Amazon does have its own line of products such
as eBooks readers known as Kindle.
Not exact matches
In a cryptically worded graphic on their website, a lot of unanswered questions were alluded to, particularly that the
ebooks parents have already purchased for their young readers as part of the platform «may soon no longer be available,» and that consumers «may be able to continue using your eBooks by making sure to open them on a bookshelf at least once by October 15.&
ebooks parents have already purchased for their young
readers as part of the platform «may soon
no longer be available,» and that consumers «may be able to continue using your
eBooks by making sure to open them on a bookshelf at least once by October 15.&
eBooks by making sure to open them on a bookshelf at least once by October 15.»
I
know the functionality exists on these devices to read blogs, magazines, newspapers, etc., but they're marketed
as book
readers (Arment even calls them «
ebook readers» instead of «e-
readers»), the user experience is optimized for book reading, and the companies (esp.
If you've been an
ebook reader for a while, you'll
know as well that several formats that used to be in play have fallen out of favor.
eBooks, often heralded
as the end of publishing
as we
know it, continue to fight against that idea by introducing great works to even more
readers everyday,
readers who will search for even more books.
1 min readUnless you were hiding under a rock today, you
know that Apple announced a new tablet computer that also functions
as an
eBook reader.
As the website grows, I will continue to provide the latest free
ebook finds, reviews about the products I
know and use, and relevant news about what's happening in the
ebook world from a
reader's perspective.
As we know the selling of a product is totally dependent on the choice of audience and currently the community of book readers are turning towards eBooks, as digital books are becoming more and more popular day by da
As we
know the selling of a product is totally dependent on the choice of audience and currently the community of book
readers are turning towards
eBooks,
as digital books are becoming more and more popular day by da
as digital books are becoming more and more popular day by day.
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).
Basically,
readers want to
know why we are still treating
ebooks in much the same way
as their computerized counterparts, and what are we to do about it?
The potential for a renewed interest in short stories — stand - alone fiction that will
no longer have to wait to be anthologized or published
as a collection —
as well
as timely pieces of non-fiction on current world events means that
readers without the time or inclination to tackle longer pieces of literature can now fill their reading needs with shorter and less pricey
ebooks.
And again, sites like Bookbub encourage
ebook stock - piling,
as the
reader knows the special offer is for a limited time.
The Personal Computer gets to access and read the
eBooks with the help of software applications collectively
known as eBook readers.
As some
readers know, various online «pirate» sites electronically duplicate thousands of popular
ebooks from legitimate sales sites, then make them available to
readers — either free or at a nominal charge — without paying their authors for each downloaded copy.
Basically,
readers want to
know why we are still treating
ebooks in much the same way
as their computerized counterparts, and what are we to do... [Read more...]
There is a few things you need to
know about the new Sony
Reader app, if you intend on reading ePub 3
ebooks, you will also need to download the
Reader Extension software
as well.
As some
readers know, various online «pirate» sites electronically duplicate thousands of popular
ebooks from legitimate sales sites, then make them available to
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But in the Digital Age, when
readers and authors are dazzled by a beautiful book cover or wowed by a well - written, error free
eBook, they need to
know not just the author's name but the publisher's name
as well.
An out - of - the - box
ebook marketing idea: Did you
know that Amazon's Kindle X-ray Feature allows the
ebook reader to easily find content, chapters and locations mentioning concepts, places or ideas,
as well
as characters and places in your
ebook.
As readers may know the cost of converting a Word file to an eBook format can be as low as $
As readers may
know the cost of converting a Word file to an
eBook format can be
as low as $
as low
as $
as $ 0.
I don't
know about you, but I'm getting a little weary of all the Amazon - generated hype about the Kindle, its proprietary
eBook reader (described by Amazon
as a «revolutionary wireless reading device [emphasis mine]-RRB-.
It could be that a color Tablet becomes the new cash cow and that what we now
know as a eInk
reader become free (assuming the purchase of
eBooks) or becomes highly subsidized,
as in the case of the newest Kindle.
As you
know I am a fellow debut author, and now that my own launch hoopla and blog tour mania is behind me, and those fickle Amazon
ebook rankings settle, book club fiction like ours will start its slow progression through the book clubs of America, seeking its true
readers through old - fashioned word - of - mouth recommendations.
You may want to show some of your unique personality and let your potential
readers get to
know you better
as an individual and
as an author, or you may want to keep your video focused on the
eBook.
As it is already well
known, Sony is shutting down its North American
eBook business, including the Sony
Reader Store in a few days.
A recent survey that showed more people prefer print books over
ebooks will be taken
as gospel, when Amazon
knows from their data that
ebook readers read an order of magnitude MORE books than print book shoppers.
This page has a collection of user submitted devices that are PDAs but are
known to work well
as eBook readers.
As you
know, «page count» in an
eBook is arbitrary in a reflowable
eBook, and can change based on the
reader's preferences (font face, font size, device size, etc.) In July 2015 when Amazon went to a per - page royalty payout, Amazon used an algorithm called KENPC (Kindle Edition Normalized Page Count) to tabulate the page count.
There's no denying that Sony
knows how to put together a lovely
eBook reader; both the original PRS - 505 and the later PRS - 600
readers were lauded in these pages
as the pinnacle of the
eBook reader market.
As the only prominent LCD
eBook reader in the run up to Christmas it will
no doubt sell well, but satisfied customers will be few and far between.
As readers know I am a user of many, many mobile phones and have actually been reading
ebooks on my phones and PDAs since 1997.
Gary has been writing
ebooks for the past decade, since well before
ebooks and
ebook readers as we
know them today.
E.g by promoting both the publishers name and the editors name in
ebook titles (and refuse to sell to stores where these are not equally
as browsable attributes
as author and title - unlike movies currently I only rarely
know the editor / publisher of my favourite books) and redirect remaining marketing spend to fund fan /
reader groups to gain «seed knowledge» to push recommendations
as to who will like their new authors (ie feeding «if you liked the books of Charles Stross, why not try Richard Winslade's new opus» into amazon's recommendation engine, but with an eye to maximise the authors / editor / publishing houselong term brand appreciation rather than short term sales through erroneous linking only to top 10 authors).
The facts about
ebooks are
as follows: yes, when Kindle first exploded onto the scene years ago, there were many emerging authors who uploaded their books for 99 cents,
knowing that in January, after the holidays,
readers would want to read something on their new toy.
Must be nice to
know that your book has reached the status of «classic» and that there's nothing further that you have to do — your book will live just
as long
as people have books,
ebook readers, or chips that can read text surgically implanted into their brains — or whatever the next big book delivery system turns out to be.
Apple
knew that if Amazon could establish the Kindle
as the dominant
eBook reader by subsidizing the purchase of
eBooks, Amazon could then use the Kindle platform (and its large installed user base) to distribute other digital media.
B&N's password - based DRM system allows
ebooks to be copied to any number of
readers as long
as the name and credit card number of the purchaser is
known.
Mobi is also
known as MobiPocket
Reader format and is usually used for older or DRM protected
ebooks.
Then again,
as the FT points out, you could also end up buying just an
eBook reader company that still hasn't sold any actual, you
know,
eBook readers.
Microsoft
Reader also known as MS Reader is an eBook reader that is shipped with most installations of Pocket PC and is freely downloadable from Microsoft (2014
Reader also
known as MS
Reader is an eBook reader that is shipped with most installations of Pocket PC and is freely downloadable from Microsoft (2014
Reader is an
eBook reader that is shipped with most installations of Pocket PC and is freely downloadable from Microsoft (2014
reader that is shipped with most installations of Pocket PC and is freely downloadable from Microsoft (2014 link).
No doubt, in addition to marking your page in a paper book, the book light,
as its name implies, can also light your book or
ebook reader in the dark.