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.
Says Prudence Fallon of Tiverton Public Library, «There are still problems with consistency of format, ease, the ability to download ebooks, and the charging
of ebook reader devices.
Not exact matches
For a Linux box, you can scratch any hope
of data portability between
devices, unless you write something that can synchronize the various Crosswire front ends; * If all you have is an
eBook reader, and a SmartTV, then the options probably are limited to the material you can locate in a format usable by the
eBook reader, and whatever the SmartTV can pull in.
eBooks can be read on computers, ereaders, tablets, and phones and they allow the
reader to select the fonts and other options that work best on each type
of device.
24 %
of school libraries loan out
ebook readers; about 50 %
of schools have a one - to - one policy, which means that each student has his or her own tablet /
device for at least part
of a school day.
If you publish your book in all
of these markets, you'll reach your potential audience across
ebook reader devices and channels.
By allowing flexible characteristics in
eBook formats,
readers can have an enjoyable experience no matter what type
of device they are using.
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.
Authors earn 85 %
of net sales, and their
eBook format is readable on any e-reading
device, including the Amazon Kindle, the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, the Nook, Sony
Reader, a PC, and Android
devices.
About 21 percent and 18 percent
of the
ebook readers claim tablet or e-reader
devices as their preferred
device for reading
ebooks, respectively.
Adobe Digital Editions is used by millions
of libraries and
readers to transfer
eBooks to their
devices.
All
of the magazines will be available to subscribers
of PressDirect.com and PressReader, and can be read on PCs, smartphones, Mac computers, tablet
devices, or
ebook readers.
There has also been no dearth
of ebook reading
devices dotting the store shelves to support the
ebook cause, be it tablet PCs, smartphones or
ebook readers.
It is possible to see the foundations
of the modern
eBook from such activity, as the necessity for reflowable text when reading on a Portable Digital Assistant (PDA) led to the formation
of the Open
eBook Publication Structure (a precursor to the EPUB format) in 1999, and several portable
devices such as the Game Boy Advance, PalmPilot and SoftBook had facilities for modems, allowing
readers to receive books without using a computer, often seen as one
of the core selling points
of the original Kindle.
it remove DRM protection from PDB
ebook of ereader.com, let user read new
ebook in other computer or other e-
reader device, like Kindle, Sony
Reader, iPad, user also can print PDB
ebook without limitation.
The EPUB format is an open source standard that defines how the content and metadata
of an
eBook should be packaged and how eReading
devices and software should render the format to the
reader.
They can be read on a variety
of different
devices including computers, mobile phones, tablets and
eBook readers.
I know the functionality exists on these
devices to read blogs, magazines, newspapers, etc., but they're marketed as book
readers (Arment even calls them «
ebook readers» instead
of «e-
readers»), the user experience is optimized for book reading, and the companies (esp.
Hopefully, the absence
of some major authors from
eBook stores will be temporary — but in the meantime, you could be forgiven for thinking that publishers really do want to hand all the cards to Amazon — they're the cheapest and, for whatever reason, they are now the ones with the biggest range
of books, some
of which UK
readers can not, right now, buy electronically in a format compatible with their own
devices.
An
ebook includes what you might call a system table
of contents, so the
ebook reader devices can do a drop - down table
of contents.The notion is that in an
ebook — because you don't have the tactile setup
of pages that you would have in a physical book where you know where you are — in
ebooks you want to make it easy for people to get to the parts
of a book, and having a table
of contents file is the easiest way to do that.
Today's Bone Walker major news item: if you're a
reader of ebooks on Kobo
devices and / or apps, OR if you're Android - inclined and like to get your digital media from Google Play, then the book is now available for preorder on platforms FOR YOU!
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.
Because we're attached to the right
of readers to choose the places where they buy
ebooks and the
devices on which they read them.»
Kindle Fire is the newest offering from Amazon as the
eBook device now acts more like a tablet instead
of just a pure
eBook reader.
The electronic
devices, all touted as
eBook readers, the killer
of the printed word, were being used for other forms
of entertainment.
With iPad and the launch
of all the Android tablet /
readers — Kobo's Vox, Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet, Sony's Tablet S, and yes, Amazon's Kindle Fire (which may one day at least run an app that will read ePUB)-- each
of the major
eBook retailers has a
device that should have no trouble supporting ePUB3.
Here's a list
of ebook readers for Android - based
devices that will let you tuck into your favorite book no matter where you are.
All reading
devices should allow the
reader to adjust whatever aspect
of the formatting that they like, while allowing a setting that renders the
ebook as designed by the publisher.
Although most libraries offer
eBooks that are compatible with computers, Sony
Reader and a handful
of other digital
devices, many
of their downloadable offerings can not be read on Amazon's Kindle or the Apple's iphone, both very popular e-readers.
Ebooks can no longer be the realm
of knowledge
of just a few experts; we ALL need to understand the current issues, keep up with new writing on the subject (from librarians, educators, technologists and the publishing / e -
reader / mobile
device world), and scan the horizon to gain some sense
of where things are going.
Or the conformable trans - reflective LCDs are what make
eBook readers a class
of devices on its own.
For
readers who download
eBooks directly from Lulu.com to the
device of their choice, removing DRM on EPUBs and PDFs will remove their need to create an Adobe account, authorize the purchase in Digital Editions or install a third - party application.
One
of the most common issues people have when buying a dedicated
reader is regarding
eBook formats and whether they will still be able to read their purchases if they change
devices in the future.
Another interesting fact is that Amazon shipped around 1.14 Millions Kindles
devices in the summer and currently its covers 41.5 %
of the total market share
of pure
ebook readers whereas Apple iPad has got 87.4 %
of the total tablet market share before the Samsung Galaxy Tab was released.
It won't matter what version
of ebook device the
reader uses, your chapter headings will always start on a new page.
An
ebook includes what you might call a system table
of contents, so the
ebook reader devices can do a drop - down table
of contents.
While many e-reading platforms aimed at the children's market focus solely on the younger
reader content found in many interactive book apps, an unrivaled understanding
of the children's book market and the technological know - how to market
ebooks for a variety
of devices and ages will both have a great deal to do with the expected success
of Scholastic's electronic reading application.
While some recent studies have shown stagnation in the growth
of eBook sales, the variety
of new
devices and options for
readers continues to expand.
«As a
device - neutral platform,
eBooks purchased through Kobo's eReading service can be read on various eReaders, which is a level
of flexibility that benefits our authors as they seek to grow their audiences
of readers,» went on Mr. Gutch, expounding the virtues the company's decision to embrace open standards such PDF and EPUB.
But the
ebook industry faces a severe threat, a new technique
of spamming and piracy that may be enough to cause
readers to abandon their
devices and return to good old fashioned hard copy text («Spam and Pirated
eBooks Proliferating in the Amazon Bookstore,» GoodEReader.com, June 17, 2011).
Regardless
of whether or not you want to call a white paper an
eBook, the millions
of Amazon Kindles, B&N Nooks, Sony
Readers and Kobo eReaders — not to mention the literally millions
of iPad, iPhone, Android, PC and Mac
devices with eReading software — are a «reading... [Read more...]
Also, to reiterate what some
of the other reviewers have pointed out: if you're looking for an
ebook reader in order to read the latest titles and the current bestsellers, this is NOT the device for you; you'd be better off with a Kindle, a Sony Reader, or even an i
reader in order to read the latest titles and the current bestsellers, this is NOT the
device for you; you'd be better off with a Kindle, a Sony
Reader, or even an i
Reader, or even an iPhone.
Possibly one
of the most important advancements for
eBook readers is the E-Ink ® screen technology, and the Sony
Reader is the first major commercial
device to use it.
Entire range
of Kindle
eBook readers are the best, its only your personal choice to buy any
of these
devices.
Liza Daly
of Threepress Consulting, Inc. gives an overview
of her free, multi-platform Ibis
Reader and the advantage
of HTML5 to create multi-media
ebook apps that work across any
device.
Note: You don't need to have a Kindle or other brand
of eBook reader to read an
eBook (although these free books work on those
devices)-- nearly all
of these books are available in both text and PDF versions and many are available in a format specifically designed for smart phones.
While most
of us would like to believe
ebook readers are dead and multi-purpose
devices like tablets and phablets are the way to go, the truth is there is still a market, albeit a tiny one, for dedicated
ebook readers.
«A good
ebook developer will know that the author has put their heart and soul into writing their book and he or she will be able to take that book in whatever format the author provides and then lovingly hand - craft an
ebook version for them which will honour their work and get it to the
devices of readers who will appreciate it too.»
Once you've downloaded your free copy
of Jill Ciment's novel, I wish you tons
of fun in printing it out and binding it so that you can read it, or in reading it on your monitor (always assuming you don't own an
ebook reader or some
device that will let you use the download as though it were a book — and always assuming that the download is in a format that one can read on an
ebook reader or another
device).
There are far more iPads and iPhones in the world than there are dedicated
ebook readers like the Kindle, so for this post let's do a roundup
of the best reading apps for iOS
devices.