Sentences with phrase «ebook reading device while»

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It's something to watch while the jury is out on whether the killer ebook reader will be a purpose built device dedicated to reading, or a multi-purpose device that lets you read books, listen to music, surf the net, make phone calls, write your great novel and make your coffee.

While e-ink display technology may have lost its sheen with the slow demise of standalone ebook reading devices and the growing number of tablets, e-ink is witnessing a resurgence of sorts with smartwatches.

The move comes in the wake of the South Korean manufacturer shifting its focus increasingly towards tablet computers and smartphones, while dedicated ebook reading devices aren't as... [Read more...]

However, the majority at 77 percent of those polled said they read the ebooks on their PCs, notebooks, or netbook devices, while a sizeable 58 percent read them on their smartphones.

Another aspect of the finding that should be of interest to the publishers is that it is only 55 percent that own some sort of an ebook reading device, be it a dedicated ereader or a tablet while the majority 85 percent only own a smartphone device.

In an April 5 research note, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster suggested that, based on his survey of 448 iPad buyers soon after the device's release, some 74 percent of iPad purchasers intended to use the device for surfing the Web, while another 38 percent planned to use it to read ebooks; another 34 percent said «Email,» 26 percent said «Watching Video,» 18 percent said «Playing Games and Apps,» and 8 percent said «Listening to Music.»

Ruckus Media Group, an independent family entertainment company, has received a grant from the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) to build Read Together While Apart ™ (RWTA) Technology, a collaboration infrastructure that will run on networked mobile and non-mobile devices and supports a parent and their child reading Ruckus» eBooks together and playing interactive -LSB-...]

And I find it supremely reassuring to be able to read my ebooks that way, while not worrying about whether I'll damage the device if I drop it in the water!

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.

While its Kindle range of devices and reading app complements Amazon's ebook editions, Flipkart relies on its reading application available for Android, iOS and Windows platforms.

The move comes in the wake of the South Korean manufacturer shifting its focus increasingly towards tablet computers and smartphones, while dedicated ebook reading devices aren't as lucrative.

While many e-reading platforms aimed at the children's market focus solely on the younger reader content found in many interactive book apps, an unrivaled understanding of the children's book market and the technological know - how to market ebooks for a variety of devices and ages will both have a great deal to do with the expected success of Scholastic's electronic reading application.

Sending eBooks to your e-Reader is becoming a fairly popular endeavor for people who have more then one device, or browse for free ones online while at work or school to read later.

What remains to be seen if Amazon will bite the bait given less of consumer acceptance of ebook reading devices, while it is pushing for greater sales of its Kindle Fire tablet range.

While popular ebook reading apps such as Kindle or Kobo can be downloaded on the device, the same won't work with the e-ink display.

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).

While most felt that piracy was not a huge issue, what was important was the ability for readers to find indie authors» works and be able to read them without a lot of hassle or hoop jumping, as well as how to make it possible for readers to choose to read on a variety of devices — even those from different retailers — without sacrificing their existing ebook libraries.

«As far as summer reading goes, we have a constant series of promotions and pricing that we'll be expanding through the summer months,» he explained, while mentioning a larger focus on ebooks and devices for the fall when school will resume.

While all of this comes included in the new eBook App, the other good thing with eBook is that it makes sure the library along with all the bookmarks of a user to be automatically coordinated with the rest of the applications, thus making the Kobo e-reader a quality experience for all users who won't ever have to face any glitch with their reading on any device enabled by Kobo.

Ebooks, on the other hand, well, they're pretty much the same thing as physical books, except they need an expensive device to read them on, while books have their own built - in screen that is both disposable and of a superior resolution (no back - lighting though).

While many kdrm - protected kepub ebooks are also available for download as regular epubs with ubiquitous Adobe DRM, this is not always the case, restricting the use of these ebooks to Kobo devices and reading applications.

While I'd love to read some of the works created by the NZETC I understand that these ebooks will not be supported on the Kindle device.

«Personally, I think that i - devices such as iPads and iPhones are the most accessible to the broadest possible audience, and they too have good ebook reading software already installed as well as being able to run Kindle software,» said Christopherson, while adding that the Kindle range of ereaders lacks accessibility features.

This week's GoodEReader Ebook of the Week is an excellent way to meet a broad range of authors and genres while filling up those new holiday reading devices.

Features that you get in the Kindle devices while reading ebooks will be delivered by the Kindle Cloud.

While cutting edge right now, today's ebook reading devices are only for the hardy and technically savvy.

While some of their customers may be reluctant to switch from paper to electronic reading devices, ebook creators are continuously coming up with ways to win them over.

I spent the last day working on my Amazon Kindle 2 review and while I spent so much concentrated time with my new ebook reader (now my 3rd dedicated device for reading ebooks) I finally realized that a dedicated device for ebook reading is the preferred method for reading electronic books.

OverDrive's browser - based eReader supports narrated eBooks, allowing readers to listen to audio while they read eBooks on virtually any internet - enabled device.

Note: While Kindle devices can still read the Mobipocket format, it has been replaced in the eBook market by Kindle Format 8.

If a KU customer downloaded an ebook while it was still in KU, the author of that book will still get credited and paid for any pages read by that customer while the book remains on their device, even if the title was subsequently withdrawn from KU.

This is a device that won't read the 1000 + ebooks that I already own; I can't read books encrypted for the Kindle on my other devices; Amazon has already abandoned my digital library once — they may be on the way to discontinuing mobipocket support leaving me with a second set of dead files; the thought of my bookmarks and annotations stored on their servers while they extract statistical data is disquieting; Amazon's clout with publishers and pricing strategies may not leave them open to anti-trust suits but they are having a negative impact on etitles available to me.

56 % of tablet owners use social networking services on their device, while 51 % consume music and / or videos, and 46 % read ebooks.

While owners of Amazon's kind of lame Kindle Fire have been able to flip their devices for years they've also had battery - hogging, full color tablets designed to do a lot more than just read ebooks really well.

While I agree with another reviewer that it would be excellent if you could apply the software to your purchased ebooks, on another device, the app is still excellent for it's use as a tool to learn to speed read.

Readers expect ebooks to look good on all their devices and perform flawlessly while conforming to individual reading preferences.

In addition, users will have the added convenience afforded by true eBook portability, allowing them to access their eBooks from any of their eBook software - equipped devices, so that, for example, they can shift from reading their ebook from a smartphone while commuting to a notebook PC or eReader device at bedeBook portability, allowing them to access their eBooks from any of their eBook software - equipped devices, so that, for example, they can shift from reading their ebook from a smartphone while commuting to a notebook PC or eReader device at bedeBook software - equipped devices, so that, for example, they can shift from reading their ebook from a smartphone while commuting to a notebook PC or eReader device at bedebook from a smartphone while commuting to a notebook PC or eReader device at bedtime.