Pirate sites that let visitors download ebooks, MP3 music, movies and TV shows typically apply a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) technology like BitTorrent for content downloads, because P2P balances the required resources among downloaders. Even though P2P has managed to establish a bad name (probably because of misunderstanding) for a universal technology, … Read >
Amazon Kindle Store Accepts PDF-Ebooks, but There’s a Catch
Amazon’s Kindle ebook format is fine for books with simple layout that include text and a few diagrams or photos. If an author or publisher has required interactive features or multimedia, in many cases Apple iBooks Author has been the tool of choice. Now, Amazon has launched the Kindle Textbook … Read >
U.S. Airport Restaurants Are Making Apple iPad Tablets Available for Travelers
Many travelers are carrying tablets and smartphones along to flights they are taking. It means that they have their gadgets with them when they pass through an airport. Yet, a company (OTG) that designs and operates airport restaurants has installed thousands of iPad tablets in eating and waiting areas at … Read >
Book Explores the True Nature of Electricity
Where does electricity come from? Has magnetism something to do with electricity? Our daily lives are so dependent on electricity that we take it for granted, but soon, we’ll be driving electric cars and watching robots cleaning our houses. How does electricity actually work? Let the author of book Discussions … Read >
50 Personality Types: Which Book Reader Species Are You?
Carolus Linnaeus created a systematic classification of living things in 1735, and managed to do it so well that it is still taught in schools. What if Linnaeus’ taxonomy for species was applied to something else? Like, book readers? That’s exactly what Laura E. Kelly decided to do. The result … Read >
Unique Stories from Mongolia in the Book The Herder’s Boots
Ten years ago, Stephen Parliament traveled and worked in Mongolia, but only recently, he had the time to write a book about his experiences in remote nomad settlements, in Gobi desert and life in the capital Ulaanbaatar.
The Herder’s Boots – Traveling and Working with Nomads for the Future of … Read >
Strong Growth for Ebooks in Libraries in 2014
Overdrive is a large-scale ebook distribution system that powers many libraries and educational institutions in North America and Europe. The company reports that 2014 was another record year for its ebook business: in 2014, ebook checkouts in libraries and schools increased 33% from 2013. The total number of ebook checkouts … Read >
How Energy-Hungry Our New Mobile Devices Really Are?
Millions of shiny new tablets, smartphones and PCs have been taken into use in late December and early January. Someone who reads ebooks on an ereader, listens to digital music on a smartphone and watches movies on a tablet may have multiple mobile devices that have to be charged every … Read >
The Best Photos 2014 Taken by a Drone
Selfies became a new phenomenon in photography in 2014, but so did photos and videos shot by drones. A number of new services, like TravelbyDrone and Dronestagram display fabulous image material submitted by thousands of drone owners. Beautiful sceneries and funny events are on the menu for drone photo viewers.… Read >
Traveling light, but loaded with books thanks to a small and affordable ereader
Every traveler has to make decisions on what to carry with him or her on a trip. Electronic devices tend to be small, whereas books tend to take space and can be heavy. Yet, if I think about all the gadgets I’d like to pack with me on a trip … Read >