Sentences with phrase «e-books on tablet computers»

By contrast, whites tend to turn to a range of digital devices when reading e-books: 13 % read e-books on cellphones, but 18 % read e-books on tablet computers, 10 % use e-book readers and 11 % engage with e-book content on desktop or laptop computers.

A quarter - century down the line, analysts say, there's little reason to expect that the consumer will be more often flipping the pages of an e-book on their tablet computer than picking up a hardcover, and streaming video through their Web - enabled TV rather than turning on their Blu - ray player.

Some 23 % of e-book readers ages 16 - 29 read e-books on an e-reader like a Kindle or Nook, and just 16 % read e-books on a tablet computer.

Not exact matches

When you buy the e-book, you will be able to instantly download a PDF file that can be read on your computer, printed, or opened on a tablet.

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.

Kindle for PC allows you to manage your e-book collection and read any of the titles you have purchased on your home computer or tablet.

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).

The Nook e-book reader announced by Barnes & Noble offers several novelties, including an Android OS, two screens and the ability for users to lend e-books, but its biggest impact could be on the widely rumored tablet computers expected from Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp..

All three are available in print or e-book, which you can also read on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

A new Harvard study is re-affirming the assertion that reading light - emitting e-books before bed, like computer tablets, could have a detrimental effect on sleep, which can in turn lead to serious health problems.

Instead, the BiblioTech library has thousands of e-books that patrons can access on hundreds of computers, e-readers and tablets.

College graduates are far more likely than those with high school diplomas or less to read books on tablets (25 % vs. 7 %), e-book readers (15 % vs. 3 %) or traditional computers (15 % vs. 6 %).

A majority of e-book readers say they read e-books on an e-reader or tablet, and fewer do any e-book reading on a desktop or laptop computer.

In the year ending in January 2012, the American Association of Publishers reported that e-book sales had risen more than 49.4 % in the adult books category, 475.1 % in the children's and young adult category, and 150.7 % in the religious publications category.5 We at the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project reported that ownership of e-book readers among adults age 18 and older had nearly doubled from 10 % of the population to 19 % over the holiday gift - giving season at the end of 2011, and ownership of tablet computers had surged a similar amount.6 In the final week of 2011 the e-book version of 42 of the top - selling 50 books on USA Today's best - seller book list was outselling the paper version of the same book.7

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.

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 %).

E-book readers who own tablets or e-readers are very likely to read e-books on those devices — but those who own computers or cellphones sometimes turn to those platforms, too.

Free E-Books Access thousands of e-books and e-audiobooks for all ages through OverDrive, Hoopla, OneClickDigital, EBSCOHost, and ComicsPlus to read or listen to on your computer, tablet, or smartE-Books Access thousands of e-books and e-audiobooks for all ages through OverDrive, Hoopla, OneClickDigital, EBSCOHost, and ComicsPlus to read or listen to on your computer, tablet, or smarte-books and e-audiobooks for all ages through OverDrive, Hoopla, OneClickDigital, EBSCOHost, and ComicsPlus to read or listen to on your computer, tablet, or smart phone.

If you don't care about openness, however, then Amazon has an excellent e-book store that's well curated, as well as the ability to read content on computers and tablets via the Kindle app.

Similarly, Barnes & Noble was able to attract a $ 300 million investment from Microsoft in order to compete with Amazon even after the filing of the proposed Final Judgment shed doubt on the future of e-books agency pricing, and Google recently announced a new investment in a tablet computer intended to promote its e-book sales.

There are a bunch of other e-readers out there (including the Aluratek Libre, Velocity Cruz, Augen Book, Pandigital Novel, Cybook Opus, Ectaco JetBook, Sharper Image Literati, and a bunch of Android - based tablet computers), but each suffers from serious problems: many use LCD screens that are harder on the eyes, yet don't even have the redeeming features of the iPad or Nook Color; several are overpriced; most of them lack features; and many don't interface easily with a decent e-book store.

Although dedicated devices (e-readers) may be used to read e-books, they may be read on other platforms such as smartphones, tablets and personal computers as well.

Yes, it is easier to simply download a book either directly from browsing the appropriate e-book store on your tablet or smartphone or by looking at their online store via computer and downloading that way.

It starts with an ordinary paper book, then an e-book read from Daddy's tablet computer, then holo - projected images of a book, and a mention of the possibility of translating the story into an anime on the fly (although the characters choose not to).

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.»

EPUB is an e-book file format with the extension e-pub that can be downloaded and read on e-readers, smart phones, tablets and computers.

EPUB is an e-book file format with the extension epub that can be read on e-readers and on devices like smart phones, computers and tablets.

With a download, e-books can be read on smartphones, tablets or even a personal computer, in a pinch.

Unless a the person buying the e-book has a tablet or wants to read on their computer / laptop, this new content may not be available on their e-book reader.

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.

For tablets, smartphones, and computers — OverDrive Media Console: If you're reading on a tablet (iPad or Android), a smartphone (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone), or a computer (Windows or Mac), reading e-books from the library is far simpler.

Booktango currently formats your manuscript as an e-book file available for download on the Amazon Kindle, iPad, Nook, Kobo, Android Tablets, smartphones and PC or Mac computers (PDF).

Among those who own tablet computers and e-book readers, women read more books than men (23 books on average in the past year vs. 19); whites read more books than minorities (23 books on average in the past year vs. 16); those who have owned the device more than a year read more books than newer purchasers (24 books on average in the past year vs. 20); and those over age 40 have read more books than those under 40 (22 books on average in the past year vs. 19).

Those who read e-books are also fans of other digital content: 65 % read news or newspapers, and 77 % of those news consumers have read such content on their e-reader or tablet computer.

Tablets, on the other hand, are basically computers without keyboards capable of displaying Web sites, videos, e-books, and digital magazines in full color.

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.

You can download the free Kindle App and read e-books on your tablet, smart phone, or computer.

E-books are able to be read on your computer, e-reader, smartphone or tablet, making them accessible and portable.

I think this shows there is a need for more user - friendly ways to read e-books on hand - held devices like tablets or e-book readers in preference to desktop or laptop computers.8