBook.

Since you say that most eBook readers do not support font embedding, then it seems the only way I can publish this as an ebook (it is about 26 pages long) is to handle each page as a jpg, including the text, rather than as text (because the Yoruba text uses orthography that needs a particular feBook readers do not support font embedding, then it seems the only way I can publish this as an ebook (it is about 26 pages long) is to handle each page as a jpg, including the text, rather than as text (because the Yoruba text uses orthography that needs a particular febook (it is about 26 pages long) is to handle each page as a jpg, including the text, rather than as text (because the Yoruba text uses orthography that needs a particular font)?

Android ebook readers are more versatile and open than Kindle, Kobo and Nook ereaders because they can install various Android apps that cover a lot more ground in terms of ereading, but Android also has the drawback of not running as smoothly or being as optimized as dedicated ereaders.

In fact, some readers may like the ebook because, as Nourry puts it, «It is exactly the same as print, except it's electronic.»

As an older reader, my eyesight has deteriorated to the point where ebooks are the only way I can read, because the text is crisper and I can change the size to suit me.

As a reader, I prefer ebooks because most of my reading is done in the early morning so the lit background works for me.

These files would be what Reader Mobile SDK refers to as activation.xml and device.xml It is important that these files be stored in an application specific location because each application may implement deactivation of a device differently (and you do not want your users to have their activations wiped out because they deactivated a different Reader Mobile SDK based ebook reading application).

Instead, as you can see by the Fictionwise example, it actually places purchases of readers in jeopardy because once purchased, an ebook with DRM is subject to being lost due to getting new hardware, new reading devices, or even suffering a computer malfunction.

Amazon has stuck an entire Qwerty keyboard on this thing, which is necessary because unlike some other ebook readers (such as the Sony Reader Touch PRS - 650) there's no touchscreen present here.