Sentences with phrase «read than a paperback»

It wasn't just the free and public domain books; it was easier to read than a paperback.

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Check your library's early reading section; it typically features a large collection of baby - pleasing titles in paperback that are easier to tote along than board books.

While there's nothing better than a good read, soaking up the latest and greatest research on health and wellness doesn't always have to involve thumbing through another paperback.

Therefore, for me as a reading choice, a reader makes more sense because in its protective case, it'll take a lot more abuse than a paperback or trade will.

Suffice to say, if you have yet to read Yes Please by Amy Poehler I recommend purchasing the paperback edition, as it is way cheaper than the e-book.

The Invention of Wings By Sue Monk Kidd Penguin • $ 17 • ISBN 9780143121701 With more than a million copies sold since its hardcover publication in January 2014, Kidd's captivating historical novel is already a runaway hit with readers, and this new paperback edition should move it to the top of the list for reading groups everywhere.

I have a friend that has to have all the newest gadgets, yet is waiting for my book to come out in paperback because she likes reading on paper better than electronic.

After this, Amazon introduced the short - lived Kindle DX, a large - format e-reader that didn't catch on, partly because the market for larger - format reading (articles, journals) wasn't as large or ready to spend money than the paperback - buying contingent.

If you're the sort of reader who prefers to charge through a completed series rather than waiting for the next one to come out, you can now do so — and since Carina's prices are quite good, you can read the whole trilogy on your device for about the cost of a paperback!

The Kindle is also a lot easier to hold than the 1200 page paperback version, which my daughter is reading.

I found I read more books on my iPad than I'd been reading in hardback or paperback.

Ebooks could have been a transformative sea change in how we read books but instead are nothing more than a second - rate alternative to cheap paperbacks.

I never understood why ebooks are costlier than say a paperback, the cost of printing and paper being removed and the thing that we don't actually own it but just a license to read the eBook.

Can anyone tell me in simple layman terms how to get the e-books I've just paid premium (read: more than paperback price!)

Not only is it easier and less expensive to buy ebooks, but I far prefer reading on my Kindle Paperwhite than reading paperbacks and hard covers.

Fiction reading... well, I do have some of those books (some hardback some paperback) with the intent and hope that I would read more but more of them remain unread than read sad to say... until now

But I've passed over quite a few books recently because the ebook was dearer than the paperback and I wanted something to read right then.

Even so, these same publishers who are so adamant about limiting our access to these e-books — and if you don't believe me, buy an e-book using Adobe Digital Editions and try to read it on a machine that isn't tied to that specific Adobe account — are more than willing to charge us as much or more for the digital version than we'd pay for the paperback copy of the book.

«Wouldn't it be great if it was thinner than a paperback book,... Read more

But for two years now I have read almost esclusively ebooks, WHICH I PuRCHASE, often at higher costs than paperbacks, and I read over 100 books a year.

They tend to read really fast and a lot of books, so because the eBook tends to be a little less expensive than the actual paperback or hardcover of the book, they can actually consume the content at a faster rate and you know get their fill of all their favorite authors.

So far, the paperback sales aren't great in any way compared to the digital sales (maybe 1 - 2 a month if any), even though I would have assumed Middle Grade readers still read more real books than digital (but maybe times are changing here, too).

Furthermore, many people who habitually read on - the - go prefer paperbacks, since they are more easily portable and are easier to hold on to than heavier books.

So much depends on the more than just the text even when reading a physical book — the feel of the book (I refuse to read trade paperbacks, e.g.), the typeset, and most importantly my mood and place in life.

This has resulted in the paperback being significantly more affordable than the digital edition and readers... [Read more...]

«Self - published authors are complaining that Amazon is offering unlimited reading on the best ereader devices ever built on the best online marketplace ever devised and paying more for each borrow than a traditionally published author makes on every paperback they well at Barnes & Noble, and many are outraged.»

Self - published authors are complaining that Amazon is offering unlimited reading on the best ereader devices ever built on the best online marketplace ever devised and paying more for each borrow than a traditionally published author makes on every paperback they sell at Barnes & Noble, and many are outraged.

It's different than reading paperback books, but it is miles ahead of reading on a phone or tablet.

Grant you, the small screen and 320x320 resolution takes time to get used to, but I can read almost any format (some need converting, but that's quite easy), but its cheaper than the Kindle and I can read any book I want, not only those that Amazon wants to sell me at a paperback price.

For many of us the right size is more important than pocket portability.Many buy hardbacks because they are larger than most paperbacks and provide a more premium reading experience.

Today we were informed that during the past 30 days, Amazon customers purchased more Kindle books than print books — hardcover and paperback combined — for the top... [Read more...]

I'm glad to hear that ebooks are making it possible for more reading than just a few paperbacks while you're living in West Africa.

The Nook is closer in weight to a hardcover than a paperback and it isn't really suited to one - handed reading.

With so many people looking for 99 - cent e-book deals and other cheap ways to read, how does one sell audio books which are — sometimes — even more costly than the paperbacks?

Even though I still love to hold a print book in my hands, the e-reader device was easier to hold than a paperback — I didn't have to worry about breaking the spine to read the text.

«Pricing e-books higher than mass market paperbacks used to cost is having an even more deleterious effect on reading habits.»

The New York Times's publishing industry reporter Interview starts at 12:44 and ends at 32:05 For the people that are price sensitive — if you're not somebody that reads digitally because you prefer that, because you find it more convenient — but you're maybe a hybrid reader, you might get a paperback if it's significantly cheaper than an -LSB-...]

But for the vast majority of my reading — which I would have bought in paperback and not hardcover anyway — getting stuck with books once I'm through reading them is more annoyance than asset.

Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi - Fi hotspots Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images Longer Battery Life: 25 % longer battery life; read for days without recharging More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books Faster Page Turns: 20 % faster page turns Read - to - Me: With the new Text - to - Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherread for days without recharging More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books Faster Page Turns: 20 % faster page turns Read - to - Me: With the new Text - to - Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherRead - to - Me: With the new Text - to - Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherread every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $ 9.99, unless marked otherwise

There are a few areas where the book is better — You don't have to worry about damaging it or dropping it, the book never runs out of battery life (though a reading light might), there are less page turns, paperbacks are much lighter than the Kindle 3 plus lighted cover combination.

The full story is here, but in short, creating a paperback at Createspace was cheaper than copying his novel at Kinko's, and the ebook was an easy way to distribute copies... Read More

So I read in the news that Amazon is selling more Kindle books than hardcover and paperback books combined.

When you read a paperback book, the margin closest to the spine must be bigger than its opposite to allow the reader to see all of the text when the book is held open.

However Amazon did this without compromising on the reading area, as the new Kindle has the same 6» size reading area but its 15 % lighter weighing only 8.7 ounces, making it weigh less than a paperback.

Today, new research from Mintel finds that one in four (26 %) consumers who have bought an e-book in the past year say that they read more than they used to because e-books cost less than paperbacks, rising to as many as four in ten (38 %) 16 - 24 year old - book owners.

Lighter than most paperback books, hold Kindle Voyage comfortably in one hand for long reading sessions.

On Sale Now: Lighter than a paperback, the latest Kindle Paperwhite reads like paper.

It makes the value proposition that much better, as anyone who reads more than just occasionally can almost certainly recoup the cost of the device through the fact that e-books are generally less expensive than hardcovers or paperbacks — and many great, classic e-books are free.

With Kindle Library Lending, customers can take advantage of all of the unique features of Kindle and Kindle books, including: Paper - like Pearl electronic - ink display No glare even in bright sunlight Lighter than a paperback — weighs just 8.5 ounces and holds up to 3,500 books Up to one month of battery life with wireless off Read everywhere with free Kindle apps for Android, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry and Windows Phone Whispersync technology wirelessly sync your books, notes, highlights, and last page read across Kindle and free Kindle reading apps Real Page Numbers — easily reference passages with page numbers that correspond to actual print editRead everywhere with free Kindle apps for Android, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry and Windows Phone Whispersync technology wirelessly sync your books, notes, highlights, and last page read across Kindle and free Kindle reading apps Real Page Numbers — easily reference passages with page numbers that correspond to actual print editread across Kindle and free Kindle reading apps Real Page Numbers — easily reference passages with page numbers that correspond to actual print editions

Read comfortably with one hand Lighter than a paperback, comfortably hold Kindle Paperwhite in one hand for those times when you can't put the book down.