There isn't, at present,
a dedicated eBook app and Edge is filling in for it.
I suggest that Microsoft release
a dedicated ebook app where people can buy and read books in a singular app and is optimized for large and small phones.
Not exact matches
Kobo has designed a way to provide stores with
dedicated tracking links for downloads of the Kobo Reading
App, so customers who read
eBooks on devices other than eReaders can purchase books through smartphones, computers, and tablets and have them credited to the store.
Almost all libraries have
dedicated apps which you can use to browse, checkout and read
eBooks, magazines or newspapers you borrow.
If you look at reading stats, there's another trend: more people are reading
ebooks via
apps on their tablets and phones now, and fewer people are using
dedicated ereaders.
International
ebook market explodes, causing publishers to rethink territory rights restrictions — The proliferation of affordable, high - quality
dedicated ereading devices, smart phones and ereading
apps, and the international expansion of big US - based
ebook retailers into green field markets, will...
Their big bet is with new projects, such as selling
eBooks directly to customers and launching their own
dedicated e-Reader
app for Android.
Not content to exclusively buy into this model Harper Collins is now bucking the trend by selling
eBooks directly to customers and launching a
dedicated e-Reader
app for Android and... [Read more...]
It makes some sense that they would want out of the tablet market for good, since other tablets can run the Nook
app, but how would they be a competitive
ebook vendor if there are no
dedicated e-readers compatible with their books?
Instead of making a
dedicated app to conform to the
ebook format, they made the
ebook format available to be read on existing platforms in tablets, iPhones, computers, and every other mobile device.
Not content to exclusively buy into this model Harper Collins is now bucking the trend by selling
eBooks directly to customers and launching a
dedicated e-Reader
app for Android and iOS.
Why should I buy the Kindle, a
dedicated ebook reader, when I could get the Kindle
app on my iPad and my smartphones for free and get the same books on it?
There are far more iPads and iPhones in the world than there are
dedicated ebook readers like the Kindle, so for this post let's do a roundup of the best reading
apps for iOS devices.
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.
At BEA last week I spent a lot of time with publishers looking for
eBook fixed layout format enlightenment and discussing the finer points of fixed layout support for
dedicated devices and cross-platform
apps.
In the last three years we have seen a rise in
dedicated apps that give you a singular
ebook experience.
Chris from Bilbary elaborated «I expect there will be a place for
dedicated apps for the foreseeable future — most publishers still require «traditional»
ebook DRM — namely that provided by Adobe Content Server — so the only way to display this content is with a native
app developed using the Adobe RMSDK.
There is a
dedicated store, Nook Video, Library,
eBook Reading
Apps, Nook Search, custom settings menu and the ability to view all of the notes and annotations you have ever made.
What are your views on maintaining
dedicated apps for iOS and Android as a method to view
ebooks?
This year's book fair is the second year in a row to see such an emphasis on digital children's books and enhanced
app books, with several ToC speakers and panels
dedicated to where the
ebook market is going to take juvenile literature.
People who want something that is a
dedicated reading device to consume
ebooks and those who covet features that multipurpose tablets have, such as games and
apps.
Major
ebook re-sellers are tending to shy away from
dedicated e-reading
apps designed to work for the PC and MAC.
What are your views on maintaining
dedicated Reading
Apps for iOS and Android as a method to view
ebooks?
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.
Once digital erotica consumers are comfortable enough with their
dedicated e-readers or reading
apps for tablets, e-reading may become their preferred mode for purchasing other books in the future, leading to an increase in
ebook sales in other fields.
SkyInk Studios is small Washington DC based company that specializes in creating
dedicated apps for
ebooks on a myriad of platforms.
You can think of Storia
eBooks as
dedicated apps, similar to how digital magazines work on the Apple newsstand.
It is not readable except on a device that runs on software, and the software necessary to view the
ebook was already taxed when the consumer purchased the device needed for reading it, whether it's a
dedicated e-reader, a computer with an
app, or a tablet PC.
WaveShare brings with it plenty of
dedicated apps like an
ebook reader as well as funky feature like a battery meter and accelerometer built into the wallpaper if that's your thing.
Most people buy a Nook as a
dedicated reading device, and this is what the B&N store brings, vs. those who buy an all - purpose tablet where
ebook reading is more of an after thought, sequestered away in a separate
app along with all the others.
An innovative independent publisher in New York City, Diversion Books has announced a new venture: EverAfter is described in its inaugural press release as «the first bookstore experience exclusively
dedicated to romance
ebooks,» offering «in -
app purchase.»
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.
@Catherine: As Deb said, Kindle has lots of
apps but it is likely that only the only
dedicated ebook reader you will be able to use is an Amazon device.
Apple's iPhone has become one of the most popular smartphones on which to read
ebooks and there's now many
dedicated ebook reading
apps available.