Sentences with phrase «tablet as an ebook reader»

We'd find it pretty difficult to recommend this tablet as an ebook reader, for example.

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The world is hooked on mobile devices, such as ebook readers or tablet PCs, and the best way for content providers to register their presence in the changing digital scene is to have an app ready for the various devices that are sought after the most.

About 21 percent and 18 percent of the ebook readers claim tablet or e-reader devices as their preferred device for reading ebooks, respectively.

«As more and more in - classroom and take - home reading takes place online and via eBook readers and tablets, publishers can help create future generations of readers and contribute to the health of our nation's educational system by providing books in the formats that schools need to help students learn.»

Freescale believes the new processors will bring about a quantum change in the way we perceive the mobile device segment, such as ebook readers and tablet PCs.

The iPad and LCD ereaders and tablets are the biggest threat, but as long as dedicated ebook readers like the Kindle and Nook remain popular, E Ink is going to continue to dictate the rate of technological advancement.

Self - publisher identities day after Christmas as highest traffic day for new eBook downloadsRaleigh, NC (December 21, 2011)-- Lulu.com, the leader in self - publishing, announced today the first annual «Download Day» to be held December 26th, 2011 — a day the company predicts to be the highest traffic shopping day for readers downloading new eBook content on e-reader devices and tablets.

You can use it to hold books or eBook readers, or you can use it as a tablet stand while you surf, play games, read, or watch movies.

The simple fact of the matter is that dedicated eReading devices are not being replaced, or even now purchased in the first place by readers of ebooks, as ebooks can now be read on any number of different devices, whether they be tablets, phablets, phones or laptops.

Kindle Fire is the newest offering from Amazon as the eBook device now acts more like a tablet instead of just a pure eBook reader.

School programs that utilize tablets, as well as the popularity of smartphones with larger screens, will make eBooks soon indispensable to the learning environment, eventually turning an entire generation into e - readers.

1 min readUnless you were hiding under a rock today, you know that Apple announced a new tablet computer that also functions as an eBook reader.

Although out of the box, the Nook Color is mainly billed as a dedicated ebook reader, there is a stong rooting community to turn the great spec for the price Nook Color into a dedicated Tablet PC.

Then of course the tablet will also serve as an ebook reader as well.

The project also envisages making the ebooks prepared by the institute available to not only ebook readers and tablet PCs, but smartphone devices as well.

For example, e-ink readers are still wildly popular as opposed to tablets in many outlying parts of Africa, due to their longer battery life and the ability to add ebooks via a USB cable in places with little or no internet connection.

Let's face it: ebook readers aren't the same as tablets and phones.

Plus, these days, readers are also likely to want your cookbook as an eBook so that they can pull up the recipes on their computers or mobile devices, especially tablets.

Ebooks are surely gaining popularity among the masses, but when it comes to the number of ebook reader releases in the market, those are not as popular as a regular tablet, leaving consumers with not that many choices in the first place.

The «Chicken Soup» series lends itself well to ebook format as readers can read the short essays when they find themselves with a few minutes to spare, a habit that is much for convenient on an e-reader, tablet, or smartphone.

Of course, that would probably be even more expensive, you would have to download apps that may or may not be as good (I have yet to find any tablet apps that work better than a native ebook reader, but maybe they exist), and you would still have the exact same warranty that you're complaining about.

This would make sense for Amazon, as the Kindle is an already established brand which people recognize, so calling their Android tablet the KindleAir would be a smart move as Amazon would be able to expand their Kindle brand to other device than just their eBook readers.

As iSuppli notes, Amazon is converting consumers from the Kindle ebook reader to the Kindle Fire media tablet.

It's a bit early to say, but it's likely that we could eventually see Samsung eBook readers and other devices such as smartphones, tablets and notebooks with sunlight readable displays.

Such a panel normally appears as a flat, transparent surface that can easily replace the standard touch - screen displays on existing smartphones, tablets, ebook readers and handheld gaming devices.

Canadian readers continue to consume ebooks on their computers at the same rate as the previous year (20 %) while 38 % are using tablets, which is up a very slight 3 % from the year before.

He linked this decline to the lack of new e-reader devices and the trend away from dedicated ebook readers to the use of tablets and phones as e-reading platforms.

Sharp is positioning these tablets primarily as eBook readers and media devices, but they also feature web browsers and other goodies and they're running Google Android which means that they're likely reasonably hackable.

The Sony Tablet S will serve as an eBook Reader for the Sony Reader app (and Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble as well as Google Books).

As we enter the final week of January, there are some decent deals to be had on ebook readers and tablets.

The report presents 145 pages of data and commentary on a broad range of eBook issues, including: spending on eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending for 2011; use levels of various kinds of eBooks; market penetration by various specific eBook publishers; extent of use of aggregators vs offering by specific publishers; purchasing of individual titles; use of various channels of distribution such as traditional book jobbers and leading retail / internet based booksellers; use of eBooks in course reserves and interlibrary loan; impact of eBooks on print book spending; use of eBooks in integrated search; price increases for eBooks; contract renewal rates for eBooks; use of special eBook platforms for smartphones and tablet computers; spending plans and current use of eBook reader such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of eBooks 2011 Edireader such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of eBooks 2011 EdiReader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of eBooks 2011 Edition →

Customers can enjoy their own digital content on the Acer A100 tablet by transferring files such as videos, movies and eBooks to it through the tablet's micro-USB port or by using the Micro-SDcard reader that can read Micro-SD cards with a capacity up to 32 GB.

I've tested and reviewed a number of tablets and ebook readers in 2011, and as this year comes to a close, I decided to write down a list of my favorite tablets and ereaders of the year, the ones I personally use the most.

Amazon UK has exclusively told Pocket - lint that it will not be selling the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet, nor the touchscreen - enabled Kindle Touch ebook readers in the UK as things currently stand.

It wants to be your ebook reader, as well as letting you perform tablet tasks like checking email, browsing the web and — naturally — playing Angry Birds.

Here's a roundup of tablets and ebook readers currently on sale as of today, December fifteenth.

That said, I am actively and seriously considering making the $ 229 16 GB version of Kindle Fire HDX as my auxiliary tablet and ebook reader.

The debate rages on as to whether ebook readers or tablets are better suited for reading digital books.

Sony does offer a range of «Reader» ebook readers, but whether the product would be an extension of this range, a touchscreen tablet Vaio or a large Walkman PMP is yet to be seen - Sony has plenty of options as to how it could position an iPad rival.

Essentially this will allow access for authors to have their eBooks available to readers using mobile devices, most notably smart phones like iphone and Android, as well as tablets like apple's iPad.

The Aura HD adds a larger, higher - resolution screen that's better for reading magazines, equations, and other graphically intensive data, but it's a heavier ebook reader and costs as much as a color tablet.

It could be that a color Tablet becomes the new cash cow and that what we now know as a eInk reader become free (assuming the purchase of eBooks) or becomes highly subsidized, as in the case of the newest Kindle.

Analysts believe the Amazon tablet will sink into the iPad's domination, but the 7 - inch device is to be classed as an eBook reader for IDC figures.

While the jury is still out on that premise, it's true that if tablets become cheaper and function as good ebook readers as well, they could clearly impact dedicated ebook readers in the future.

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Some Apple tablet defenders will write in comments about the publishing possibilities, such as ebook functionality to compete with Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook or the Sony Reader.

I'm sure I will buy a tablet — as soon as it is an amazing ebook reader, as well.

To read your MIT Press eBook you will need to use an e-reading application such as Adobe Digital Editions, or if you're using a tablet, Bluefire Reader or Aldiko Book Reader.

It's good as a color ebook reader, an audiobook player, and especially as a kids» tablet.

Starting next month, Sony will begin closing the doors on its Sony Reader Store for eBooks in the US and Canada.Sony's Reader and Xperia tablet and smartphone users will not be left in the lurch though, as the company also revealed that all Reader accounts... Read more