It is kind of funny that Amazon has introduced an reader (Kindle Oasis) that has a greyscale six-inch display and costs more than $250, and at the same the company markets Fire tablets with color screens that let you do more and cost less than Kindle ereaders. The Fire HD … Read >
Tag: ereader
Ebook news digest: two types of digital nomads, low-cost ereader, drone photography for everyone
Ebook news digest August 16, 2016
Mashable: My life as a remote year guinea pig
Stephanie Walden participated in a year-long packaged tour around world. It wasn’t a vacation, but a package for digital nomads who worked the whole time (well, depending on each nomad’s own motivation). They stayed … Read >
Ebook news digest: ereader hacks, tips for Google Play Books, the future of reading
Ebook news digest: ereader reviews, drone photography for travelers, writing tips from an author, imprint explained
Ebook news digest June 22th, 2016
Why are there so many new publishing imprints? (The Guardian)
* So what is an imprint, and why are there suddenly so many more of them? The simple answer is that they are subdivisions of bigger publishers. Sometimes, they come about through … Read >
Ebook news digest: best reading apps, tips from The Atlantic, unique travel photography
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 of Spain: The Week in Pop Culture Writing (The … Read >
Need a handsfree ereader? Wrap it on your wrist
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 you want to leave both hands free, you have a … Read >
Book cover matters: Take a look at reactions of fellow travelers to provocative book covers
Some book publishing professionals believe that the rapid rise of erotica was caused by popularity of ebooks and ereaders. If you wanted to read a book – absolutely any book – in a public place like subway, park or bus stop, no one could judge you because no one could … Read >
The best smartphones for reading ebooks
The original Kindle ereader had a six-inch greyscale display and Sony had really nice compact ereaders with five-inch screens. Today’s smartphones tend to have five-inch and larger screens. Additionally, smartphone displays have at least two times higher pixel density than ereaders. It is not surprising that book industry experts are … Read >
Ideas Box is a modern library that can be set up anywhere in minutes
Ideas Box is a practical educational solution for people who have had to leave everything behind and settle in refugee camps, or village schools with insufficient resources. The Ideas Box is a set of industrial strength large boxes that contain books, ereaders, tablets, a projector for movie presentations and a … Read >