Sentences with phrase «rather than printed books»

Unsurprisingly, the rise in tablet and e-reader ownership, Pew says, has had a direct impact on how many people are turning to e-books rather than printed books when it comes to reading.

It showed children in poorer households were particularly likely to read on touch - screen computers rather than printed books.

If you have a feeling that most of the people read only e-books nowadays, rather than print books, think again!!

Not exact matches

Booksurge As Amazon faced increased bookseller competition from e-tailers including eBay and Overstock.com, it purchased the Charleston, South Carolina - based on - demand printing service to enable book fulfillment as needed, rather than house costly amounts of inventory.

The labels don't matter, Christian, Muslim, Buddist... at least they have beliefs and stick with them rather than using God to pump up book sales (or maybe she just likes to see her name in print) Here's a thought.

Soon we will relaunch the book (at an affordable price rather than the used book price on Amazon) and we just completed a 3rd revision of the book to be available on DVD so you can print any recipe you wish off your computer.

The interactive whiteboard is still largely a whiteboard, albeit including a large TV screen in its capabilities; feedback to students and parents still takes the written form, even if it is emailed or recorded electronically rather than posted or written in exercise books; and of course textbooks are still textbooks, whether in digital or print format.

An abelist perspective asserts that it is preferable for a child to read print rather than Braille, walk rather than use a wheelchair, spell independently rather than use a spell - checker, read written text rather than listen to a book on tape, and be friends with nondisabled kids rather than with other disabled kids.

I think there are about six major reasons why people are skewing towards the $ 30 and $ 60 purchases that include a printed book, rather than the $ 15 digital - only pledge.

When asked why a consumer would want a print book delivered the same day rather than download an e-book, Jaime Carey, Barnes & Noble's chief merchandising officer, replied, «For us, we try to serve our customers how they want to be served.

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.

«Print - on - demand» refers to a printing system that lets you economically order books as you need them, as few as one at a time, rather than having to print hundreds or thousPrint - on - demand» refers to a printing system that lets you economically order books as you need them, as few as one at a time, rather than having to print hundreds or thousprint hundreds or thousands.

We recommend that you publish an ebook in addition to print version (s), so as not to limit your readership, and you'll save money if you have the same book cover designed for both formats at once rather than starting over if you decide to add an ebook version later.

That may change as more so - called digital natives progress into higher education and as ebook reader technology gets better, but for now, 60 % of students would rather pay for a low - cost printed book than use a free digital version.

With the growing popularity of ebook readers like the Kindle and iPad, more and more people are reading on a screen rather than from printed books.

Today, you can take advantage of the growing interest in audio books and choose to introduce your work on audio format rather than in print.

Graves added that, «we can now have access to any print format or digital product in seconds rather than weeks, this gives us the ability to challenge the traditional route to market, if we choose we can publish our content digitally first then re-flow into hardback or paperback book formats for any English - speaking market in seconds.»

About 15 ABA stores have print on demand with the Espresso Machine and rather than buying books through the machines it has turned out that the major revenue from the machines comes from the self - publishing business of their customers» books.

As more kids become device users rather than momentary device borrowers I think we'll see the print / digital split in children's publishing change dramatically, but at the moment we're still in a print - first world for kids» books.

Not only is Paperight working to put print editions in reader's hands rather than the more affordable, more accessible digital versions, it's also contracting with photocopying shops to print books on their copy machines, something that raises eyebrows among publishers.

Print on demand has been a running theme throughout today's conference, with some experts going so far as to say that POD is actually a form of digital publishing, although the end result is a tangible book rather than a file.

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.

Instead, I'm going to weigh in on this ongoing hooplah about Amazon.com making a business decision that no small or self - publisher wants to hear: that print - on - demand books sold through Amazon must use Amazon's subsidiary, BookSurge, rather than relying on the industry standard, Lightening Source.

Some authors prefer this type of publishing since this is a more economical optional rather than printing large volume of copies of the book.

Agents seem to be willing to consider a manuscript on it's own merits, but once the book is actually in print they primarily look at «platform,» rather than the merits of the book, even though platform is a reflection of promotion more that quality.

Sales of print books depend upon the individual, and I have found non-fiction titles are more likely to be purchased in print rather than just digital.

If the publishing rights to your book recently reverted back to you, you might be considering the indie publishing route for your title rather than trying to find a new publisher, or simply allowing your book to be out - of - print.

For purposes of this Final Judgment, the term E-book does not include (1) an audio book, even if delivered and stored digitally; (2) a standalone specialized software application or «app» sold through an «app store» rather than through an e-book store (e.g., through Apple's «App Store» rather than through its «iBookstore» or «iTunes») and not designed to be executed or read by or through a dedicated E-book reading device; or (3) a media file containing an electronically formatted book for which most of the value to consumers is derived from audio or video content contained in the file that is not included in the print version of the book.

The books you offer in exchange for reviews can be digital, rather than printed, to reduce costs.

Do you dream of using technology to its full potential rather than trying to re-create print books digitally?

Do you think that, if one were to read the whole text of The Book of Counted Sorrows on the screen rather than from a printed book, it would have the same disastrous resuBook of Counted Sorrows on the screen rather than from a printed book, it would have the same disastrous resubook, it would have the same disastrous results?

When we asked book readers in our national survey how, in general, they prefer to get their books, we found that a majority of print readers (54 %) and readers of e-books (61 %) say they prefer to purchase their own copies of these books rather than borrow them from somewhere else.

The latter wishes to extend fixed pricing from printed books to e-books and fears a loss of control should Amazon get their hands on digital publications on wholesale rather than agency terms.

If they are going to become a viable replacement for printed books within our society, rather than an alternative format of convenience, they must be customer - owned (or perpetually licensed with reasonable license terms that mimic ownership), standards - based, non-DRM-protected digital objects that can easily be moved from one platform to another.

When I want a print book that I can easily buy direct from Amazon rather than the used marketplace, I buy it from Barnes and Noble's website instead.

With this model, bookstores have the advantage of near instantaneous delivery of a printed book rather than waiting 3 - 4 days.

I, for one, love the printed form of books rather than the e-book.

However, rather than three separate books shrink - wrapped as one, POD prints the collection as a single, long book (within some limits).

I'd much rather see our clients get a feature story, print interview, author profile, etc. in the same newspaper or magazine, rather than a write up in the book review section.

Small presses, which use print - on - demand technology rather than cheap offset printing, can not afford to place your book in bookstores (because they have to pay for the high - priced ones that don't sell as well as the ones that do).

There will always be a place for the print publisher, and those who would rather feel a book in hand than a tablet or other electronic device.

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?

If you intend to sell your print books mainly online, rather than through bookstores, self - publishing «print - on - demand» editions through the printing services of companies such as Amazon's Createspace division also makes sense.

The deals show print distribution is still important (print makes up 75 to 80 percent of trade book sales today) and that digital authors often find it easier to work with a partner rather than trying the print - on - demand route.

If you have a printed manuscript / already printed book rather than a digital copy, the conversion process is longer and more complicated.

Scanning — If you have a printed manuscript / already printed book rather than a digital copy, the conversion process is longer and more complicated.

Large book manufacturers tend to cater to large publishing companies rather than self - publishers because most of them are not set - up to run short runs and they like to print much larger quantities to keep their big presses running.

«Rather than add page numbers that don't correspond to print books, which is how page numbers have been added to e-books in the past, we're adding real page numbers that correspond directly to a book's print edition.»

Most e-books I buy are less expensive than print books anyway, and I'd much rather save a couple bucks up front than hope I can try to sell a used paperback for more than a pittance.

Any other features we should consider for e-books, rather than just taking our print book and uploading it in pdf format?