The advantage is that DRM - free books aren't as tied to
a specific reader device, meaning Kindle customers could purchase books elsewhere to use on their Kindle (assuming the books are available in mobi format.)
Because it will limit the ebook you bought to be read on
the specific reader device, that is to say, you can not copy and read it on other devices.
Not exact matches
In 1926, Science News - Letter (the precursor to Science News) offered a series of mnemonic
devices to help
readers recall
specific information.
If you can't find a
specific book or publication in audio form, computer software or separate handheld
devices with optical character recognition can scan documents and read them aloud using speech synthesizers or screen
readers.
Dr. Kinsella details cross-curricular writing instruction imperatives for educators serving English learners and striving
readers, including a focused yet accessible analytic rubric for each assignment, targeted lessons on language and rhetorical
devices for
specific writing types, explicit analysis of an appropriate writing model, and brief, frequent doses of interactive, teacher - meditated writing practice to build critical competencies for longer, independent assignments.
Although effective use of the DAISY format has required
specific reader software (which may be implemented either on a PC or on a specialist audio
device), the new version of the EPUB specification, EPUB 3.0, represents a complete convergence with the DAISY delivery format.
Instead of being limited to a
specific device, all books are stored in the cloud and accessible on a myriad of tablets,
readers, and computers.
This is a boon to serious
readers because these
devices allow users to dictate their own experience and not get locked into one
specific ecosystem.
«We've said we want to wirelessly enable e-book
readers along with many other
devices, but we're saying nothing
specific,» he said.
While relying on a favorite online retailer for ebooks is to be expected, especially if consumers use brand
specific dedicated
devices, it speaks more to the customer service experience that
readers are likely to rely on
specific retailers for other purchases.
The tablets aren't even purchased for this initiative yet, but already some outspoken opponents have already pointed out that Android -
specific apps may be too little, too late in an era of web apps that allow the
readers to access the content from any
device with a web browser.
Some of the
specific tactics that publishers and authors have tried in order to reduce ebook piracy have included DRM restrictions, which limit content to one
specific device platform and eliminate the ability to share beloved books with fellow
readers, and other professional tactics like the watermark that the Harry Potter ebooks contain, theoretically pointing out which
reader posted them on file sharing sites.
This closed system of ebook selling doesn't foster book discovery and can lead to niche
specific bookselling while isolating potential
readers who are trapped by the retail platform associated with the e-reader
device or app they choose.
Depending on what
device or demographic the
reader belongs to, the name of the articles could be custom tailored to suite that
specific group.
So in Liz Castro's example with poetry on ADE friendly
devices, the Kindle Fire, and the regular Kindle, you are create styles
specific to the Kindle or Kindle Fire, you will have one CSS that has no media query and applies to all
readers, and then have additional CSSs that apply to particular
devices and include media queries.
By focusing on the
specific needs of its users in all markets, Hanvon is able to design its
devices around the features its
readers will use most, unlike developers who market one - size - fits - all
devices to consumers.
To the average
reader who owns a brand -
specific device and only shops for books through the
device's parent company, concerns about things like cross-platform compatibility and DRM status might not really be on the radar.
Unlike Google's biggest competitors Amazon and Barnes & Noble that rely heavily on restrictive DRM, Google will not be
device -
specific — allowing for e-books purchased through Google Editions to be read on a far greater number of e-book
readers that will flood the market in 2010.
Infrastructure is changing to allow patrons to download selections into their e-Book
readers or
devices, request a hold on
specific titles currently charged to other users, and see e-Book checkouts within their individual library accounts.
If you think about the Kindle's success, a big reason is how the
device and the buying process solve a very
specific problem for serious
readers: having something to read when and where we want it.
Even if Barnes & Noble survive, they use a Nook -
specific DRM for their ebooks, which means
readers with other ePub
devices can't read Nook books.
But today most e-books you buy are locked onto a
specific device, making it impossible to switch from, for example, a Kindle to a Sony
Reader or vice versa.
We have received
specific feedback from
readers about how pleased they were to find the book so well - constructed and readable — across different
devices.
«In the digital world, where everyone can broadcast their taste and benefit from it, it's crazy that
readers are tied to
specific retailers and their
devices.
If you're not familiar with DRM, it's file protection that locks books into one
specific brand of ebook
reader, so for example, if you buy a book from Amazon, you can only read them on Kindles or
devices that support the Kindle app.
The requisite Samsung Social, Music and
Reader Hubs, along with Samsung's own app store, make up the curated content
specific to this
device.
KF8 offers a feature called region magnification for
devices that do not support touch screen zooming, and this allows the
reader to double - tap on
specific areas of the screen to enlarge a region of content.
They discussed
specific solutions to particular text and image display issues, and how to make your ebooks look the way a
reader would want to see them on the disparate
devices available in the market at the time.
These files would be what
Reader Mobile SDK refers to as activation.xml and
device.xml It is important that these files be stored in an application
specific location because each application may implement deactivation of a
device differently (and you do not want your users to have their activations wiped out because they deactivated a different
Reader Mobile SDK based ebook reading application).
Although we do not usually cover Xiaomi firmware, I have noticed that a large number of our
readers also have shown some interest towards certain
Specific Xiaomi
devices.
Some
readers have reached out to let us know that this method of accessing multi-user support is not working for them, which leads me to believe that the server side update is perhaps linked to
specific Android
devices.
In any case,
readers should note that Samsung's China -
specific website has not listed this new
device yet.
With the ever - evolving transition to Smart phones and handheld
devices, format and substance are two primary components for an effective resume; the document should be the embodiment of brevity to maximize the
reader's time and should include industry -
specific keywords.