Sentences with phrase «number of ebook readers»

I suspect that once more text book publishers put out eText Books that are less expensive than hard copies, that the number of eBook readers owned by students will rise significantly.

Let's take the number of ebook readers -12 % and be SUPER generous and assume that means that 10 % of the population owns a Kindle, that's 90 % of the population that doesn't.

The number of ebook readers was increasing every day, so those who were put off by the high prices were outnumbered by the new entrants who just wanted to read their books digitally on their shiny new devices.

The video was uploaded to Neonode's channel, the same company that makes the infrared touchscreens for a number of ebook readers on the market, including the Sony Readers, Kobo ereaders, and of course the Nook Touch.

If ebook readership (both a function of the number of ebook readers and the number of ebooks read by readers) is spread thinner across an ever - growing, ever - accessible number of books, and the growth in ebook supply exceeds the growth in consumption, then what happens?

As August winds to a close, there are a number of ebook readers and related items on sale, so I decided to put them all together in one long list instead of doing separate posts for each offer.

Ebooks are surely gaining popularity among the masses, but when it comes to the number of ebook reader releases in the market, those are not as popular as a regular tablet, leaving consumers with not that many choices in the first place.

However with a recent explosion in the number of eBook reader devices the blog has gravitated from solely covering news related to Kindle to comparative reviews of eBook reader that are competing with Kindle.

Not exact matches

ebook devoted to TLT readers» number one complaint: the unwelcome influx of junk food in their children's classrooms.

We subscribe to a number of high quality databases, as well as having a print and eBook collection targeted at middle school readers.

Many people have argue with me for years on the subject of dedicated eBook reader devices, with any number of reasons they like them, but it is really only that they can't read small print or they still want «the look and feel» of the dead trees pulp bound up in dead animal skins.

The Sieghart Review said publishers should not limit the supply of e-books in the same way that physical book loans are controlled, including the lending of each digital copy to one reader at a time, securely removing eBooks after lending and having digital books «deteriorate after a number of loans».

I think Amazon (and the rest of the e-book players) have crunched the numbers and have zeroed in that e-ink ebook readers are most suitable for text - heavy materials at the most common paperback sizes.

A number of authors have criticized the concept of free book giveaways or listing ebooks at substantially lower prices, based on the belief that this will translate into not only higher rates of piracy, but also lost sales from readers who would have otherwise paid full price.

Dell and T - Mobile also bundle the Streak with a number of non-exclusive pre-loaded apps to help you buy or rent multimedia content: The Blockbuster app provides on - demand video rentals; Amazon Kindle for Android lets you buy and read eBooks; Zinio Reader lets you preview magazines and subscribe to or buy individual issues in digital format.

This version will need to be stripped of anything that will interfere with the way an eBook reader displays the file such as page numbers, complicated alignment etc..

Here's a good round - up of recent numbers: All About The Money: Authors, Readers, and Ebook Prices Jami Gold, Paranormal Author Pauline M Ross: writer of epic fantasy The Plains of Kallanash and a reviewer on speculative -LSB-...]

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday quickly approaching, there are already a number of sales and deals going on for ebook readers and tablets.

The simple fact of the matter is that dedicated eReading devices are not being replaced, or even now purchased in the first place by readers of ebooks, as ebooks can now be read on any number of different devices, whether they be tablets, phablets, phones or laptops.

There's also a number of desktop readers such as the wonderful Calibre eBook Management program, and the Stanza Desktop reader.

Of course, the number of readers who have successfully resisted eBooks is diminishes all the time, and those of us who have gone over to the Dark Side (and switched our allegiance from «real» books to eBooks) are rarely tempted to look bacOf course, the number of readers who have successfully resisted eBooks is diminishes all the time, and those of us who have gone over to the Dark Side (and switched our allegiance from «real» books to eBooks) are rarely tempted to look bacof readers who have successfully resisted eBooks is diminishes all the time, and those of us who have gone over to the Dark Side (and switched our allegiance from «real» books to eBooks) are rarely tempted to look bacof us who have gone over to the Dark Side (and switched our allegiance from «real» books to eBooks) are rarely tempted to look back.

Open Road, as a digital publisher of ebooks with a focus on the vast number of backlist titles, is perfectly poised to deliver value to its authors, as its marketing approach uniquely focuses on authors as brands and systematically creates authentic connections between the authors and the reader.

Interestingly, the number of readers using computers to read ebooks has dropped from 10 % to 6 %.

We are excited about a number of rumored new ebook readers with e-Ink Triton 2 and Front Lit technology.

Overdrive does have a number of major companies still supporting ebook lending such as; Random House, HarperCollins, John Wiley, Harlequin Romance, Kensington, Perseus, Sourcebooks, Scholastic, Chronicle, among others, and hundreds of their best - selling authors strongly support and are partnering with OverDrive to build stronger connections to library eBook reaebook lending such as; Random House, HarperCollins, John Wiley, Harlequin Romance, Kensington, Perseus, Sourcebooks, Scholastic, Chronicle, among others, and hundreds of their best - selling authors strongly support and are partnering with OverDrive to build stronger connections to library eBook reaeBook readers.

By introducing ebooks at an early age and helping students remain focused on the book throughout its use, these readers will grow up to be better suited to the expectations of an increasing number of colleges and universities.

An infographic included in Hazard Owen's article illustrates how the trend is shifting over last year's numbers, as well as attributes the popularity of series like The Hunger Games and now potentially the release of the Harry Potter ebooks as tools that can help draw more teen readers into ebook use.

With a Kindle ebook giveaway, we give you the opportunity to offer a large number of free books, reaching even more readers.

Much of this kind of success may have a lot to do with Sourcebooks» pioneering spirit, an attitude which has seen the publisher participate in a number of experimental and mildly controversial initiatives to put ebooks in the hands of readers, put titles in public libraries, and put children's books in the hands of shoppers.

Ahn went on to describe some of the processes which Korean ebook publishing platforms employ, notably a very user friendly drop - and - drag system which he compared to the ease of using Power Point, a factor which may lead to greater numbers of self - published authors, even as greater numbers of readers go digital.

A number of companies have tried to combat the growing problem of ebook discovery by building daily email lists and book websites, landing pages that are supposed to draw readers in order to discover the latest in publishing.

When shopping for eBooks for your reader, tablet, or laptop, you have what can seem like an intimidating number of options.

I am amazed by how many ebooks force you to use Adobe Reader's page numbering which is different from that of the actual ebook.

For the low, low price of $ 9.99 a month, Amazon.com will let readers download an unlimited number of ebooks and audiobooks from its special Kindle Unlimited store.

Amazon, who manufacture the Kindle reader, say that the retail website has sold 114 ebooks for every 100 printed books, and that this number includes the sales of harcover and paperback books where no Kindle edition is available.

However, the relative few ebook readers in the market do show a sizeable number of them running on Android - based software, such as Barnes & Noble's NOOK eReader.

The great thing about getting your eBooks ready for smartphone use is the number of apps available that make it very easy for your readers to access and enjoy your work, even if they don't have a dedicated e-reader device.

The people who will then have eBook readers are the iPad users who bought it because it serves more functions, and they're less likely to buy the number of books that book loving kindle / nook readers are.

As publishers such as John Wiley & Sons have seen with the recent second quarter sales numbers that reflect a drop in ebook sales of cookbooks, fewer readers may be taking their pricey digital devices to the messy kitchen countertop.

A number of companies currently offer digitization services that operate well within the law; companies can digitize their back data for storage, and readers can order ebook copies of out - of - print and rare editions.

It is the first Sony Reader that allows you to directly access the ebook store the company has been running for a number of years.

A lot of data was presented to the attendees about the low numbers of ebook sales in children's and young adult literature, although there was information that the popularity among digital editions for those readers is on the rise in the past year.

DRM is not the only consideration — there are a number of other benefits to native apps that are currently well suited to ebook readers.

I like to believe there are a lot of readers like me skewing these numbers especially since people like me are exactly the kind of people who would volunteer to have there activity tracked in return for free and discounted ebooks.

While there was some data from the Center for Teaching through Children's Books that seemed to show children actually learn less and retain less content and demonstrate a lower level of comprehension when reading an enhanced ebook app (there's simply too much distracting content that takes away from the story line), Russell Hampton, president of Disney Publishing Worldwide, countered that argument with the explanation that e-readers are engaging reluctant and disinterested readers in higher numbers than ever before.

A record number of readers are turning to their local library and school to borrow and download eBooks and audiobooks.

Most readers I know rely on a number of streams of discovery: checking «Also Boughts» on books they enjoyed; using the big distributors of ebook info like Pixel of Ink, BookBub, Book Send, Kindle Books and Tips, Ereader News Today, etc; connecting with book bloggers they trust; establishing relationships with other readers on GoodReads, etc..

Knowing this, some of the competing eBook Reader organisations like to impress potential buyers by emphasising the large number of titles in their eBook collection.

In 2011, dedicated ebook readers saw shipments of 23.2 million units, a number that now appears to have been the peak of the ebook reader market.

By showing to the readers the huge discrepancy between the number of titles available on Amazon and at their library, by showing that we indies would like to offer our ebooks to the librarians.