Making available affordable tablet and
ebook reading devices along with setting up a robust internet infrastructure will be the other requirements that can spur reading on a mass scale.
Not exact matches
The main premise of the service is to combine social
reading along with purchasing
ebooks, without being locked into a specific
device such as the Kindle.
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.
Most recently, Tamblyn was quoted by Publishing Perspectives» Dennis Abrams describing Kobo's «new fleet of e-
reading and tablet
devices along with an
ebook store for children and a partnership with content aggregator Pocket — all aimed at helping Kobo win the fight for «people who have
reading at the center of their lives.»»
Most people buy a Nook as a dedicated
reading device, and this is what the B&N store brings, vs. those who buy an all - purpose tablet where
ebook reading is more of an after thought, sequestered away in a separate app
along with all the others.
The
device can
read Adobe EPUB and PDF
ebooks and DRM - free EPUB and PDF files,
along with TXT documents.
For the most part, though, it's such a good fit for me that I'll wait until the
ebook reader of my dreams comes
along to make a change in
reading devices.
The most important thing to do before buying a new dedicated
reading device is to research
ebook availability and pricing among
ebook stores,
along with all the other digital media that you intend to use on your ereader —
ebooks, newspapers, magazines, blogs, webpages, audiobooks, etc..