Not exact matches
And
like iTunes, Calibre has the ability to convert between one
ebook format and another: between ePub and mobi (old Kindle) or AZW3 (newer Kindle), say, or between LIT format files and ePub, so that you can read that old Microsoft
Reader book on the iBooks
app of your iPad or Mac.
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!
Readmill only launched its iPhone
app in February of this year, but has already established partnerships with eighty different publishers who are looking to working directly with their
readers as they bypass typical
ebook distribution outlets
like Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
However,
like the other popular
ebook reader app for DRM «d books, Apple's iBooks, the Kindle
app lacks a feature that is essential for those who read
ebooks in the context of research and other writing projects: the ability to clip a brief section of text that can be transferred to another document — the simple cut and paste feature.
I just
like that
app and either purchase my
ebooks through that store or I convert my
ebooks to work in that
reader.
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.
Don't get me wrong, the Nook is a nice
ebook reader and I especially
like the GlowLight Nook, but it is fairly limited in functionality unless rooted, which opens it up to install Android
apps, including other ereading
apps like Kindle and Kobo.
One would get about 100 preinstalled Android
Apps with the tablet, which includes the standard application packages
like eBook reader, photo viewer, social media, music player and weather.
Copia demonstrated its social reading platform and rolled out its college textbook interactivity, BookTracks offered samples of its fully integrated audio enhancements, and a variety of companies
like start - ups BiblioCrunch and Robot Media demonstrated tools that authors and
readers can use to develop their own
ebooks and
app books.
Devices
like the Nook Touch and Kobo ereaders can be hacked to run open Android, but the T68 is one of the first to openly allow third - party
apps to be installed on an E Ink
ebook reader.
The iPhone
app was good by iPhone
ebook reader standard, but the full - page image - and - text rendering felt
like a gimmick on a small screen — most of the time you'll end up reflowing the raw text on your phone, a la the Kindle
app.
People though, are definitely using the service, since the
apps launch,
readers have added over 27,000 books to their BookScout shelves and have
Liked over 21,000
eBook titles.
Like usual Tor's
ebooks are available to download in ePub and Mobi formats, both DRM - free for your convenience so they'll work with all
ebook readers or reading
apps.
Readmill was a Berlin - based startup that had become popular for the clean, streamlined
ebook reading service it provided; its support for Adobe (s ADBE) DRM meant
readers could buy
ebooks from platforms
like Kobo and Nook (s BKS) and then read them on Readmill's
apps.
The Kindle Cloud
Reader is an ebook reader app built using HTML5 and web technologies that looks and works just like the native ebook reading
Reader is an
ebook reader app built using HTML5 and web technologies that looks and works just like the native ebook reading
reader app built using HTML5 and web technologies that looks and works just
like the native
ebook reading
apps.
The tablet will be available in pink or silver premium metal, and it comes with pre-loaded
apps like BBC iPlayer, Angry Birds, Facebook, Twitter and an
eBook reader app.
Usually, you'll either be asked how you'd
like to open the file (if you have multiple
ebook reading
apps) or it'll open automatically in the default
reader.
If you
like to read
eBooks from your public library on your iPad, Bluefire
Reader is the
app for you.
All the other
reader apps tend to follow their lead and since books now represent such a small slice of Amazon's overall revenue it would be great to see some other
ebook retailer step up and innovate with a service
like this.
WaveShare brings with it plenty of dedicated
apps like an
ebook reader as well as funky feature
like a battery meter and accelerometer built into the wallpaper if that's your thing.
Compared to other
ebook readers on the current market, the Pandigital Novel Personal eReader has a fairly extensive list of features for the price: WiFi, touchscreen, web browser that can download
ebooks, audio player, speaker, g - sensor, and some
apps like email and sudoku.
I don't know how people tolerate this nonsense from an
ebook reader; I've never seen anything
like it before with other brands of ereading devices or
apps.
Being able to install
apps from Google Play makes the device more
like a tablet than an
ebook reader.
While
ebook vendors always ask you to enter your metadata separately and they use that information to correctly display your book in their respective stores, many
ebook reader devices and
apps (
like Calibre) use the metadata encoded within the book to display information regarding that book on that device.
The list could continue of
apps that don't use these API's like: Twitter, Weather Apps, Amazon.com shopping, Radio streaming apps, sports apps, eBay, eBook readers, and much much m
apps that don't use these API's
like: Twitter, Weather
Apps, Amazon.com shopping, Radio streaming apps, sports apps, eBay, eBook readers, and much much m
Apps, Amazon.com shopping, Radio streaming
apps, sports apps, eBay, eBook readers, and much much m
apps, sports
apps, eBay, eBook readers, and much much m
apps, eBay,
eBook readers, and much much more!
The interesting thing is I'm not sure it's the ideal
ebook reader but it is so many other things already and I
like everyone am waiting for more ipad
apps... bottom line; if you can afford it, it's a wonderful e-gadget to have, and you will find great ways to use it.
Consider adding your chosen
eBook reader app of choice (
like Kindle or Kobo) to the list.