Yes, it is possible to read ebooks purchased from the Amazon Kindle Store in a web browser, like Firefox, Opera, or Brave on a computer. Kindle ereaders are familiar devices for avid readers, as well as apps that can be downloaded to phones, tablets and computers to read … Read >
Pocketbook Inkpad X 10-inch ereader for ebooks, comics, and audiobooks
It is highly personal which size reading device you happen to like. A small ereader is easy to carry along for commutes and trips, whereas a large device can display more and many types of content, like comics, magazines and PDF documents as well. It can’t be a coincidence that … Read >
Which e-reading devices can open Epub, Kindle and PDF ebooks?
This is a question we hear often and see frequently in our inbox: which e-reader is able to open common ebook formats? Can the Kindle do everything, is Kobo better, or Sony the best? The short answer is quite simple: you have to choose your side. The long answer is … Read >
Ebook news digest: ebooks on Instagram, new EU laws troubling Google, circumstances that make readers
News on ebooks, writing and copyright
French and German publishers unite to fight Google’s refusal to pay them copyright fees
Get ready for a long fight between major newspapers and Google (in Europe, at least). EU approved a new copyright directive earlier in 2019 that clarifies many issues that were … Read >
Get ideas for your Europe travel plan from World Heritage Sites themes
I have been pretty happy each time I have accidentally, or on purpose, visited a Unesco World Heritage Site. The places Unesco has chosen truly are special places worth visiting. The problem for an ordinary tourist is that today, the World Heritage list features 1121 sites of which 213 are … Read >
Finland designated the best wildlife travel destination 2019
The summer of 2019 in Finland’s capital Helsinki was the first time when I thought that finally, overseas tourists have discovered the city. Tourist groups toured even in the new Oodi library, and happily camped in Nuuksio national park just outside the city. Something is … Read >
Competitively priced waterproof ereader Kobo Libra H20 with sharp 7 inch screen
Ebook retailer and ereader vendor Kobo has introduced an ereader that should attract large groups of book lovers. The Kobo Libra H20 has all the features a modern ereader should have, including frontlight and it is waterproof, the screen is a bit bigger than in basic models, and considering the … Read >
Ebook news digest: best new library is in Helsinki, epub apps for Windows, unique bookshop in Venice
News on ebooks, writing and travel
11 best epub reading apps for Windows 10 PCs
Epub is the standard ebook format that was jointly created by the publishing industry and is now being developed together with other web standards. Amazon Kindle is the major exception that … Read >
Artificial intelligence -powered writing and answering machine GPT-2 is good in some cases
Artificial intelligence (AI) software technology is a hot development target that is already being applied to many daily tasks. We have heard about self-driving cars, automatic face recognition, simple online customer service duties, and many other tasks where AI is used today, but for some reason, writing is one of … Read >
How to travel Europe in a week, in a month, or in six months?
It is easy to roam in Europe once you have arrived in the old continent. In some regions, remarkable cities and sights are so close one another that it only takes a couple of hours by car or by train to explore a new destination. … Read >