Sentences with phrase «rather than ereaders»

Probably tablets rather than ereaders will be the driving force behind ebook adoption in countries like Brazil, with ereading a secondary consideration in purchasing the device..

But most Germans read on tablets rather than ereaders.

Ebook adoption in Asia varies wildly across the region and it looks, unlike in the West, growth is going to be based on mobile, rather than ereader - based, adoption.

4) The price is somewhat steep, but not * too * much so for an independent eReader - as - the - product, rather than an EReader - as - a-gateway-for-our-eBookstore.

Not exact matches

So, the reason for buying an ebook even if it's available to borrow from the library is the same reason you would want to buy a print book rather than check it out — you want to re-read it or you want to have your copy — whether physically on the bookshelf in your home or on the shelf of your ereader.

One of the main advantages eReaders have over their LCD - based tablet brethren is their long battery life, which is usually measured in weeks rather than hours.

Both devices are solid ereaders in their own right; it's more about what each offers as a whole rather than the actual process of reading ebooks.

Some people opt to read on their laptops using a software ereader rather than buying a separate device.

As the owner of an ebook and ereader blog that is heavily invested in research into the tablet industry, I would advise windows tablet purchasers to wait about a year before buying to give software developers and microsoft the chance to work the bugs out as well as the price to come down to the point it appeals to mainstream consumers rather than early adopters.

i wanted to know that do you know anything about the release of sony 13.3 inch ereader.i really want one.AND i would like to give you a suggestion for the 13.3 inch ereader for improvement, if you could pass this on to sony it would be really greatful -(if they could add bluetooth or something like that so that external keyboards can be connected and we can do all the programming or coding stuff on an ereader rather than a pc.i guess would be great for college students) thanks pls reply

It's a great eReader, but rather than hardware I'm hoping their working on a eBook subscription service.

I hope the market will produce different eReader form factors rather than the typical 6 ″ size.

But it's telling that all manufacturers of eReaders don't carry large eReaders anymore, most users use a tablet rather than a traditional eReader when you need that much screen real estate.

Also notable, readers are committing to the technology, with almost 50 % of ereading consumers saying they would wait up to three months to read a new ebook from a favorite author rather than reading the same book immediately in print.

I made the mistake of being impatient and buying a Kyobo ereader off Ebay rather than waiting for one already rooted.

Kobo eReaders with front - light uses advanced ComfortLight technology that diffuses light across the page, rather than illuminating it from behind, so the light doesn't shine out towards your face.

Rather than lugging heavy paper books or being stuck with just one or two titles, an ereader (whether multi-function or dedicated) allows users the luxury of having an entire library at their fingertips.

(Or you can order and download to your ereading program of choice — Kindle, B&N, IReader, whatever — maybe the retailers will have some sort of «bonus program» or exclusive store - branded content to make it worthwhile to order from the book retailer rather than Amazon, Kobo or the other online - only retailers).

For example, I'd rather have the new sony reader than the DX for what I'd need from an ereader (other than reading books) despite the smaller screen.

My view is that that back - light is cool, but seems like more of a gimmick rather than a necessary advancement in the technology of eReading.

The Kobo Aura is slightly little thinner and lighter than the Glo (0.07 inches thinner and 0.4 ounces lighter), and the design is modeled more after the Aura HD with the angled back rather than the textured quilted pattern of previous Kobo ereaders.

In short, does this signal a return to what print has always offered, the ability of those doing layout to drive out a book actually looks rather than have it driven by the whims of ereader apps?

These have been left out of Amazon's latest ereader — judged of little use in a single - function device — but some people will appreciate being able to listen to music and load books onto a microSD card rather than forever relying on the 2 GB internal memory.

iPad represented an advance of sorts — Using marketing, rather than features, to turn a Tablet into an eReader.

It'll be the best eReader around — yet it'll be incremental evolution rather than a revolution.

Rather than trying to fool people into thinking they're buying a Kindle, Founder wants to preemptively take its place as the leading eReader in the East Asian market.

By focusing on ereaders B&N could have kept producing the single best Nook on the market rather than fragmenting their attention between disparate models.

Many ereaders that paginate only render chapters on request, rather than at book loading time.

This ereader doesn't use the standard ereader touchscreen type — most use an IR - based system — but the capacitive type, which only reacts to conductive surfaces rather than anything solid.

It's also easier to find books on an eReader; rather than walking around tracing fingers along spines, a flick of a finger will lead you to your destination.

Considering I can get another Pandigital Novel (white, which has better specs than the black) from Kohl's this weekend (if in stock) for about $ 5 more after discounts / price - match with OfficeMax / rebate, I would much rather do that for an ereader bigger than my Archos 5, with a lot of Android capabilities such as Nook, Kindle and Borders apps that will do the decryption for me and have the wifi for direct downloads (and the music player will work ok, although some PDN owners with better hearing have complained about the sound quality).

We're hearing the Brother SV - 70 will drop for the equivalent of $ 1,092, which as you might well imagine puts it firmly into industrial markets rather than Kindle home ereader competition.

In fact, sales figure show that the choices available on ereaders mean consumers are buying more, rather than fewer, ebooks.

For many people there was a period when this was literally the only place they could try out an eReader in person rather than blindly trusting that it would meet their needs.

And if you are producing eBooks, you need to consider that many, many people prefer to read eBooks on dedicated eReaders (like the Kindle) rather than on a multipurpose device like the iPad.

When Amazon releases their first color Kindle eReader, let's hope that they take it seriously and make it a serious product rather than just jumping to get something on the market to prove to customers that they haven't completely given up on reading in favor of tablet sales.

Ultimately I think the Kobo Aura HD is more suited for ereader / E Ink aficionados rather than casual readers just getting into ereading for the first time.

I totally agree with the comment that «many, many people prefer to read eBooks on dedicated eReaders (like the Kindle) rather than on a multipurpose device like the iPad.»

For most aspiring and established authors, e-Ink eReaders have opened up new possibilities for them to publish the book the way they want it to rather than what others have demanded them to change.

I have a Kindle and I must say, you are on the right track experimenting with this content delivery approach (I was an English Literature student and have been somewhat of a fetishist of hard - copy books, but the ease and convenience of using an eReader like the Kindle has got me purchasing as much as possible for the device, rather than buying hard - copies).

The Kobo store is built - in, naturally, and the benefit of running an Android device rather than a hard - coded e-ink eReader is that you can buy from a rival - Nook, Sony, Amazon et al - simply by installing the relevant applications from Google Play.

The reasons for this is complex, though it no doubt is combination of the ad network itself, the way owners use their tablets (web browsing rather than as an eReader), etc..

More out of curiosity's sake rather than for any practical benefit I went though the exercise of rooting my Kindle Fire, enabling Android market and installing following eReader apps:

Up until now, to the best of my knowledge, this feature has only been available through iOS and Android apps rather than as a part of the Kobo eReader itself.

Barnes & Noble has again slashed NOOK prices in the UK, following its admission last month that it is clearing stock of the ereading tablets after deciding to instead license out the brand in future rather than build its own models.

If Air Display for the iPad caught your fancy but you have a Kindle DX rather than Apple's tablet, how about turning that E Ink ereader into a secondary screen instead.

For me, I am carrying it around anyway so it makes sense to use it as an ereader rather than carrying yet another device.