Sentences with phrase «work as an ebook reader»

«We just posted a quick video showing some more of what that's like as well as how the slate device will work as an eBook reader.

Calibre does not only work as an ebook reader, but converts everything to everything, has a code - based editor and is excellent at metadata manager.

Not exact matches

As e-reader sales begin to increase this holiday season — an estimated 24.5 million units sold according to IMS Research, which is expected to double eBook sales year over year according to the Association of American Publishers — authors have a great opportunity to capitalize on current reader trends and increase visibility for their works to new audiences.

I like the Nook better than the Kindle (my deciding reason being that the Nook works with the library ebooks and Kindle doesn't), ergo that is what I bought, and all books should be available for Nook (and Sony and Kobo and the oodles of other readers half the world's never heard of) just the same as for Kindle.

eBooks, often heralded as the end of publishing as we know it, continue to fight against that idea by introducing great works to even more readers everyday, readers who will search for even more books.

By allowing readers to purchase a printed version from an ebook through the company — embedded with the customer's name and phone number as a watermark, along with identifying data on the bookstore — Paperight is working to increase access to reading material in a legal, viable way.

Readmill only launched its iPhone app in February of this year, but has already established partnerships with eighty different publishers who are looking to working directly with their readers as they bypass typical ebook distribution outlets like Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

It is supported by its own library touted as the «YouTube» of eBooks where both amateur and professional writers can share content by uploading their published and unpublished works for readers to download, and there are tons of fiction short stories, fantasies, science fiction, romance, etc., that you won't find in Kindle or Nook sites.

These are then sent through more custom conversion tools which then turn them into high quality EPUB ebooks that not only look great but work perfectly on any current EPUB eReader, this includes the Apple iPad and iPhone, Android eReader apps such as Bluefire, Kobo Reader, Sony Reader, B&N Nook and BeBook.

However, after using it a few weeks, I've come to understand how (as I've said for three years) the new Apple device is not an eBook reader in the way the Kindle is an eBook reader, and so therefore, Apple is going to work with Amazon, rather than compete.

While most felt that piracy was not a huge issue, what was important was the ability for readers to find indie authors» works and be able to read them without a lot of hassle or hoop jumping, as well as how to make it possible for readers to choose to read on a variety of devices — even those from different retailers — without sacrificing their existing ebook libraries.

«We are working with Brazilian publishers and closing sales agreements with retailers, as well as a large chain of bookstores to distribute the eBook readers,» said Humphrey, which was excited about the digital book market in Brazil, «In over 5 years, 50 % of digital books will be in Brazil «bet.

Despite the list of worthy authors whose titles are currently finding top spots in the Kindle store thanks to their publications as Kindles Singles — and many of the bestselling Kindle Singles are in the top 100 for all Kindle ebooks — Blum is always on the lookout for writers who haven't published as much elsewhere, either traditionally or digitally, in order to bring their poignant works to light for Kindle readers.

While there are ebook autographing options on the market, such as Kindlegraph, that inserts a page file into the reader's digital edition with an author signature, Autography has been working to continue to bring the sense of community that comes from the book signings and meeting of authors, as well as the ability to personalize the signature page for specific reading fans.

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.

One of my own interests, which Jones mentioned, has been in the pilot program that HarperCollins has conducted with Vancouver's BitLit start - up, working with Peter Hudson there to try offering readers who own selected print books from HarperCollins a chance to get ebook editions of those books — bundling, as it's called, and in an after - market format.

All eBook readers will come with heavy and draconian DRM (as mandated by the book agency) until one vendor (also with heavy and draconian DRM) significantly corners the market through a beautifully easy to use device, tied in store and large volume of works.

It may not be as sophisticated as a dedicated ebook reader, but it works for me.

Whether or not the freemium model will work with ebooks like it has with music and movies remains to be seen, especially given the access American readers have to platforms such as Amazon's Kindle Store, Barnes & Noble's PubIt!

And that relationship has paid off, as Hardwick's second ebook novel is currently out with her beta readers while she works on a third work - in - progress, each filling a different place in her life and in a somewhat different genre.

With the wealth of ebooks titles available and an increase in the use of digital indie publishing platforms which enable authors to post their own works as ebooks, more and more readers are turning to ebook lending libraries and websites for content, especially in recent months when best - selling titles have often been marketed at a very similar price point to their print counterparts.

I don't read a lot of ebooks these days, but the rear screen works great with my favorite news reader (greader), as well as with Gmail.

Over the coming months, Kobo will work to integrate the Shelfie platform into its Android and iOS apps, enabling readers to add their print libraries to their reading history to generate ever more tailored eBook recommendations, as well as the option to get digital versions of print titles they already own.

Most of the ebooks will be free to our readers, courtesy of the author, but on occasion some of the authors will have the option to dramatically drop the price of their ebooks for our readers in order to support charitable causes through the sales that day, ensuring that we can bring you a wide range of both indie and traditionally published writers, as well as everything from a climbing - the - list bestseller to the work of an as - of - yet undiscovered writing talent.

It is important to state that ebooks such as Couloumbe's aren't intended to become timeless works of non-fiction, but are rather almost rushed through to digital publication in order to reach readers in a timely way.

With predictions such as those from Smashwords «CEO Mark Coker that portend that 2013 will see an even bigger glut of ebooks hitting the market, readers can struggle to find quality content for their devices while still seeking out new authors and new works.

Otherwise the device itself works well and is a pleasure to use and read on, but it's hard to justify the extra expense when the display isn't quite as nice as other less expensive ebook readers.

Several times I've tried to read comics on an e-ink ebook reader, and it just doesn't work as well... In fact, I have already given up on that quest.

You do not do leaders or page numbers as leaders do not work and page numbers do not exist in ebooks [more accurately the page numbers change all time as the reader changes fonts and / or type size].

These are EPUB files with DRM, and as such won't work with Amazon's Kindle ebook readers.

Keep in mind that ebook readers expect much more in terms of flexibility and compatibility, therefore formatting your work as an ebook should remain a completely different task from formatting it as a hard copy.

Every new ebook you launch also provides another opportunity to plug your work as a whole, get your name out there in your niche of choice, and draw more readers into your midst.

This page has a collection of user submitted devices that are PDAs but are known to work well as eBook readers.

As the author of the Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot novel, my eBook is now a featured work at Wattpad.com, which is a free competitor to Stanza, and I have to say that the reader response has been overwhelming.

The population of eBook readers is huge and there will be an ample number of reviewers who are worth far more to you than casual acquaintances that you meet, your friends, your family or even those anonymous people who work as book reviewers for major newspapers and magazines.

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Hi I just bought a Kandle ebook light purchased from ebay sth Korea as it is the only place I could find it here in Australia (great value though, no problems transaction or delivery either) I have an elonex 621eb reader and the Kandle works really well with it as it simply clips on to the top and has rubber cushioning to protect your reader.

Worse yet, the Kobo application displayed an inclination to crash just about every single time I tried to access it, rendering the Next5 a total bust in its capacity to perform as an adequate standalone eBook reader — although the separate Borders library worked just fine.

For myself, I work with various people at different levels (critique group, beta readers, proofreader, book cover artist, and editor) before I dare to make the manuscript public as an ebook and paperback.

Technically, box sets are anthologies, though I think most readers associate conventional anthologies as collections of shorter works or poetry, whereas most contemporary ebook readers associate box sets as bundles of multiple full - length books.

SAN DIEGO, June 29 / PRNewswire / — In recognition of Library Advocacy Day, Sony today unveiled the Reader Library program, a new initiative to support the work of public libraries as they expand and promote their eBook collections.

Most booklights will work with most ebook readers, as far as I'm aware, although some are better than others for sticking in ebook reader covers.

Also, as we reported last year, Self - E, an innovative collaboration between Library Journal and BiblioBoard, enables authors and libraries to work together to expose notable self - published ebooks to readers.

As writers and as readers, we've probably noticed the many ebooks offered for free and wondered why anyone would do all that work for nothing in returAs writers and as readers, we've probably noticed the many ebooks offered for free and wondered why anyone would do all that work for nothing in returas readers, we've probably noticed the many ebooks offered for free and wondered why anyone would do all that work for nothing in return.

There is no good and elegant solution to this problem and Amazon devised a solution which is going to make publishers happy, going to make authors happy, going to make easily - confused readers happy, and will only piss off those who already have an investment in ebooks, and it seems like they are working on a transition path for those as well.

The $ 20 software application turns your Nintendo DS into an eBook reader and includes 100 public domain works from authors such as William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll and Mark Twain.

I suspect that if you are going to try the ebook market as a way to sell your work and Amazon make it easy (and they do) then you will push their system to your readers helping to spread the word of Kindle rather than the word of ebooks in general.

As a reader, I prefer ebooks because most of my reading is done in the early morning so the lit background works for me.

It will also work as a children's ebook reader and play videos, and it comes with apps that allow children to create their own stories and personalize them with photos of themselves and their friends.

I did not give it full marks as I am not aware if the software works on other platforms like ebook readers.