Ebook News Digest June 12th, 2016
Five e-reader apps for smartphones and tablets: from Wattpad to Scribd (EveningStandard)
– We would like to add FBReader and Kindle to the list of ereading apps as well.
Lemonade and Sketches … Read the story...
Five e-reader apps for smartphones and tablets: from Wattpad to Scribd (EveningStandard)
– We would like to add FBReader and Kindle to the list of ereading apps as well.
Lemonade and Sketches … Read the story...
Relative to the population, the number of new book titles published each year in Scandinavian countries is big. Books and reading are appreciated in the region, where the number of book publishers is relatively big as well. Each country, however, … Read the story...
Which travel destination in Europe is the most popular for taking selfies? No, it is not Heathrow or Barcelona airport, nor Big Ben, but Eiffel Tower in Paris. That’s what British tourists ranked the highest when they were asked about … Read the story...
When you read an ebook on an ereader, smartphone, or tablet, you need one hand to hold the device and often, the other hand is required to control the device. Unless you have a dedicated stand for your device, and … Read the story...
Johannes Gutenberg was a German inventor who managed to put together multiple pieces of existing technologies in order to create something totally new. His invention was the printing press where he applied paper, ink, type and a human-operated press. He … Read the story...
People who read plenty of ebooks often like to have a dedicated ereader device, like a Kindle, Kobo, Sony, or Tolino for reading. The reason for this is the greyscale E ink screen that doesn’t flicker and consumes very little … Read the story...
Three elements require careful consideration before a book is ready to be marketed at an online bookstore: title, cover design and book description. The fourth element – price – is equally important, but it is a business decision, unlike the … Read the story...
In every relationship, the first impression is extremely important. The same applies to travel destinations that you are visiting for the first time. You can fall in love with a place at first sight, … Read the story...
Everyone who has ever written a book, or even tried to write one, knows how much hard work it is. Sure, writing requires creativity, talent, and ability to play with words and grammar, but perhaps perseverance is the most important … Read the story...
Practically all new ebooks are being published in EPUB and Kindle formats so that they are easily accessible on all tablets, ereaders, smartphones and computers (independent of their screen size). A number of books published years ago in print may … Read the story...
Who could resist a song that starts with the following lines:
Is this non-fiction?
Is this just fantasy?
It is not only a song, but a carefully choreographed musical performance given by – ordinary librarians. Yes, in New South Wales, … Read the story...
People who travel with their pets tend to snap pictures of their companions only to document that the pet (often dog) really was at a certain destination. Nothing wrong with that, since that’s the same method how many travelers document … Read the story...