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.
Not exact matches
But with an
eBook, if I'm on a web - enabled
device like the iPad, I can click on the link in the
eBook, and go watch the video, or access the author's blog and ask him a question, or buy the book on Amazon that he referenced.
Kindle
eBook edition can be read using the free Kindle Reading Apps for your computer or mobile
device —
like iPhone, iPad, Android, and more — and on all Kindle
devices.
If you want to get into reading
ebooks, it's a very legitimate question as to whether you should spend your money on a
device that does only one thing — or whether it would be much more cost - effective to get a general - purpose
device like an iPad or an Android tablet instead.
Many people have argue with me for years on the subject of dedicated
eBook reader
devices, with any number of reasons they
like them, but it is really only that they can't read small print or they still want «the look and feel» of the dead trees pulp bound up in dead animal skins.
I am a Nook fan not because of anything Barnes and Noble has done but because I
like the physical
device better and I'm not limited to one particular format or one particular store in buying my
ebooks.
However, J'son & Partners Consulting would
like us to believe that the
ebook buying trend is expected to reverse by 2016 when 77 percent of
ebook purchases are likely to be made from tablet or smartphone
devices, while the remaining 23 percent from desktop or laptop
devices.
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Most bookstore chains have their own ereader
device and their own bookstore; but some companies
like Smashwords, BookBaby, and Lulu offer «distribution» - which means they'll send your
ebook out to all the online retailers and keep track of sales for you.
And I made the
ebook attractive just
like yours is, Jami, with the oversized initial (since drop caps are iffy on some
devices,
like my Kobo Glo) and a small chapter graphic.
it remove DRM protection from PDB
ebook of ereader.com, let user read new
ebook in other computer or other e-reader
device,
like Kindle, Sony Reader, iPad, user also can print PDB
ebook without limitation.
Instead, Google makes their APIs available to any hardware manufacturer that would
like to build a
device that can integrate with Google
eBooks.
I'll be adding the
ebook to other distribution platforms such as Kobo and Smashwords shortly, but if you'd
like to read it now and don't have an ereader, simply download the free Kindle app to the electronic
device of your choice (phone, tablet, PC, etc).
It's nice to have a dedicated
ebook thing, instead of a multipurpose heavy
device like an iPad (which I also enjoy, though for different reasons).
Think of Tolino as the Nook of Germany, but instead of only BarnesandNoble.com selling
ebooks for Nook,
ebook retailers
like Der Club, Hugen, Weldbild, Thalia, etc. all sell
ebooks for Tolino
devices.
Today's Bone Walker major news item: if you're a reader of
ebooks on Kobo
devices and / or apps, OR if you're Android - inclined and
like to get your digital media from Google Play, then the book is now available for preorder on platforms FOR YOU!
When you're done, you'll be able to read them on any system or
device, convert those MOBI or PRC
ebooks to PDF or any other format you'd
like and you'll — once again — own those books that you've payed for.
Tools
like the Lulu EPUB Converter turn an author's document into an
eBook that can be sold and read on most e-reader
devices.
On the other hand,
ebooks (and most tablet -
like devices such as Driods and iPads, etc.) have intricate circuitry that requires so - called rare - Earth minerals, many of which are being strip - mined out of rainforests and other fragile ecosystems.
If you would
like to read
ebooks on your kindle e-ink
device please email
[email protected] and request that Amazon allow compatibility with cloudLibrary.
There are also at least three popular
eBook devices that have compatible apps for your phone, so if you decide you'd
like a larger screen later, you can still access your electronic library.
Kindle Fire is the newest offering from Amazon as the
eBook device now acts more
like a tablet instead of just a pure
eBook reader.
Both
devices offer similar reading features
like adding notes, highlights, bookmarks, both have dictionary lookup, translations, Wikipedia reference, each offers reading stats, social network sharing, search, table of contents, onboard stores, collections for organizing content, and both support library
ebooks and have a basic web browser that can download DRM free
ebooks from free
ebook websites.
All reading
devices should allow the reader to adjust whatever aspect of the formatting that they
like, while allowing a setting that renders the
ebook as designed by the publisher.
Ebooks are
like websites inasmuch as they rely on code to render properly across digital
devices such as Kindles and other ereaders.
How an
eBook looks on different
devices also varies —
eBook devices are
like snowflakes.
Unlike fixed - layout
ebooks, content is fluid and paginates automatically according to
device and reader settings (
like a website does).
An online library to download thousands of audio and
ebooks to listen or read on your computer or transfer books to a portable
device,
like an iPod or MP3 player.
Or you will try the
ebook on various
devices and find it's not working
like you want.
it produce a epub
ebook that you read in other computer or other e-reader
device,
like Sony Reader, iPad, user also can print Kindle
ebook without limitation.
As more people turn to their electronic
devices to consume content,
ebooks seem
like a natural evolution for books.
The small dimension (width) of your cover should be at least 1400 pixels, which sounds
like overkill given that your book cover will almost always be displayed either as a thumbnail or at about 400 - 800 pixels when viewing the
ebook on a reading
device, but I guess we need to prepare for that one in a million
ebook aficionado who insists
ebooks are best read on a plasma television screen.
Amazon is betting on its latest generation of
devices to function
like cash registers, where the hardware is severely discounted and makes up for the difference with Amazon Prime,
ebooks, videos, apps, and a wide array of content.
But with great ideas proposed
like a ranking system for self - published authors to help ensure best practices and a streamlined
device system that makes buying
ebooks ridiculously easy, one of the better ideas was the focus on greater adoption of bundling of
ebooks with their print counterparts, proposed by BitLit's Peter Hudson.
Finally we show you what enhanced
ebooks look
like, some of the e-reading functionality of the
device, and give you our final impressions.
Many European companies have been releasing e-ink
devices that have the full Android experience and have various App Stores to download
ebook apps, games or digital content
like magazines, manga and newspapers.
While educational initiatives have put
devices in place, retail websites
like Flipkart and Amazon India have introduced easy
ebook purchasing, and even major self - publishers have brought the platform to authors in India, the lack of internet connection has been blamed for disappointing results in publishing.
As for another large group of people who have not paid to read
eBooks, there is probably a large percentage of them who have downloaded legally «free» copies...
like ones you have written about in some of your 4456 posts — not only from independent current authors, but from the huge quantity of public domain books offered on large sites
like ProjectGutenberg.org — many of which come pre-loaded on some
eBook reading
devices.
Probably tablets rather than ereaders will be the driving force behind
ebook adoption in countries
like Brazil, with ereading a secondary consideration in purchasing the
device..
Pocketbook was the sort of company that many tech savvy users
liked because the
devices had support for over nine different
ebook formats.
I guess I'm an enigma to traditional
eBook / ePaper lovers because, get this, I
like my Kindle but am less than convinced there is much a future for a dedicated
eBook reading
device.
While most of us would
like to believe
ebook readers are dead and multi-purpose
devices like tablets and phablets are the way to go, the truth is there is still a market, albeit a tiny one, for dedicated
ebook readers.
Some of them
like Kindle Paper White is a very basic
device just to read
eBooks and some of them Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX are high end tablets that can be used for various purpose
like internet and emails.
Ideally the book will be attractive and easy to read on any
device — and because each software application for reading
ebooks has some reader controls, some whose vision is no longer as strong as it once was (
like, say, me) can make it larger, while someone who doesn't
like serif fonts can have the book display in sans - serif or, heck, Zapfino (don't try this at home).
Ebook projects
like Project Gutenberg transcribe
ebooks and make them available for the widest number of reading
devices.
EPUB can be read on Apple
devices, B&N Nook, and via apps
like Adobe Digital Editions and gives you access to the biggest
ebook stores on the market.
There's a Bluetooth low - energy chip inside them too, so they can be wirelessly updated from a mobile
device or a PC, and the same e-Ink display technology as you'll find in
ebook readers
like the Kindle.
You can adjust how small or large it is, and depending on the reading
device or app you use, you can often change font type, font weight, text alignment, spacing — and with tools
like Calibre you can pretty much format an
ebook any way you want if you're determined to do so.
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.
Fixed - layout
ebooks behave very much
like PDFs or even digital magazines, displaying the design, typography, and page geometry exactly as designed on all
devices.