Switching from printed books to their e-versions is a great way to increase reading motivation and speed. Ebooks are generally cheaper, some can be downloaded for free from legal loyalty-free libraries. Also, reading software offers much broader customization possibilities than a printed alternative.
However, this only stays true for high-quality reading tools. Sometimes, reading software can distract from reading or even damage eyesight.
If the tool doesn’t offer proper formatting, you’ll struggle with incredible small text size and blurry fonts, the sentences and words will be butchered, completely obscuring the message of the book.
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The new Kindle Oasis is the latest e-reader from the stable of Amazon and, arguably, the most elegant of these reading-focused devices to date. It shows off an ultra-slim, lightweight design and is built to deliver more comfortable viewing and longer battery life.
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The Design
Parading a balanced ergonomic design, the Amazon Kindle Oasis features sturdy cover glass combined with a featherweight polymer frame infused with metal through structural electroplating.
This construction results in a weight of just about 131 grams, which makes the e-reader more than 20% lighter than any other Kindle, on average....
Kindle is the entry-level version in the popular Amazon series of e-book readers. The latest iteration of the budget reader features a glare-free touchscreen, more storage memory and exclusive Kindle features, amongst others.
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Built for the Reader
Amazon Kindle is made for the so-called 'bookworms' – people who are always eager to read. The 191-gram device facilitates reading of tons of books, newspapers and magazines without distractions such as email alerts.
Amazon Kindle sports a 6-inch no-glare touchscreen which supposedly makes reading easier on the eyes. The 167-ppi screen reduces the demand on your eyes...
The Kindle Voyage is the king of Amazon's range of e-book readers, which also features the entry-level Kindle and the impressive Kindle Paperwhite e-readers. The incredibly thin and light device boasts the best features available on a Kindle, including a glass-covered bright display with lighting and dedicated page buttons.
Where to Buy Kindle Voyage Reader
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The Design
Fitting of its position in the line-up, the Kindle Voyage shows off a premium streamlined design with a flush, 'specially-reinforced' glass front and magnesium rear.
You are looking at a reader that is not only sleek, but also rugged. It claims the crown...
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is a decent upgrade for those who desire more than what the entry-level Kindle reader has to offer. The latest, third-generation Paperwhite comes with a sharper HD touchscreen and integrated front light to offer more enjoyable reading experience than possible on its budget sibling.
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Build and Display
The latest Amazon Kindle Paperwhite looks a lot like its predecessor, showing off a plastic body. The biggest difference from the previous-generation Kindle Paperwhite is the screen.
This new one sports a sharper 6-inch E Ink Carta display with two times the pixels of...
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is the most advanced e-reader offering a paperlike reading experience, a touch display, and weeks of battery life. It is the e-reader for the avid reader. Kindle Paperwhite features an advanced 6-inch display, built-in Wi-Fi, and millions of books available for download.
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Read your books with ease
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-reader is designed to make it easier for you to read and enjoy your books. According to Amazon, the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader offers a 6-inch Paperwhite display with 62% more pixels and 25% better contrast, delivering sharper, crispier, and darker text...
NaijaTechGuide is now on Google Currents. If you own an Android phone or tablet or an iPhone or iPad, you can now read fresh editions of the NaijaTechGuide blog on your phone or tablet using the Google Currents app. Just Download the Google Currents app from Google Play or Apple App store and subscribe to NaijaTechGuide.
Google Currents is an app that enables you read online magazine editions of your favourite news sites and blogs on your mobile phone or tablet. Simply subscribe to an edition and Google Current will deliver freshest content from the website each time you open...
Google has now made Google Currents available to an international audience. Google Currents app for iOS and Android was launched in December, 2011 in the United States. But now Google is offering Currents, an app that enables readers easily access online magazine editions on their smartphones and tablets, globally.
Publishers outside the United States can now publish online editions of their blogs and websites on Google Currents. NaijaTechGuide is already on Google Currents.
The New Google Currents
The new version of Google Currents comes with two key features international support and quick dynamic sync. As part of its international support, Google Current...
Nook color is a full color e-reader. Unlike the Nook reader, which featured an e-ink display for reading with a touch color display mostly for navigation and control, the Nook color reader comes with only with a touchscreen colour display. A full colour display makes the Nook color reader great for reading magazines and textbooks. Children's books also light up on the Nook Color reader. The Barnes and Noble Nook color reader also offers a great experience for web browsing. Nook color features Wi-Fi only and goes for at $249.
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The Nook reader is an award winning e-reader from Barnes and Noble. It is a leading competitor to the Amazon Kindle e-reader. Barnes and Noble Nook reader is an Android reader and offers a great reading experience with an e-ink display that reads like paper and a colour touch interface for easy navigation. Nook reader with its LendMe technology allows you lend books to friends for up to 14 days. Nook e-reader is available in two options; the Nook Wi-Fi is the cheaper option at $149 and allows wireless connectivity via Wi-Fi only. Nook 3G + Wi-Fi adds 3G...
Apple iPad 2 is the second generation the iPad tablet. The new tablet is not much of a ground breaker like the first iPad, but added new features here and there to consolidate on the performance of the hugely successful first generation iPad. Apple iPad 2 tablet offered some improved features for improved performance and better user experience like two cameras with FaceTime, tri-axis gyroscope, 1GHz dual core, and assorted network options. The Apple iPad 2 is also slimmer and lighter than the first iPad.Where to Buy iPadsJumia.com.ngfrom ₦105,000.00 Buy Now
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Hardware and Software
Apple iPad 2 does...
Google has launched its own eBook Store. Google eBooks boasts of the largest collection of eBooks in the world with over three million titles already including hundreds of thousands for sale.
Google eBooks is all about choice, your books are stored in the 'cloud' so you can read it anywhere you go with almost any device with an internet connection. You can also shop for Google eBooks from independent booksellers, giving you the choice to buy books online wherever you want.
Google eBooks can be read across multiple devices. It is currently fully available in the United States with limited offering...
Kindle Wi-Fi is the latest addition to the Kindle family of ebook reading devices. The all new Kindle Wi-Fi replaces 3G wireless modem with Wi-Fi and retails for just $139, making the price war for ebook readers even more interesting. Amazon Kindle now has better contrast for sharper fonts and clearer text as well as more than double the storage capacity of the previous edition. It is also lighter and smaller than previous editions, but still retains the 6-inch e-ink display. Checkout the new Kindle Paperwhite.
Wi-Fi inside
Previous generations of Kindle ebook reader came with only 3G/2G cellular wireless, but...
Kindle 3 3G + Wi-Fi is the latest iteration of the Amazon Kindle ebook reader with global wireless. The new Kindle ebook reader is smaller, lighter, and offers improved performance with faster page turns and better contrast. Amazon has added a Wi-Fi modem in addition to its free global 3G wireless. The New Kindle ebook reader will still go for $189. Amazon has also introduced a new addition to the Kindle family of reading devices, Kindle Wi-Fi, a Wi-Fi only model for just $139.
Where to Buy Kindle Reader
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Kindle reads just like real...
Amazon has unveiled the latest version of its bestselling Kindle ebook reader. The new Kindle ebook reader is smaller, lighter, and offers improved performance with faster page turns and better contrast. The 2010 Kindle ebook reader has Wi-Fi built-in in addition to its free global 3G wireless. Amazon Kindle now has better contrast for sharper fonts and clearer text as well as more than double the storage capacity of the previous edition. The New Kindle ebook reader will still go for $189. Amazon has also introduced a new addition to the Kindle family of reading devices, Kindle Wi-Fi, a...
Amazon Kindle DX has gotten a facelift. The new Amazon Kindle DX ebook reader comes with an improved display, boasting of better contrast, which will offer a better reading experience. The New Kindle DX comes with social networking integration with FaceBook and Twitter, plus a more stylish look. Despite the improvements, the new Kindle DX ebook reader comes with a price drop.
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From $489, Amazon has dropped the price of the latest Kindle DX ebook reader to $379, a move that will make it compete better with Apple iPad. This follows a similar price drop...
Amazon has dropped the price of Kindle ebook reader to $189 from $259. This we believe is a direct response to increasing competition from other ebook readers like Nook from Barnes & Nobles and especially iPad from Apple. Barnes & Nobles also recently slashed the price of the Nook from $259 to $199. This new price will for the Kindle ebook reader will surely make it more attractive to more consumers who are yet to decide. The price of the larger Kindle DX ebook reader has also dropped to $379 from $489.
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Amazon have also unveiled...
Apple iPad is the tablet computer from Apple that has generated lots of interest because of its potential as a game changer. The Apple iPad will find application in computing, mobile gaming, e-reading, and multimedia. You can do a lot with the iPad, but there are a few things that the iPad can't do like multi-tasking, take photos: iPad lacks a built-in camera, and printing.Where to Buy iPadsJumia.com.ngfrom ₦105,000.00 Buy Now
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Aside these, the Apple iPad is a cool looking gadget with a potential of setting new standards in the digital media industry. The second generation iPad...
2010 is likely to be the year of e-readers, if events at the Consumer Electronics Show, CES in Las Vegas is anything to go by. e-readers were everywhere at the CES, as vendors make frantic effort to get a share of the electronic reader market.
From established manufacturers like Amazon and Sony to newcomers like Plastic Logic and Hearst, all were busy pitching their e-readers as the best for reading your e-books. Here we will look at e-readers that cut the most attention at CES, 2010.
By the way, an e-reader is a portable device designed to display e-books. It may...
Amazon Kindle DX is the bigger Kindle reader offering a larger display, more storage, and an easy to use keyboard. The addition of global wireless to Amazon Kindle DX means that Kindle fans in over 100 countries will now be able to use this device in their home country.
Amazon Kindle DX offers a larger 9.7-inch display, about two and a half times the size of standard Kindle reader, making it great for reading your Textbooks, magazines, maps, newspapers, and PDF documents.
Amazon Kindle DX is available at Amazon.com for $379, and now ships to over 100 countries including UK, Norway,...
Amazon has dropped the price of Kindle ebook reader to $189 from $259. This is likely a response to increasing competition from other ebook readers like Nook from Barnes & Nobles and especially iPad from Apple. The Amazon Kindle wireless ebook reader offers global wireless support. Amazon had earlier dropped high-speed EVDO in the Kindle ebook reader and in its place is the more globally available high-speed HSDPA with support for EDGE/GPRS.
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This means that Amazon Kindle ebook reader is now available to Amazon customers outside the US. Kindle ebook reader with global wireless now ships...
Amazon has yet again announced a reduction in the price of the Kindle wireless ebook reader. This is the Third price cut for Amazon Kindle ebook reader in its history. Amazon Kindle ebook reader is now priced at $189 from $259. Kindle 2 was first selling for $359, then $299, $259, and now $189. This latest price drop is most likely a response to increasing competition from other ebook readers like Nook from Barnes & Nobles and iPad from Apple.
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Kindle is the entry-level version in the popular Amazon series of e-book readers. The latest iteration of the budget reader features a glare-free touchscreen,...
The Kindle Voyage is the king of Amazon's range of e-book readers, which also features the entry-level Kindle and the impressive Kindle Paperwhite e-readers....
