It offers customization options comparable to
other eBook reader apps.
So it's likely that Stanza, eReader, or
other ebook reader apps will take this route, perhaps with a new «premium» edition since it's an Apple requirement that only paid apps will qualify for these in - app stores and these readers are currently free.
Not exact matches
Publishers rely on «
reader apps» to trigger multimedia, interactivity and
other special properties built into enhanced
ebooks.
No word on whether we'll be seeing
eBook readers from
other companies turn up on the Appstore but in the meantime, consumers will have to resort to sideloading those
apps on their Kindle Fire tablets if they wish to use them.
However, like the
other popular
ebook reader app for DRM «d books, Apple's iBooks, the Kindle
app lacks a feature that is essential for those who read
ebooks in the context of research and
other writing projects: the ability to clip a brief section of text that can be transferred to another document — the simple cut and paste feature.
Such a link is how the Kindle
app — and all
other eBook readers work today.
Don't get me wrong, the Nook is a nice
ebook reader and I especially like the GlowLight Nook, but it is fairly limited in functionality unless rooted, which opens it up to install Android
apps, including
other ereading
apps like Kindle and Kobo.
DRM is not the only consideration — there are a number of
other benefits to native
apps that are currently well suited to
ebook readers.
One company is approaching the same «enhancements» to an
app - based
ebook that
other companies have tried, but they've truly figured out what
readers want from their additional technology.
Others go straight to the smartphone as an
ebook reader because the newest generations come with the Kindle
app already installed.
You can then use Calibre to convert the
ebooks into
other formats, such to ePub, to read on any non-Kindle
ebook reader or reading
app.
This places Bluefire ahead of both Kobo and Txtr — two
other reader apps with similar capabilities — since these
apps favour titles bought from their own or their partners»
ebook stores.
Before the
app was pulled, thousands of
readers were using the
app every day to buy
eBooks and
other digital content and then read it.
Orson & Co.'s new
app - based platform eLumination allows authors to get very creative with the additional features in their
ebooks, such as music, videos, even the background display of the page, but more importantly, it allows
readers to ignore these features if they do not feel they are anything
other than a distraction, detracting from the reading experience.
Kobo went on record saying that they would develop an HTML5
app for the Safari web browser to continue to allow customers to shop for
ebooks and
other digital content from within the
ebook app, an approach that many
app developers will likely take, but Amazon has beaten everyone to the punch by launching the Kindle Cloud
Reader, what is effectively a huge middle finger to Apple and big thumbs - up to Kindle fans.
This «
app» has been created by a computer programmer and allows the user to read your book with it's own
eBook reader included as either part of the application itself, or perhaps it may be grouped together with a customized eReader «
reader» application from a vendor
other than Apple.
Whether your
readers prefer Kindle, Nook, iPhone, iPad, or reading
apps on laptops or
other devices, the solutions in What Do
Ebook Authors Sign?
Avid
readers with a large library can quickly fill up the device space on smartphones and tablets, leaving little room for
other apps and, of course, more
eBooks.
They include Barnes & Noble's
Reader; a Web browser; music, video, and photo players; e-mail; a «shop B&N»
app for buying books and more; an alarm clock; a calendar; a search
app; one for importing SD Card content; and
others for stocks, Facebook, contacts, weather, games, Adobe
eBooks, a dictionary, and upgrading (for firmware updates).
Once rooted you are free to install
other ebook readers, I have the kindle
app, Nook
app, FBreader (which has a wide selection of free and paid books and can handle PDF files with a plug in) and the Kobo
reader, giving me access to a wide gamut of
readers and stores.
More than any
other eBook app in this review, Stanza gives the
reader almost total control over what appears on the display, so you can customize it to your preferences.
All the
other reader apps tend to follow their lead and since books now represent such a small slice of Amazon's overall revenue it would be great to see some
other ebook retailer step up and innovate with a service like this.
This
app isn't just an
ebook reader, but a great way to access
ebooks and
other media from your local public library.
Comic book fans now have more of a reason to go to Amazon, as a deal between Marvel and the retailer has brought more than 12,000 digital issues to the Kindle Store, allowing for comics from the Amazing Spiderman, Daredevil, and
other franchises to be downloaded to the Kindle
app and Kindle
ebook readers.
Other Hubs - Music and
Reader - are a pale reflection of pre-loaded Google and Amazon
apps for streaming tunes and downloading
ebooks.
For example, you can read Amazon - purchased
ebooks only on Kindle devices or in Amazon's Kindle
apps for
other platforms — you can't view them on a Barnes & Noble or Kobo
reader.
And remember that if you buy an iPad you can read books from Apple, from Kindle (via the Kindle
app) from B&N.com, Stanza, and numerous
other vendors with various
ebook readers, a capability the Kindle will not emulate.
Compared to
other ebook readers on the current market, the Pandigital Novel Personal eReader has a fairly extensive list of features for the price: WiFi, touchscreen, web browser that can download
ebooks, audio player, speaker, g - sensor, and some
apps like email and sudoku.
I don't know how people tolerate this nonsense from an
ebook reader; I've never seen anything like it before with
other brands of ereading devices or
apps.
Your
eBook will be available for sale and able to be enjoyed on the Kindle and many
other readers through the Kindle
reader app.
The interesting thing is I'm not sure it's the ideal
ebook reader but it is so many
other things already and I like everyone am waiting for more ipad
apps... bottom line; if you can afford it, it's a wonderful e-gadget to have, and you will find great ways to use it.