An article that suggests reading on eReaders is slower than reading actual books: Reading a Book on an iPad or Kindle? It May Take Longer. The research sample size is quite small, though, and many commenters argued that they read faster on eReaders. I haven’t used my Nook long enough to be sure quite yet. [...]
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A blog post from the Wall Street Journal provided the following statistic: “Kindle owners bought only 37% of their books in the Kindle format and 50% of their books in print, while iPad owners bought 46% of their books in either Apple’s iBookstore or in the Kindle store, which also allows books to be read [...]
PCMag published an interesting article comparing reading on the iPad to the Kindle. The reviews discuss screen appearance, battery life, apps, and usability. For more information: Reading Books on the iPad: iBooks Versus Kindle.
The New Yorker article I posted earlier this week has spawned quite a bit of media controversy. This article from the Christian Science Monitor offers some interesting economic commentary on the ongoing struggle between Amazon and publishing houses. Another article from the NYT discusses three reasons the iPad will not kill the Kindle. Numerous other [...]
Everywhere around me these days I see people on cell phones, typing away at BlackBerries and laptops, immersed in a world of technology. One can’t help but wonder if it’s possible to get away from it all to sit down and just write in solitude. Irish author Colm Toibin can barely use a cell phone, [...]
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