Sat September 07 2013
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07:49 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | General Discussions
Heathrow Airport Retail Director Muriel Zingraff-Shariff said: "There’s no doubt that the popularity of eBooks has boomed in recent years, but when it comes to relaxing on holiday it seems you just can’t beat a good book. People want a break from technology whilst they’re abroad, so it’s understandable that people would rather swap their Blackberry for Malorie Blackman." Which makes sense of course since the retail director of an airport would much rather have you buy paper books from the local WHSmith bookstore than buy them online, let's say via Amazon Whispernet. The survey also found that people worry about e-readers not coping well with sun, sea, and sand, which is true, I suppose, especially if you run out of ziplock bags. Related: Taking e-books to the beach - share your tips, E-Reader on the beach |
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Fri September 06 2013
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03:23 PM by AnemicOak in E-Book General | News
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10:24 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
The pirate claims that piracy "controls" around 50 percent of the whole e-book market with Amazon owning the majority of the rest. He goes on explaining how Amazon's size is bad for authors and publishers, and that the only way out was a flat-rate on e-books that, conveniently, the pirate site is planning to offer.
Related: E-book customer sharing with anti-piracy group BREIN faces political backlash, Rapidshare loses court battle against German booksellers |
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09:12 AM by faithbw in E-Book General | General Discussions
However, I wonder how tablets with high pixel density stack up against some of the newer lighted e-reader like the Aura HD and the new Paperwhite. Which one is better for reading in bed in the dark. Which provides an overall better reading experience? |
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08:41 AM by Breid in E-Book General | General Discussions
I am wondering if I am a slow reader, or if other folks have a higher 'must store' threshold than mine? [image by Abhi Sharma / flickr] |
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07:29 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
Funny enough, at one point the reviewer states that the Aura is "easily the nicest mainstream standalone e-reader we've seen", while a little further down he remarks that this device is "decidedly not mainstream" due to its heavy price tag. Confused?
Related: Kobo forum |
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06:51 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
Did you already upgrade and want to share your experience? Or are you still holding off for a while to see what other users have to say? Then come and join us in the on going firmware discussion. |
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