Sentences with phrase «device than all print books»

In a recent article, CNN wrote, «[a] s further proof of how digital media dominate today's entertainment, Amazon announced Thursday that its customers now buy more e-books for its Kindle device than all print books — hardcover and paperback — combined.»

In May, 2011 CNN reported ``... Amazon announced Thursday that its customers now buy more e-books for its Kindle device than all print books — hardcover and paperback — combined.»

Not exact matches

There's also the question of health and age privilege; consider for example the oft - quoted scenario of a nearsighted person who finds that reading on an ereading device, and therefore being able to adjust the font size to something comfortable for them, means they can suddenly read a lot more easily than they can a print book.

So the Kindle proposition is this: You pay for downloadable books that can't be printed, can't be shared, and can't be displayed on any device other than Amazon's own $ 400 reader — and whether they're readable at all in the future is solely at Amazon's discretion.

E-book and print book are more than different formats, they are different devices.

As more kids become device users rather than momentary device borrowers I think we'll see the print / digital split in children's publishing change dramatically, but at the moment we're still in a print - first world for kids» books.

For purposes of this Final Judgment, the term E-book does not include (1) an audio book, even if delivered and stored digitally; (2) a standalone specialized software application or «app» sold through an «app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the book.

Today's readers hold their eBooks to the same standards as printed books, making it more important than ever to showcase a professionalism with your eBook that translates across any popular mobile device or eReader, like the Kindle, Nook, or iPad.

But you justified it right here: «Because ever since I started using a dedicated ereading device and platform I have found the convenience of having all the books I am reading and want to read all in one device far more convenient than toting around one print book at a time.»

Bezos said the company's ultimate goal with the device is to have «every book ever printed in any language, all available [for download] in less than 60 seconds.»

When digital publishing first began experiencing its major growth spurt only a handful of years ago, many critics argued that a digital book was no better than its print counterpart, mostly since many e-publishers at that time were simply creating an identical page format on a screen - based devices.

There will always be a place for the print publisher, and those who would rather feel a book in hand than a tablet or other electronic device.

«Less predictable comments: Users felt that reading the printed book was more relaxing than using electronic devices.

Even though I still love to hold a print book in my hands, the e-reader device was easier to hold than a paperback — I didn't have to worry about breaking the spine to read the text.

Ebooks are the perfect last minute gifts, since you can buy the book (usually at a lower price than a print book too) and send the file over to your mom's tablet, eReader, or handheld device with ease.

«The vision is that you should be able to get any book — not just any book in print, but any book that's ever been in print — on this device in less than a minute,» says Bezos.

Device owners are also more likely than all print and e-book readers to say that print books are better for sharing with other people (77 % of device owners, vs. 69 % of all print and e-book reaDevice owners are also more likely than all print and e-book readers to say that print books are better for sharing with other people (77 % of device owners, vs. 69 % of all print and e-book readevice owners, vs. 69 % of all print and e-book readers).

Those who had read an e-book on any device in the previous year were also more likely than printed - book readers to have bought their most recent book: 55 % of e-book readers had bought their most recently read book, compared with 49 % of those who had read print books.

In terms of their reading on a typical day, while among readers device owners are slightly less likely than all readers 16 and older to have read a print book «yesterday,» they are much more likely to have read an e-book in the previous day — and are more likely to have read a book on a typical day overall.

In my study of the impact of mobile on book publishing (http://thefutureofpublishing.com/2015/02/mobile-strategies-for-digital-publishing/) I argue that reading is far more threatened when encountered on mobile devices than it was in print.

eBook devices like the Kindle and Nook, as well as phones and tablets like the iPhone, iPad, and Kindle Fire, all have screens that are smaller than a typical computer screen or even than a standard print book.

Beyond device ownership, those who had read an e-book (on any device) in the previous year were also more likely than print readers to have bought their most recent book: 55 % of e-book readers had bought their most recently read book of any format, compared with 49 % of print readers.

One major difference is that those who own handheld e-reading devices like e-readers or tablets are more likely to say e-books are preferable to print books for reading in bed: 53 % of device owners say e-books are better than print books in this situation, compared with 45 % of all print and e-book readers.

And while the exact impact on the environment is yet to be known, using a single electronic device (with the possibility of being recharged with renewable energy) is better than buying a new printed book every time you're in the mood to read.

I wonder whether the energy used in printing and shipping books is greater than the impact of technology on the environment when we discard our devices during an upgrade?

As publishers, we were keen to know whether lawyers are starting to us e-readers or handheld devices more than print books.