Sentences with phrase «of accessible ebooks»

The need for and implementation of accessible ebooks is growing; the webinar focuses on building content models and workflows to support that growth.

«We are proud to partner with the NYPL to open up new horizons for New Yorkers with print disabilities by offering them access to Bookshare's extensive collection of accessible ebooks free of charge, for use on a wide variety of devices including mobile phones and tablets,» says Brad Turner, Vice President of Global Literacy at Benetech.

Not exact matches

Ebooks online make foreign customers more accessible than ever before, although U.S. ebook pricing leaves many books out of reach in less - developed countries.

When an e-book is presented in an accessible format on an inaccessible e-book reader, you need to fix incompatible format issue immediately, Vibosoft ePub Creating app is capable of performing underlying transcoder among all eBook formats, a fast mode decision algorithm was built for text & image transcoding, all of original layouts will be retained in the generated ePub file, enjoy reading on various readers without format hindrance.

«Providing solutions for every ebook to be accessible is a fundamental value of VitalSource,» said Rick Johnson, VP of Product Strategy, VitalSource.

At the conclusion of the 14 - days, the lent eBook is back on the purchaser's bookshelf and fully accessible again.

It provides authors and editors with one of the most efficient eBook protection system, and makes eBook publishing easy and accessible to anyone.

There are endless possibilities for ebooks to make reading more accessible and immersvie than ever, but as long as ebooks try to be paper books, they will remain stuck in an uncanny valley of disappointment.

In a perfect world, we'd have a collection of eBooks that were all accessible through a single easy - to - use, easy - to - search platform.

«I am pleased that Capti will work to make our free eBooks easier to use in schools and colleges around the World, and I am also happy to see that Capti goes above and beyond to make sure the eBooks are universally accessible to people with and without print disabilities, as well as to those seeking to improve their literacy,» said Dr. Greg Newby, the CEO of Project Gutenberg.

You can find that link in the ebook's colophon, which is accessible via the table of contents and is always found at the end of the ebook.

Capti Narrator now makes over 50,000 free Project Gutenberg eBooks universally accessible to anyone who needs or wants to listen to audiobooks instead of reading eBooks from the screen.

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?

sorry for all the questions, where exactly are the tutorials on your website, like i said i am really useless at this sort of thing, but I bought two kobo vox for my girls and am trying to make the local library ebooks accessible and so far, nothing i have tried has helped and your site has been extremely helpful.

Rachel Willmer, the founder of Luzme who recently spoke at the FutureBook Conference, spoke to GoodeReader this week about the creation of what is essentially a highly - accessible search engine for retailing ebooks directly to consumers.

txtr currently has the largest catalogue of eBooks, more than 400,000, in Western languages, which are directly accessible through the in - app store of the app.

For districts that are just beginning to build an accessible curriculum, Bookstream includes access to thousands of eBooks and fully supports Bookshare's more than 110,000 + digital files.

«This great offer of free eBooks and magazines for new customers that download a NOOK Reading App is another part of NOOK's strong commitment to make reading more affordable and accessible in the UK,» said Jim Hilt, Managing Director, Barnes & Noble, in a statement on the free books.

More and more public and school libraries also facilitate the lending of eBooks, which makes them accessible for little or no cost.

One tool that Autography has been exploring to reach out to readers is a more readily accessible form of ebook signing events that incorporate the ability to receive personalized author inscriptions, post those authors pages to readers» Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as opportunities to interact with authors at online events.

NASA eBooks is a new initiative that only has 16 titles, but most of them are fairly accessible and deal with broad subject matter.

«While just over 15 % of the population have at least one e-reader in their household, it is also possible to read eBooks on one's tablet, smart phone or laptop, making them accessible to a much broader audience than one might think.

Additionally Barnes and Noble, Sony and Apple have boasted that even more titles are accessible, and free, by using one of the many online public libraries that are increasingly replacing paperbacks and hard covers with eBooks.

Finally we have a fair bit of news on the Motorola Xoom, Kobo, Barnes and Noble and we put a special emphasis on what companies need to do to make ebooks more accessible.

O'Reilly is generous enough to make Accessible EPUB 3: Best Practices for Creating Universally Usable Content by Matt Garrish downloadable for free in your choice of eBook formats.

Autography, LLC, creators of patent - pending software that allows authors to connect with their fans via personalized signings inserted into ebooks on many of the most accessible reading - dedicated devices, such as Kindle, Nook, Sony e-Reader, and Kobo, as well as iOS multi-function devices like the iPad.

As digital entertainment becomes more accessible and mobile devices become more commonplace, a number of parents are taking advantage of the safety and the confidence that comes from a subscription to ebooks.

«eBooks make content more accessible than ever before so people can experience it, so they can experience the joys of all kinds of literature without feeling this narrow - mindedness, guilt, peer pressure, and community pressure that would prevent them accessing books.»

«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.

Right now, the DRM - free status of these books, including over 1500 titles from O'Reilly Media as well as the works of these recently added smaller presses, would mean that the books remain accessible even after the borrowing period has expired on the library ebook.

One of our favorite sources for free eBooks, the public library, is now accessible from the Kindle Touch 3G.

Over 6 million fully accessible public domain ebooks, including a special modern collection of over 500,000 ebooks for users with print disabilities.

Conversely, Foyles are offering a free «My eBooks» service that allows users to store every ebook they own — regardless of provenance — in one place online, accessible anywhere with an internet connection.

I think these subscription services will help make the ebook reading experience more accessible, desirable and enjoyable to a new group of readers who prefer the convenience of subscription access.

The blogger pointed out that you can't count on retail ebook sellers or their cloud storage to keep your books accessible, and gave several examples of ebook retailers who changed their policies or went under.

Whether you want to create an ebook, or produce physical copies, there are many reasons to turn to the Editor, including: no previous design knowledge required, your work is securely stored in the could and accessible for any device (no need to install any software), professionally designed templates, compatible with a variety of distribution platforms, unlimited exports, and more.

EBooks have become the preferable choice for books, as it makes the user free from the burden of carrying a heavy volume of physical books and enables access of the books in the daily / regular use items like a computer, iPhone, iPad, Smartphone or so, and are also accessible at any time.

This eBook Collection contains more than 3,460 titles that are freely accessible and a small number of purchased titles.

There's no word yet of which publishers will be likely to support Google Editions but it's hard to see Google having much trouble attracting publishers who will welcome more competition and Google's plans to make ebook selling accessible to smaller players.

In SeroTalk Podcast 50, Michael Lauf, Ricky enger and Joe Steinkamp discussed the following stories: Class Action by Disabled Employees Against the Social Security Administration Goes Forward O'Reilly Ebook Bundles Include 800 Accessible DAISY titles Half of Amazon Kindle Best Sellers... Continue reading →

EDRLab participates to these objectives by accompanying European publishing actors in their transition to natively accessible digital works, by studying if the Lab can become one of the certification centers for the accessibility of ebooks and by improving the accessibility of the Readium software tools.

SAN DIEGO, August 5, 2009 3/4 Sony is today delivering on its promise of making digital readers and eBooks accessible and affordable for consumers with the introduction of two new Readers.

Excepting Amazon's Kindle, Google eBooks are accessible via majority of the well - known devices such as computer, iPhone, iPad, Android, Sony and Nook), as Amazon's is a proprietary format still.

Getting enrolled in KDP select is, allowing your eBook to be borrowed by the Kindle readers for a limited period, that is, a maximum of 90 days, which is accessible from the «Kindle Owners» Library.»

Nook Study offers two categories of benefits: the ability to read ebooks and other content that is accessible via other eReading devices, and the ability to read e ‐ textbooks purchased from Barnes & Noble, which are meant to be read on one's computer via the Nook Study application.

Leading workshops, and webinars on creating fully accessible ebooks from InDesign, in addition to working on rigorous accessibility checking standards means that Brady Type is well - positioned to help your content take full advantage of the democratic promise of digital publishing.

During WritersUA, TechWhirl's Keith Soltys sat down with Joshua Tallent, founder of eBook Architects to discuss the present and future of eBooks, the state of the technology, and how much the technical communication and eBook trade publishing fields can learn from each other to produce good, readable, accessible content.

The birth of ebooks and the increasing use of the internet (and the continuous growth of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices), has made books and book promotion accessible to everyone.

Additionally, downloading eBooks from local libraries will now be accessible as a result of the Adobe DRM.

In previous posts (links below) I've described the legal and business reasoning for making fully accessible ebooks, but that discussion doesn't really get to the heart of the matter.