Tag: Opinions
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8 things Amazon should improve in Alexa
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Amazon’s voice-activated personal assistant could do much better if these features were better developed.
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Apple Books app review – the Sleeping Beauty woke up too late
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Apple Books app, launched together with iOS 12, is meant to rediscover the joy of reading on the iPhone and iPad. But others did it before.
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Is the show over for Echo Show?
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By introducing Show Mode for Fire tablets accompanied by a dedicated charging stand, Amazon makes us ask: Alexa, what will happen with Echo Show?
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Amazon Fire HD 8 (2017) – first impressions of a regular user
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Compare what you expect from the Fire tablet you plan to buy with the first thoughts of someone who has just received it. Are looking for opinions about the 2017 Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet? Have you gone through dozens of tech reviews already and want a piece that discusses the topic from a different…
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Reading on a smartwatch is possible thanks to ORP technology (pictures)
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Wondering whether reading on a smartwatch makes sense? It does – with a smart technology called Optimal Recognition Point.
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7 reasons why trying ebooks should be one of your New Year resolutions
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If you haven’t tried reading ebooks, the beginning of the new year is the best time to change it.
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Drop Kobo, Sony, or Kindle cloud, and move to Dropbox
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There are two reasons to stop relying on DRM-guarded cloud libraries, and start thinking about alternatives: Adobe will require new epub DRM soon, Sony hands ebook business to Kobo. Sure, all clouds powered by major ebookstores offer an essential advantage – sync. But on the other side they offer an essential disadvantage – mess. So,…
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Interview with Kristian Guillaumier, the creator of Marvin for iOS
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Marvin is the most advanced book reader for iOS. Its creator, Kristian Guillaumier, shares plans about the app, and thoughts on digital reading.
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What should be the next big feature of e-readers?
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In a few last years, two major features were introduced to e-readers: touch screen and front light. What should be next? The history of e-reader development is in fact a history of eliminating its disadvantages. These disadvantages are mostly related to a display. Or maybe they relate to the fact that it’s a single-purpose device?…
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Two examples how local ebookstores can benefit from international Kindle presence
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Kindle ships internationally to around 170 countries since October 2009. This fact has an essential influence on how local ebook markets develop. How ebookstores in a medium-sized country like Poland or Sweden can benefit from Kindle’s presence? Below you’ll find two examples. The key opportunity is the lack of foreign-language content for Kindle. Obviously this…
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Do English-language ebooks really sell globally?
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I’ve just read a very interesting overview by Laura Hazard Owen of what’s happening at Frankfurt Book Fair 2013. What has caught my attention is the discussion about international ebook markets. Russ Grandinetti, Amazon’s Vice President responsible for the Kindle content, said at the Publishers Launch Frankfurt conference that international markets will adopt ebooks much…
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Finding foreign language ebooks on Google Play Books
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When Google Play Books launched in Poland, the first thing I did was to check out how many books were available in Polish. A simple feature to find and/or filter books by language is offered by Smashwords or Project Gutenberg, but you have to use tricks to get a list of foreign language books in Kindle…