Tag: what ereader should I get?
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Ereader review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7.0, by Barnes and Noble
My latest device review: this time, the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7.0, which is a longwinded way of saying “the new Samsung Nook”. Picoreview: not bad, but not really useful to non-B&N customers or people who need higher-powered tablets.
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Ereader review: Kindle Fire HDX, by Amazon
I got a Kindle Fire HDX for free! So here are my thoughts on it.
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Ereader review: The Nook HD, by Barnes and Noble
Bought myself a shiny new Nook HD for purposes of having an Android tablet around, and also for reading and playing games. This is my initial review of the thing.
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How to read ebooks, Part 6: How to check out library ebooks
This is part 6 of my posts on how to read ebooks. Here I’ll get into how to check out ebooks from libraries that support that, and what you need to be able to do this. Basically, you will need two things: Adobe Digital Editions, and an account with the library of your choice (which…
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How to read ebooks, Part 5: How to read ebooks on your computer
Say you want to get into ebooks but you’re not sure what reading device you want to buy yet. Don’t worry, you’re not out of luck! If you’re reading this post at all you still have the ability to read ebooks right in front of you: i.e., on your computer. This post is all about…
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How to read ebooks, Part 4: Do you want a dedicated reading device?
This is the (overdue) part 4 of my series of posts on how to choose what you want in a reading device. This particular post’s topic: do you want a device that just focuses on reading books? Or do you want it to do other things as well? I was pretty happy with my iPhone…
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Ebook postings now resuming!
Apologies for the hiatus on the ebook posts, y’all; they ran into a roadblock when Seattle got smacked upside the head with winter early last week, and then the holidays kicked in, so! As of tomorrow I will resume the rest of the ebook posts, though! If you missed the previous ones, here are their…
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How to read ebooks, Part 3: Touchscreen vs. e-ink
Here’s part 3 of my little series of posts about ebooks and ereaders! As I’ve mentioned on previous posts, this series of posts about how to read ebooks and what ereader you might want to get focuses on what reading devices I’ve had personal experience with: the nook and the iPhone. The nook: E-ink is…
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How to read ebooks, Part 2: Ebook pricing
This is the post where I get a bit into the agency pricing model, how it’s affected what books you can buy where, and how much you can expect to pay for them.
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How to read ebooks, Part 1: Ebook formats
Depending on where you get your ebooks from, they’ll come in several different and often proprietary formats. If you’ve been an ebook reader for a while, you’ll know as well that several formats that used to be in play have fallen out of favor. It can get pretty confusing pretty fast. So this post is…