Sentences with phrase «e-books on cell phones»

Younger e-book readers were especially likely to access e-books on cell phones or computers, while older adults were more likely to use dedicated e-readers.

About a third (32 %) of e-book readers still say they sometimes read e-books on their cell phone, reflecting both the ubiquity of mobile phones and the convenience of these phones as supplementary reading devices.

It's interesting too in the light of Pew's most recent data which found that «About a third (32 %) of e-book readers still say they sometimes read e-books on their cell phone, reflecting both the ubiquity of mobile phones and the convenience of these phones as supplementary reading devices ``:

Not exact matches

Jennifer Colegrove, an analyst at market researcher iSuppli Corp., identified several product categories in addition to e-book readers, including displays for wearable and carryable products like watch dials, cell phones, credit cards and security - system cards; instrumentation applications like the capacity meter on Lexar JumpDrive USB drives; and signage.

For example, recent data from Pew Internet Research revealed 41 % of e-book readers read their e-books on an e-reader device, such as the Kindle, while 42 % read them on a computer, 29 % on a cell phone and 23 % on a tablet.

Many teenagers in Houston tote cell phones, but don't know they can read library e-books for free on their phones.

Just because e-books are available on better (the new Kindle) and more (all cell phones) devices doesn't mean people will read them.

Among Americans who read e-books, those under 30 are more likely to read them on a cell phone, at 41 percent, or on a computer (55 percent) than on an e-book reader (23 percent) or tablet (16 percent).

(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.

mobipocket is a popular e-book standard on cell phone and supported by most mobile devices (Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, webOS, Java ME, BlackBerry, Kindle).

E-book readers who own dedicated e-reading devices also tend to read e-books on them more frequently, while computers or cell phones are used less often, if ever.

Though personal computers and cell phones may be used for a wide array of activities (including but not necessarily e-reading), most people who read e-books and own a tablet or e-reader consume e-books on those devices.

Yet e-book readers under age 30 are actually less likely than older e-book readers to own e-readers, and instead consume their e-books on a desktop or laptop computer (55 %) or cell phone (41 %).

In fact, a majority of e-book readers under age 30 consume their e-books on a desktop or laptop computer; the second most popular method is by cell phone (41 % read their e-books this way).

According to a Pew Research Center survey published this spring, a computer is the most popular device for reading e-books: 42 % of those who read e-books say they read on a personal computer, followed by an e-reader (41 %), cell phone (29 %) and tablet (23 %).

Not only can I read a book on an e-book reader, but on my desktop, my laptop, my PDA and yes, even on my cell phone.

DigitalPulp Publishing distributes content on all popular digital formats such as PDAs (Pocket PC / Palm), MP3 players, e-book readers, cell phones and computers.

People who are addicted to cell phones or who love using laptops and PC's can browse for books on their favorite devices, and even read them that way as e-books.

If don't have a wireless router at home or know where to get on a Wi - Fi network (like at some coffee shops or airports), you can still browse and download e-books wirelessly with certain e-readers that have «3G» connectivity — like the Kindle 3G (the $ 189 version), the Nook 3G, the Sony Daily, etc. «3G» refers to the cell phone network (the third - generation network currently in use, specifically), so with a 3G - enabled e-reader, you can connect wirelessly anywhere you would get cell phone reception (which, according to AT&T's commercials, covers 97 % of Americans).

I have no delusions of a full solution based on the cell phone book club idea or any other (and, no, I am not suggesting that all reading happen on phones, or even with e-books).

The same concept applies to passengers of buses, airplanes, and trains who are reading e-books on Kindles, tablets, laptops, and cell phones.

NBC news reports further that «Of those who have read an e-book in the past 12 months, 42 percent said they read it on a computer; 41 percent on an e-book reader; 29 percent on a cell - phone and 23 percent on a tablet.»

Another way to look at that data is to note that people who specifically own e-reading devices (readers and tablets) are particularly likely to read e-books: 93 % of e-reader owners consume e-books on their traditional Kindle or Nook at least occasionally; 81 % of tablet owners consume e-books on their tablet; 46 % of computer owners consume e-books on their computer; and 29 % of cell phone owners read e-books on their phone.

In addition, 60 % of e-book readers read magazines and journals, and 53 % of those magazine and journal readers have read such content on an e-reader, tablet, or cell phone.

He cited Pew Internet Research data that found 41 percent of e-book readers read on an e-reader device like Kindle or Nook, that 42 percent read them on a computer, that 29 percent read them on a cell phone, and that the other 23 percent read them on a on a tablet like iPad or Kindle Fire.