Sentences with phrase «more as physical books»

Not exact matches

According to the Book of Enoch (which the inspired Jude quotes from as authoritative and which Revelation alludes to quite a bit), these now physical sons of God were punished by losing their bodies and became all the invisible demons that roam the world terrorizing people to this day (with ghost sightings, hunched backs, strange voices, possession, and more).

There is a lot of farcical chin - pulling in the book over various «possible candidates for nothingness» and «what «nothing» might actually comprise,» along with an earnest insistence that any «definition» of nothingness must ultimately be «based on empirical evidence» and that ««nothing» is every bit as physical as «something»» — as if «nothingness» were a highly unusual kind of stuff that is more difficult to observe or measure than other things are.

Tolstoy, for instance, is an epic writer, whose books overflow with physical details and frequently threaten to overflow their own narrative structures and become as vast and as inconclusive as life itself, while Dostoevsky is a dramatic writer, whose books are full of fraught and urgent voices, at times almost disembodied, trapped in situations of immediate and pressing crisis, and surrounded by a physical world usually having no more substance than a collection of painted canvasses or pasteboard silhouettes at the back of the stage.

I have to add that your god's apparent need for a physical book to get its message across is just one more demonstration that your whole religion is man - made, as well as archaic and silly.

We definitely need a few more players as I don't think we've got the physical numbers to get through the season unscathed given the amount of injuries and bookings that we get.

My 7 - year - old daughter is as drawn to physical play, from playing tag and climbing trees to building forts and making tunnels in the sand, as her brother... while my 9 year old is more likely to be found reading books to her brother, guiding him on how to plant the beans in the garden or teaching him how to use the insect net.

Sears, William & Martha THE BIRTH BOOK Little, Brown, 1994 This definitive guide to birthing includes topics such as physical and emotional preparation, lessening the discomfort and speeding up the labor process, the father's role, how to select the kind of birthing environment you want, and more.

The book concludes by introducing a new birth chair designed around women's need for physical support in the hospital delivery room, during labour as well as for the birth, a design that will encourage women to adopt a more positive upright attitude to bringing their babies into the world.

The physical design of Citadel's star books has become more attractive recently, a little more dynamic and stylish than in the past (the cluttered layout of The Cinema of Edward G. Robinson, published by A.S. Barnes, shows that this important aspect of movie book production is not as easily achieved as one might expect).

As teachers, we find that our students concentrate better, read with greater clarity, and analyze text more critically when reading with physical copies of books and newspapers.

Using Acting Skills in the Classroom Students will be more engaged and behave better when educators teach with enthusiasm, using acting techniques such as physical and vocal animation, role - playing, and the use of suspense and surprise, according to the authors of a book on acting lessons for teachers.

While these review sites were geared more towards physical products other than books, such as gadgets that vendors might sell through the Amazon Marketplace, some of the first complaints from the internet community about Amazon reviews centered on self - published authors who were accused of buying reviews of their books.

Last year I read 45 ebooks and 8 paper books, but I actually spent more on those physical books as I did in the Kindle store (a total about # 70 on the paper ones, and # 44.82 on ebooks — all the ebooks I've bought and not read yet [if I ever will, as I continue to buy faster than I read] pretty much equal the total spend though).

Yes, I'm more likely to reread and treat physical books as «keeper» books, so like you, I'm willing to pay more.

Sure, visibility on bookshelves (virtual or physical) has an impact, as some readers pick up books directly there, but if there is one thing more powerful than anything else in literature, it's word of mouth.

Dohle's letter made clear the company's position that «the vast majority of [its] backlist contracts grant [Random House] the exclusive right to publish books in electronic formats, as well as more traditional physical formats.»

And I tend to believe (in general) that readers pay more careful attention when they read a book than read from a device... I also think books matter as physical objects.

However, Amazon's new service could be viewed as more disruptive if it becomes widely adopted and starts to impact traditional libraries, which let you take out unlimited numbers of physical books, but only a few at a time and for a limited number of days or weeks.

As sales channels evolve and digital sales (as opposed to sales of physical books via online channels) become more robust, a publisher will still have the upper hand over individual authors for the same reasons, because direct access to distribution doesn't mean equal (or profitable) access, and the long tail favors scalAs sales channels evolve and digital sales (as opposed to sales of physical books via online channels) become more robust, a publisher will still have the upper hand over individual authors for the same reasons, because direct access to distribution doesn't mean equal (or profitable) access, and the long tail favors scalas opposed to sales of physical books via online channels) become more robust, a publisher will still have the upper hand over individual authors for the same reasons, because direct access to distribution doesn't mean equal (or profitable) access, and the long tail favors scale.

The hope is bringing back an iconic bookstore chain will draw more readers into the stores and hopefully act as a staging ground to consolidate the local physical book industry.

It will be interesting to see what the other big publishing houses decide to do, I have a feeling your going to see the companies who do nt push for equivalent ebook to physical book pricing will have higher sales and in the end make more money off of ebooks AND «dead tree» books as well thanks to word of mouth from ebook readers.

As for physical books, I believe they will remain but I believe that self - publishing will make the route to a best - seller more circuitous than it's ever been because there may not be agents / publishers willing to represent / publish an author unless the self - published product has sold more than «x» number of books.

As the parent company over two distinctly different methods of independent publishing — CreateSpace for print - on - demand physical books and Kindle Direct Publishing for ebooks — the opportunities for book development are more available than ever.

As more and more content has moved from the physical to the digital realm, book publishers (and music labels, and newspapers, etc.) have tried to perpetuate the control they used to have over the physical artifact, and in many cases have actually tried to create new forms of control they never had in the physical world.

From authors who want to have their work available once the physical edition has gone out of print and the rights have reverted, to those whose books we believe in and feel passionately about but couldn't sell — oftentimes, after approaching 20 or more houses — we realized that part of our job as agents in this new publishing milieu is to facilitate these works being made available as e-books and through POD and other editions,» from the DGLM blog.

As the parent company over two distinctly different methods of independent publishing — CreateSpace for print - on - demand physical books and Kindle Direct Publishing for ebooks — the opportunities for... [Read more...]

As much as e-readers are starting to gain more traction with older people, the same research article proclaims their undying love of physical bookAs much as e-readers are starting to gain more traction with older people, the same research article proclaims their undying love of physical bookas e-readers are starting to gain more traction with older people, the same research article proclaims their undying love of physical books.

Thinking about this over the weekend, it seems to me that even as the internet is the instigator of many of publishing's woes, it's also a relief valve of sorts in that it allows publishers to connect readers with content, while at the same time being more (appropriately) selective about which content is turned into physical books.

If, however, you have time on your side and desire a wider distribution, skilled marketing, and more prestige, the process of submitting your manuscript to respected publishers of physical books, as described below, might be for you.

As far as readers are concerned, the incremental cost to produce more copies of an e-book is zero.So the readers expect an eBook to be priced less than a physical booAs far as readers are concerned, the incremental cost to produce more copies of an e-book is zero.So the readers expect an eBook to be priced less than a physical booas readers are concerned, the incremental cost to produce more copies of an e-book is zero.So the readers expect an eBook to be priced less than a physical book.

Barnes & Noble now represents more than 25 percent of all of the U.S. market for e-books, more than the company's share of physical books, and it sells twice the number of e-books as physical books, at least online.

Consider the emotive connection to a physical purchase versus an ebook download, it is likely that the percentage of «ebooks sold to read» conversion will be higher, and as a book that has been read is way more likely to get recommended than a book that hasn't... you get the picture....

I suspect if this becomes any kind of success it will quickly become the main or sole source of income for a lot of independent authors (as most of them make all their money from Kindle sales anyway — a lot don't offer physical books or have books available on other platforms at all) and so the zero - sum effect will be far more important.

The book has so far sold more as a self - published title, but Edwards said the physical version allows them to reach a wider audience through bookshops.

Because of this and the other device dimensions, the consumer may be motivated to use the Transformer Book T100 more frequently as a tablet and seldom as a notebook, connected to a physical keyboard.

According to a Reuters article from back in June, this is partly because it was too complicated to sort out the logistics for a larger operation similar to those that Amazon has in other countries such as its home market of the U.S., Europe, Japan and elsewhere, where the company also sells physical books, consumer electronics, household goods, and much more — often from a selection of third - party retailers as well as itself.

As our world becomes increasingly more digitized, it may leave little room for printed books, physical bookstores and libraries.

As reported by The Guardian, «HarperCollins» revenues from physical books were down 6 % over the last 12 months, although digital sales are expanding robustly and now account for more than one fifth of sales... expects demand for ebooks to continue to grow before plateauing at roughly 50 % of all book sales.»

I don't think it will have as many physical books and I think it will be more of a meeting place, a place where meetings are held or study sessions.

In a time where brick - and - mortar bookstores are sadly shrinking in numbers, libraries become ever more important as physical spaces where people can meet around books and find unexpected reading by serendipity.

In many respects, going digital just makes more sense, such as the choice between physical reference books and online databases.

The issue here is more with Barnes & Noble in the long term, as consumers continue to move away from physical books and towards digital content distribution.

The proliferation of physical books, videos, DVDs, CDs and vinyl has definitely slowed down at our home as more of it gets stored in the cloud.

Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds: Profiles of More than 150 Breeds This is an excellent, highly rated book that discusses each breed's physical and personality traits, suitability as a pet, information on each breed's vulnerability to specific health problems, longevity, exercise needs, compatibility with children, and mMore than 150 Breeds This is an excellent, highly rated book that discusses each breed's physical and personality traits, suitability as a pet, information on each breed's vulnerability to specific health problems, longevity, exercise needs, compatibility with children, and moremore.

The Collector's Edition, presented as a physical pop - up book containing an 80 - page hardbound artbook, three mini-figurines, Sounds of the World soundtrack CD, extra digital content and more, is also available in limited quantities exclusively through the Square Enix Online Store.

After I left Cooper, I thought of Jean - Michel Basquiat because he was more interested in art as a dynamic, organic and ongoing event that literally required participants» physical humility than he was in art as a casual hobby of the privileged, living primarily in museums and books.

Intended as a sort of user's manual, the book reveals the artist's grappling with the enormity of the Perfect World exhibition, as well as the conceptual and physical challenges he was facing in his creative process more generally.

Inspired by an observation by Michael Faraday (in a course of six lectures on the Chemical History of a Candle) in David Deutsch's book The Fabric of Reality that «there is no more open door by which you can enter into a study of natural philosophy than [by] considering the physical phenomena of a candle», Parreno's goal for the exhibition was to use its methods of display and artworks to explore the idea of light as an entity — one which alters what we see, and camouflages what we can not.

The London - based collection now contains more than 2,000 publications, and exists as both a physical manifestation of a worldwide movement and, as SPBH refers to it, a «call to action», aiming to inspire visitors to create books through different photographic and printing processes.

My lectures included something about climate change as background material for energy policy, and I was the editor and one contributor to a book on socioeconomic dimensions of climate change mitigation in 1999, but I didn't make any real effort to understand much more about the atmosphere and the physical climate before retiring.