The screens on today's most popular
dedicated electronic readers are based on glare - free monochrome or gray - scale E-Ink technology.
These dedicated electronic readers were the size of a (large and thick) book, with a battery, a black and white LCD screen, and a storage capacity of ten books or so.
Not exact matches
Amazon.com's executives certainly hope so, with several quoted in news reports yesterday saying that the company sees Kindle for iPhone as a companion, not a cannibalization threat to the
dedicated Kindle and Kindle 2
electronic readers.
Despite recent criticism that smartphone screens are too small or lack the clarity of
dedicated e-book
readers,
electronic books are selling well to smartphone and handheld users, said Pendergrast, president and chief technology officer of Fictionwise, the e-book seller that Barnes & Noble Inc. purchased for $ 15.7 million earlier this month.
The new entry - level $ 79 Kindle is a good example of just how slow innovation is in the field of
dedicated ebook
readers and the
electronic ink industry.
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.
A
dedicated e-
reader (
electronic reader) is one such device and allows you to read a book stored in the e-
reader.
Amazon has announced two newer, cheaper Amazon Kindle ebook
readers to entice even more people into going
electronic when it comes to reading books on the go, as well as confirming it will be launching a
dedicated UK ebook store.The new Kindle models... Read more
the best trade - in spot, unless you are an eBay seller, for a growing list of
electronic devices including
dedicated ebook
readers, tablets, and smartphones; and
The first and most obvious is the fact that they're
electronic, taking up virtually no space inside existing smartphone
readers or
dedicated eBook
readers.
Amazon.com's executives certainly hope so, with several yesterday quoted in news reports that the company sees Kindle for iPhone as a companion, not a cannibalization threat to the
dedicated Kindle and Kindle 2
electronic readers.
I spent the last day working on my Amazon Kindle 2 review and while I spent so much concentrated time with my new ebook
reader (now my 3rd
dedicated device for reading ebooks) I finally realized that a
dedicated device for ebook reading is the preferred method for reading
electronic books.
I still think that
dedicated e-book
readers will be the primary way that people read
electronic books in the future but the iPad has the potential to give Amazon a run for its money if Apple pulls it off the right way.
An ebook
reader is a
dedicated device that lets you read
electronic books — usually those that you buy from the
reader's own ebook store, but also some that you can download elsewhere.
The eBook Reader.com is an organized, informative resource for everything about the world of
electronic book
readers, from
dedicated ereaders like Kindles and Kobos, to tablets like Samsung Galaxy Tabs and Kindle Fires.
For regular reading, however, we think
dedicated ebook
readers are a better option for a number of reasons, namely nonreflective
electronic - ink displays that give you a more paperlike visual experience (including easy reading outdoors and less eyestrain than with an LCD screen), a lighter weight, and a significantly longer battery life.
I think bottom line, almost every
dedicated reader prefers print, but
electronic reading devices have made huge inroads because of ebooks» price and convenience.