Sentences with phrase «books on electronic devices»

«Further, no one seems to have much concern at how easy it is to ban books on electronic devices.

If publishers are «terrified» of e-books it's mainly because a) they don't understand the technology, b) they don't believe that people actually want to read books on electronic devices, and c) the high - level manager in charge of print sales wants to protect his turf.

Not exact matches

Still, it's amazing that the consumer data tracked by Amazon extends even to take - out food orders, not just books and electronic devices sold on the Amazon.com platform.

To keep infants and children comfortable during travel, we recommend bringing small comfort items in your carry - on bag, such as small snacks, a security blanket, a favorite pillow, small toys, coloring books and crayons and small electronic devices.

We let them create their own little «nest» — complete with comfy blankets, soft pillows, a good book, and yes, usually an electronic device that is severely limited at home, but can be used until the battery is dead when on the road.

At night, I turn the brightness down all the way, and the Kindle app has an invert mode where it puts white on black background instead of black on white background, so it's pretty dark, and I found that a pretty comfortable experience and certainly preferable to my previous way of reading in the dark which was getting out a little AA battery — powered book light that I had to clip onto my Kindle — which seemed so backward that you have to have a second electronic device attached to your first electronic device — but [the] eInk screen on the Kindle doesn't light itself.

For true bookworms spring is the time to read books from electronic devices, sitting somewhere on the veranda of mountain cottage and breathing the fresh air.

I've heard mixed feelings on the idea of owning an electronic device that allows one to download the text of a book and read it — in full!

(AP)-- Google Inc. is making half a million books, unprotected by copyright, available for free on Sony Corp.'s electronic book - reading device, the companies were set to announce Thursday.

Because books are now stored on an electronic device, you can have as many of them as you want, and you can even access them across various devices.

The books will play on any electronic device, and can be bought all over the world.

And here we sit now in early 2011 with electronic publishing expanding quickly, more new reading devices coming on board almost daily, worldwide reading of electronic books expanding faster than anyone can keep track of, and a bright future ahead of authors who decide to indie publish.

«Convert your production files from PDF to EPUB,» they hear, «and your books will almost magically become marketable for reading on nearly every conceivable electronic device from the Kindle to the iPhone, and everything in between!»

Of those one in five, 42 % said they read an ebook on a computer, making it the most popular device for reading electronic copies of books.

OPDS enables the aggregation, distribution, and discovery of books, journals, and other digital content by any user, from any source, in any electronic format, on any device.

The books can be read on any electronic device: desktop computers, laptop computers, PDAs or smartphones.

An eBook is an electronic version of a book meant to be read on a device such as a Kindle (Amazon), Nook (Barnes & Noble), or iPad (Apple).

As you probably know, Kindle books can be read on any electronic device — computer (PC or Mac), tablet, phone.

She suggests that the format is well suited to authors of picture books and YA, as those audiences are well familiar with scrolling on their electronic devices.

Most people who are fiendish readers might have only read real books their entire life and the notion of reading them on an electronic device is just not comfortable.

While US lawmakers continue to debate the merits or lack of justification for in - flight bans on electronic devices, Australian airlines Qantas is taking a different approach by commissioning a series of paperback books that are the perfect length for an extended flight.

While many e-reading platforms aimed at the children's market focus solely on the younger reader content found in many interactive book apps, an unrivaled understanding of the children's book market and the technological know - how to market ebooks for a variety of devices and ages will both have a great deal to do with the expected success of Scholastic's electronic reading application.

«The partnership between Scholastic and educators has been a strong catalyst in inspiring new generations of book lovers, and we are thrilled to be a part of this effort to provide teachers and parents with an incredible new tool to meet kids where they are on the electronic devices they love and make reading even more fun.»

For those uninitiated in the world of comic books, this means that the day a book hits the stands in retail markets, the digital version will be available on the electronic devices at the same time.

If Gutenberg allowed everyone to get print books at little cost, Project Gutenberg could allow everyone to get a library of electronic books at no cost on a cheap device like a USB drive.

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And if not, at the very least pick up the free Kindle app so that you can read Kindle books on your PC or favorite electronic device.

Although the Nielsen Norman Group could have undertaken a more indepth study of reading habits on electronic reading devices vs print books, the interview you did with Hoa Loranger was still a great interview.

The electronic version of a book, usually read on dedicated Reading devices such as Kindles or Kobo readers, or on devices such as smartphones, tablets, or PCs.

Remember trying to squeeze several books into a suitcase for a long trip — now all those books can be on one small electronic device!

The U.S. government is moving toward easing restrictions on airline passengers using electronic devices to listen to music, play games, read books, watch movies and work during taxiing, takeoffs and landings.

(AP)-- Google Inc. is launching a new online service that will let readers buy electronic versions of books and read them on such gadgets as cell phones, laptops and possibly e-book devices.

In certain cases, you can't read the electronic book you buy from one store on a device supported by a competing store.

E-Books: Considering the popularity of Nook, Kindle, and other reading devices, electronic books are on the radar of authors and readers alike.

For the first time, British children are reading more on computers and other electronic devices than they are reading books, magazines, newspapers and comics, according to a study of nearly 35,000 youngsters published Thursday.

E-books can be stored and read on electronic devices, while print books can not.

Like any other book, it can contain text, images, or both, and produced using computers as well as published with a computer process, and readable on computers or other electronic devices, such as a Kindle, Nook, iPad, or even a Smartphone.

D. «E-book» means an electronically formatted book designed to be read on a computer, a handheld device, or other electronic devices capable of visually displaying E-books.

«For schools, eBooks come with different rights for different students, the books need to be accessible on school computers and on personal devices, and some electronic textbooks can be over two gigabytes each!

An eBook is an electronic version of a printed book that can easily be read on a computer or handheld device, with properly formatted text and images, no matter the size of the screen.

Obviously the confusion and bias that Michael has is caused by some form of nostalgia for paper books vs. the nearly infinite benefits of electronic devices that can present books on a touch screen.

Bound Book Scanning, Inc. converts libraries to various e-formats, easing up storage space, providing enhanced search functionality, lightens transport load and allows easy access to favorite titles on any electronic device.

With so much coverage given in the past two years to the so - called «death of books» due to the on - going digital vs print debate, it's interesting that not many pundits have spoken out about a fact that parents and educators have feared for generations, that books apparently are in competition with all of the electronic devices that young students have access to.

I can think of many times I've bought a physical book and wished I had an ebook version with me on a portable electronic device, and vice-versa.

AT&T Inc. planned to announce Wednesday that it will support an electronic book reading device due early next year from Plastic Logic Ltd., a Mountain View, Calif. - based startup based on British display technology.

That's when Amazon rolled out its first Kindle e-reader, upending the book market once again by turning the focus from costly paper books to electronic ones that could be delivered quickly and cheaply to customers on a reading device.

Joe Hutsko informs us: «A new study analyzing the Amazon Kindle electronic book reader's impact on the environment suggests that, on average, the carbon emitted over the life of the device is offset after the first year or use.

Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sony, for example, also sell electronic books for people to read on other devices, such as the iPhone.

This Christmas millions are being spent on persuading us to buy easy - to - read electronic devices like Kindle and iTab, and with more digital books said to have been sold in the US this year than hardbacks we can all see that a publishing revolution is on us.

Open up an endless library of your favourite books on demand when at home or away with these electronic devices