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Whatever Steve Jobs» view of reading books on his iPhone, it seems just about everyone else with an interest in gadgets and reading wants to see the iPhone kitted out
as the ebook reader of choice.
Not exact matches
Instead
of relying on outdated tactics such
as generalist
eBooks or email courses, start to go the extra mile for your
readers.
All four
of us are huge fans
of meal prep and making weeknight meals
as easy
as possible so we decided to collaborate on a special dinnertime
ebook to help our
readers harness the power
of meal planning.
Big Boost is committed to helping authors
as well
as executives, businesses, nonprofits, retailers, conference organizers and others unleash the unrealized power
of eBooks to engage
readers through multimedia channels that open up an amazing range
of branding, cross marketing, fund raising and sales opportunities.
This week,
as a member
of the Nourished Living Network, I'm offering the June Real Food
ebook bundle to my
readers for only $ 14.97.
We subscribe to a number
of high quality databases,
as well
as having a print and
eBook collection targeted at middle school
readers.
(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.)
To effectively reach the masses and connect with a large and diverse group
of readers,
eBook authors should explore all options and sell their books in
as many places
as possible.
Go here and you'll see that the last press release on Microsoft's own
Reader site was dated July 2003 (still the situation
as at 25 July 2008)-- never a good sign but probably about the time the bubble from the last
ebook wave
of hype burst.
Hidden Shadows is a Winner in the Fiction category
of the 2016 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement award; Winner 2016 Global
Ebook Awards, Popular Literature Fiction; Short - Listed for the Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize; finalist for the Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award; Honorable Mention, General Fiction, Eric Hoffer Award; Finalist, da Vinci Eye Award; Finalist, Debut category: WFWA (Women's Fiction Writers Association) Star Award Contest; Finalist, Literary Fiction, NIEA (National Indie Excellence Awards); Finalist for the Will Rogers Medallion Award in the Western Romance category; Finalist in the NERFA contest (National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards), sponsored by First Coast Romance Writers, for «Novel with Romantic Elements;» Finalist in the Long Contemporary category for the Aspen Gold
Reader's Choice Contest (Heart
of Denver Romance Writers) and Top Ten finisher, Best Other Novel, Predators & Editors
Readers» Poll 2015
as well
as other awards and accolades.
Other popular categories are dictionaries (including the Online Cree Dictionary, with a 4.6 / 5 rating) and collections
of free
ebooks (such as Oodles's 50,000 Free Ebooks and Re
ebooks (such
as Oodles's 50,000 Free
Ebooks and Re
Ebooks and
Reader).
In fall 2002, cheaper
ebook readers were launched
as GEB 1150 and 2150, produced by Gemstar instead
of RCA.
For instance, in March 2012, nearly 60 percent
of readers browsed — defined
as exploring the catalog without a targeted search term — public library
ebook collections to discover new content.
A little over a year ago the
Reader decided to publish some
of it's a writing
as eBooks.
As Apple sells its three millionth iPad, a round
of double - digit price cuts has hit most major
ebook readers this week.
By providing features to support a wide range
of scenarios: give
eBooks away for free
as a marketing tool, automatically link
eBook and print editions to enhance discovery and provide more options to
readers, and offer optional copy - protection (DRM) to prevent piracy and unlicensed distribution.
Take a look at this YouTube demo
of the OLPC XO
as an
ebook reader to see this.
The Digital Editions
reader is a bare - bones, stripped - down version of Adobe's standard Reader product (eg, it has no collaboration features) and is operated with simple controls that are optimised for basic reading tasks such as page turning, scrolling, changing the size of typefaces, and organising ebooks into a «library» for easy storage and retr
reader is a bare - bones, stripped - down version
of Adobe's standard
Reader product (eg, it has no collaboration features) and is operated with simple controls that are optimised for basic reading tasks such as page turning, scrolling, changing the size of typefaces, and organising ebooks into a «library» for easy storage and retr
Reader product (eg, it has no collaboration features) and is operated with simple controls that are optimised for basic reading tasks such
as page turning, scrolling, changing the size
of typefaces, and organising
ebooks into a «library» for easy storage and retrieval.
About 21 percent and 18 percent
of the
ebook readers claim tablet or e-reader devices
as their preferred device for reading
ebooks, respectively.
«
As more and more in - classroom and take - home reading takes place online and via
eBook readers and tablets, publishers can help create future generations
of readers and contribute to the health
of our nation's educational system by providing books in the formats that schools need to help students learn.»
«Publishers can now take advantage
of OverDrive's EPUB3 support to create enhanced
eBooks using open standards that display children's picture books
as the author and publisher intended,
as well
as to add interactive elements within the page to further engage the
reader,» said Alexis Petric - Black, OverDrive's Director
of Publisher Services.
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.»
This, together with the lack
of a pan-Russian book sales network like Barnes & Noble, that creates the perfect setting for
ebooks to thrive, and
as is evident elsewhere in the world, digital editions are already luring more
readers than their printed counterparts.
As readers of eBooks continue to expand their reading preferences, they may find that their library or school doesn't offer digital audiobooks or videos.
There
of course is also a bunch
of applications such
as Internet Browser, Email,
eBook Reader, Calendar, Media Player, Media recorder and so on.
eBooks as a viable source of industry revenue for both traditional publishing and indie has been called into question in the past, especially given the fact that critics love to indicate the plateau that ebooks seem to have hit with re
eBooks as a viable source
of industry revenue for both traditional publishing and indie has been called into question in the past, especially given the fact that critics love to indicate the plateau that
ebooks seem to have hit with re
ebooks seem to have hit with
readers.
By the way,
as a non-Kindle
ebook reader, I appreciate authors that go multi-platform instead
of Amazon exclusive, so thank you.
From 2010 to 2013, independent authors enjoyed a boom time
as millions
of readers migrated to
ebooks, driving unprecedented growth in digital publishing.
As e-
reader sales begin to increase this holiday season — an estimated 24.5 million units sold according to IMS Research, which is expected to double
eBook sales year over year according to the Association
of American Publishers — authors have a great opportunity to capitalize on current
reader trends and increase visibility for their works to new audiences.
It is possible to see the foundations
of the modern
eBook from such activity,
as the necessity for reflowable text when reading on a Portable Digital Assistant (PDA) led to the formation
of the Open
eBook Publication Structure (a precursor to the EPUB format) in 1999, and several portable devices such
as the Game Boy Advance, PalmPilot and SoftBook had facilities for modems, allowing
readers to receive books without using a computer, often seen
as one
of the core selling points
of the original Kindle.
One piece
of timing I'm pleased about: Last week, I retired my trusty iPod Touch
as an
ebook reader when I bought a new Android phone.
The iPad and LCD ereaders and tablets are the biggest threat, but
as long
as dedicated
ebook readers like the Kindle and Nook remain popular, E Ink is going to continue to dictate the rate
of technological advancement.
And
of course, they all hope that lots
of readers will enjoy the free samples sufficiently to pay real money to buy their actual books, whether
as ebooks or in print.
With the
ebooks and other documents, I have paid attention to accessibility by adding tags for screen
readers in the case
of PDF and by including options such
as accessibility descriptions in the case
of ePub.
Authors, writers, publishers
of eBooks, audiobooks and short texts can... A) sell their
eBook through their author page on XinXii - without author contract - in real - time, without technical skills - with an own authorpage and online shop - enter all information such
as description, tags, cover, price... - upload an
eBook in one or multiple formats: PDF, ePub, mobi, doc, xls... - high royalties per download - consolidated real - time sales reports - keeping full editorial and copyright control or B) sell their
eBook through their author page on XinXii and additionally on major
eBook retailers - we convert
eBooks to the ePub and mobi format for free - we distribute to the leading
eBook - shops all over the world for free - we provide consolidated sales reports
Readers have... - the opportunity to discover new titles in all categories and genres - an easy access to a huge variety
of content - can instantly download after purchase - have the opportunity to rate and comment on
eBooks
The varying white tones
of the tolino vision 4 HD
eBook reader, which adjust automatically or manually
as the day proceeds, thus always ensure an ideal light temperature in harmony with the
reader's natural biorhythm.
I like the Nook better than the Kindle (my deciding reason being that the Nook works with the library
ebooks and Kindle doesn't), ergo that is what I bought, and all books should be available for Nook (and Sony and Kobo and the oodles
of other
readers half the world's never heard
of) just the same
as for Kindle.
As August winds to a close, there are a number
of ebook readers and related items on sale, so I decided to put them all together in one long list instead
of doing separate posts for each offer.
This version will need to be stripped
of anything that will interfere with the way an
eBook reader displays the file such
as page numbers, complicated alignment etc..
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.
«The move by Barnes & Noble
as well
as Amazon to slash the prices
of their
eBook readers reflects a fundamental change in their business strategy intended to counter the rising competitive pressure from Apple's iPad,» iSuppli said.
Plus these days with the
eBook becoming more prevalent, its impossible to read the ending
as the most you get are the first few pages using the Look Inside option, which probably explains why
eBook sales here in the United Kingdom, a nation
of paper and hardback lovers, pale in comparison to the much more enlightened
readers in the United States.
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.
As a
reader, I buy many more
of those cheap
ebooks, mostly by indies.
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.
The Digital
Reader's post in turn points off to Publishers Weekly's report, which describes a survey taken
of nearly 5,000
readers as to why they aren't buying
as many
ebooks anymore.
As I pondered then, if an iPod like that (which we now have, the iPod Touch) was increased to the size
of a book, why would there be a need for an
eBook reader?
The simple fact
of the matter is that dedicated eReading devices are not being replaced, or even now purchased in the first place by
readers of ebooks,
as ebooks can now be read on any number
of different devices, whether they be tablets, phablets, phones or laptops.