At first, Amazon simply recorded
the last page a reader reached on whatever device they're using.
The software will also automatically synchronize
the last page the reader has read from a book, as well as annotations, between devices.
The feature, called simply Continue, will remember
the last page a reader viewed on, say, her iPhone, so that when she moves to her iPad, she won't have to flip through pages to find her place.
Not exact matches
Announced
last week, the shift will introduce a pay - per -
page system where authors will receive royalties based on how much of their e-books
readers actually get through.
Twentieth - Century Catholic Theologians: From Chenu to Ratzinger by fergus kerr blackwell, 240
pages, $ 29.95 Over the
last decade, a Scottish Dominican named Fergus Kerr has produced a series of books designed to orient
readers to contemporary trends.
From those first few
pages to the very
last, I found myself nodding along, scribbling in the margins, breathing «amens», and thinking to myself, now THIS is the book I wish I'd had ten years ago, THIS is the book I'll be recommending to family, friends, and
readers experiencing crises of faith.
Last week, I used my Facebook
page to get some feedback about the blog from
readers, and many of you expressed a desire to see more posts on faith and parenting.
I've learned a thing or two over the
last few months about hoodwinking / cajoling
readers into looking at blog
pages, much to their chagrin, and Monday's blogging bootcamp really got me thinking about how to do it in a systematic way.
I hosted my first yard sale this past weekend, and
last week I asked
readers on my Facebook
page if they had any advice for me.
A casual
reader might not realize, however, that Perspectives of the San Diego Bay: A Field Guide is the work of fifty - six eleventh graders, who spent
last spring researching, editing, and producing its 246
pages.
A
reader of this
page last week described Initiative 884 as a «bucket of worms» and asked whatever happened to Initiatives 728 and 732.
I do, simply because I don't like the book ending with the
last page of the novel and there being no chance to thank the
reader.
If you want to leave
readers with a little more after they flip that
last page, consider adding in some fun extras.
For e-book lovers, the most important new feature in
Reader Mobile 9 is PDF reflow, which automatically shrinks and reformats PDFs for the small screen so
readers don't have to pan and zoom around overly - large
pages, Anup Murarka, director of partner development and technology strategy at Adobe's platform business unit, said in an interview
last week.
In his review, Bruce Tierney warned
readers that «this is a disturbing book... that resonates long after the
last page has been turned» and we couldn't agree more.
A brilliant novel that stays with the
reader long after the
last page is turned.
These are in addition to the usual
reader app preferences such as notes, highlights, bookmarks, searching within the book, sync
last page read, dictionary look - up, and such.
Vivid and exquisite in its illumination of a time and place that was filled with great monstrosities, but also great humanity and strength, Kristin Hannah's novel will provoke thought and discussion that will have
readers talking long after they turn the
last page.
Picoult keeps the
reader's emotions seesawing till the
last page.
Turn on my
reader and I am right back on the
page I
last left off...
Listening as
readers shared answers to authors» questions in the reverse panel — from humorous confessions of starting with the
last page first to heartfelt tributes about why they read Christian fiction.
''... When the
last page is turned, the dedicated
reader will have a clearer comprehension of one of life's most mysterious and meaningful relationships.
Battery life The Sony
Reader is capable of a claimed 10,000
page views on a single charge, and Sony said that the battery will
last two to three weeks before needing to be recharged.
It's where every part of your communication strategy meets — clickthroughs from your search engine ads, folks who heard you on NPR and want to learn more (dream big, folks), reporters checking you out for a story,
readers who clicked from your Facebook
page for more information, or people who picked up your literature at that reading you did
last week.
Last Monday, Kindle announced that authors who participate in Amazon's Kindle Direct Select program will now be paid by the number of
pages their
readers consume, rather than the percentage of the book they read.
Readers can now access them from any
page of the comic, rather than just the
last page.
This is a feast for the mind, and
readers will ruminate on it long after turning the
last page.»
No doubt it'll keep
readers briskly turning the
pages until the very
last one.
Em and the Big Hoom is a modern masterpiece, an accomplished debut that is graceful and urgent, with a one - of - a-kind voice that will stay with
readers long after the
last page.
In her first novel Eleanor Kuhns demonstrates nuanced character development and complex plot lines that engage the
reader to the very
last page of this novel.
This beautifully written memoir will move
readers from the first to the
last page.
Readers, like Parker himself, will be second - guessing Zelda's stories and motivation right up until the
last page, wondering if she's really magic... or if she's real at all.
Upon reaching the
last page, the
reader starts to wonder if the digital file was somehow corrupted, cutting off the final ten to twenty chapters of the book.
But all throughout Tigers in Red Weather, there is an undercurrent of ugly, something dark that the
reader can't put his finger on until the very
last page.
Features of Kindle Cloud
Reader include: - An immersive view of your entire Kindle library, with instant access to all of your books - Start reading over 950,000 Kindle books instantly within your browser - An embedded Kindle Store optimized for your web browser makes it seamless to discover new books and start reading them instantly - New Kindle Store for iPad is built from the ground up for iPad's touch interface - Your current book is automatically made available for offline use, and you can choose to save a book for reading offline at any time - Receive automatic software updates without the need to download new software - Select any book to start reading, customize the
page layout to your desired font size, text color, background color, and more - View all of the notes, highlights, and bookmarks that you've made on other Kindle apps or on Kindle - Sync your
last page read across your Kindle and free Kindle apps so you can always pick up where you left off
Tools like Whispersync, which saves and synchronizes your
last page read so you can always pick up where you left off, and X-Ray which allows
readers to see all of the passages across a book that mention relevant ideas, fictional characters, historical figures, places, or topics of interest, also come with the Kindle.
Let's say for example that in the new world of used ebooks, Amazon offers
readers who have reached the
last page of an ebook the option to put it up for sale in the Amazon Used Ebook Marketplace.
The Kobo
Reader's battery is rated to
last up to two weeks or 8,000
page turns.
>> Become aware of the most effective and proper way to structure your fiction book so that not only will
readers will finish your book, but also so they'll be left wanting more when the
last page has been turned!
Last year's Sony
Reader Digital Book (PRS - 700) has a 6 - inch (diagonal), 800 - by -600-pixel screen that lets you tap your way through its entire interface (including a virtual QWERTY keyboard) and turn
pages with a swipe of the finger.
Give your
reader a great impression from the first
page to the
last.
Stedman has crafted a beautiful story: an original plot filled with dilemmas that will have the
reader contemplating long after the
last page; luminous prose that is marvellously descriptive of the Western Australian landscape and effectively conveys the post-war atmosphere; and characters with depth and appeal whose situations evoke empathy (only the most hard - hearted
reader will finish this book without a tear shed).
A powerful work that is sure to stay with
readers long after the
last page.»
This accomplished debut is graceful and urgent, with a one - of - a-kind voice that will stay with
readers long after the
last page.
A.S.A. Harrison's superbly suspenseful tale of the unraveling of a 20 - year marriage had
readers feverishly turning the
pages'til the very
last one.
He manages to provide an educational and eye - opening account of a country's political turmoil — in this case, Afghanistan — while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with
readers long after the
last page has been turned over.
Even the title
page and copyright
page are hilarious — and be sure to read every
last word!The opening
pages are where all the action starts, with a note to
readers from author / illustrator Mélanie Watt's cat,...
Every
reader knows the feeling: You turn the
last page in a book, and sadness sets in.
At turns funny, heartbreaking and thrilling, The Never - Open Desert Diner powerfully evokes an unforgettable setting and introduces
readers to a cast of characters who will linger long after the
last page.
There is the one B&N licensed from QuickOffice (a crippled version of their
reader that doesn't even do bookmarks or save
last page read) which is what the NC uses when a «normal» PDF is opened (one without DRM or Password Protection).