As the number of Americans that own tablet computers and e-book reading devices has increased, so has the percentage of adults who report that they have read an e-book in the past year. In a February survey, 21% of adults said they had read a e-book in the last year, compared to 17% who reported doing so in December. This… (more…)
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Do eBooks Make It Harder to Recall What You Just Read? Answer: No
By Nate Hoffelder from The Digital Reader: I’m rather busy with a conference right now, but there’s an article that was posted today that has me pissed. I have to respond to it. Time has an article on their website today which asks the question “Do eBooks Make It Harder to Recall What You Just Read?” I received a Kindle for my birthday,… (more…)
Kobo CEO: tablets are for casual ebook readers
From Shelf Awareness: There is a significant difference in usage patterns between owners of dedicated e-readers and tablets, Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis said during a panel held at the Financial Times Digital Media Conference in London last week, as reported by TabTimes. “The people buying these devices (e-readers) are reading more frequently than those with tablets,” Serbinis observed. “They read for longer sessions and are more… (more…)
The soul of a reader
Dear reader, I sometimes wonder about what makes the difference between people who like to read and those who don’t. A non-reader once told me that reading is a waste of his time; he would rather go outside and explore the world, to experience things first-hand. People like that are of course entitled to their opinion, but I am convinced… (more…)
Indie promotion
Dear reader, Welcome to a new Indie Promotion. Today I present to you: Death Wish: Book I (The Vamp Saga) by Danielle Blanchard Ebook Short Description: Welcome to Las Vegas in the year 2020. The cold war between mortals and vampires has ended … the vampires won and now they control the most powerful organizations in the world which include the… (more…)
Video-comparison of 3 e-readers
Dear reader, I admit, this video is somewhat dated. It is from October 2011, which in current times is not exactly stone-aged yet, but close to medieval times. Still, the information presented is good, even when Amazon.com has released their Kindle Fire by now. The Fire inherited the closed format of the original Kindle, so that is still valid.
10% of English book sales in Canada are now in digital format
by Paul Biba: From a post in The Distant Librarian which discusses the new Canadian National Reading Campaign report: In a nutshell, the NRC now has data from a week in Jan 2011, and a week in Jan 2012, so they’re able to give us some information about book sales AND book circulations from Public Libraries in Canada, including both hard and e-copy. Some of… (more…)
Hilda on paper (the library is growing)
Dear reader, With much pleasure I can announce that at this moment 5 Hilda-books are also available in print. Unfortunately I am not yet so famous and important that you can run into your local bookstore to obtain a copy, if you would like one, but printed copies are available. Here you can see the covers of the actual books.… (more…)
To be read…
I just purchased another book, dear reader. “The word for world is forest”, by Ursula Leguinn. My “to be read” pile will never shrink. I think there are about 40 books on it now. How about your “to be read” pile? Are you making any progress there?
Improvement in tablets may ‘doom’ the e-reader
via TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics by Chris Meadows Is the e-reader doomed? According to Matt Alexander on The Loop, it might just be on its way out as tablets get better and better. Alexander’s argument basically boils down to the fact that e-ink is an intermediate step, a necessary compromise between readability and… (more…)
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