May 10, 2012
The Amazon Kindle Touch needs little in the way of introduction. This e-ink device is one of the best selling e-readers in the world, and is a refinement of Amazon’s successful line of Kindle devices. Amazon offers the same device in two prices: $99 “with special offers” (meaning, the device shows ads), and $139 “without [...]
May 9, 2012
Reading novels and manuals on your favourite eBook reader is a great way to relax – but what if you need something with an empathising quality that can help you to get out of a rut? Inspirational and motivational books have been big business since the 1960s, illustrating to readers how to take control of the lives in various ways from sexuality and self-sufficiency to getting ahead of the 9-5 pack and weight loss.
April 26, 2012
Digital Rights Management continues to plague many ebooks, making transfer between devices difficult. If you enjoy the sci-fi and fantasy genres, however, you’re in for a treat. Tor, one of the genre’s most prolific publishers, is going DRM-free. The books will be available from the same retailers that currently sell Tor ebooks, but the company [...]
April 24, 2012
Very recently, we gave away a Kindle Fire, but did you know that you can start reading on Kindle right away without spending any more money? Fortunately, Amazon has provided quite a few classic books totally free of charge for the general public. The best part of all is that none of them are abridged! Below, we have six classics that you may or may have not been able to read on the Kindle, so don’t hesitate.
April 11, 2012
You’ll be hard pressed to find any long distance journey where none of the passengers are reading a thriller. This type of novel – packed with suspense, tension and excitement – has become a staple of literature over the past 100 years, with crime thrillers, political thrillers, mystery, psychological and paranoid thrillers all vying for attention on bookstore shelves.
March 30, 2012
The Kindle Fire, the $199 Amazon tablet that was launched merely 4 months ago, is getting another software update full of goodies and changes. The new software version, 6.3, is available as an automatic over-the-air update, or for manual download on Amazon’s Help pages. Two of the most notable new features are sharing and Book [...]
March 29, 2012
The Harry Potter series is finally advancing into eBook land, and has been released in full in electronic format. As opposed to what were used to, the Harry Potter eBooks are available for purchase only from the Pottermore shop, which handles the Harry Potter eBook sales exclusively. You won’t find these books on Amazon or [...]
March 22, 2012
We’ve covered eBook apps before, such as Moon+ Reader, but the free and interesting Wattpad takes things in a different direction: Crowdsourcing. Wattpad (the website) is an online community of readers and writers. Writers publish their books on Wattpad just to be discovered and read, and offer them for free.
March 16, 2012
At MakeUseOf, we’ve written plenty of articles on how to find free eBooks, but it was about time we made a primer for those of you who haven’t been researching very long. There are a number of different ways to get great free content on to your eBook reader, to organize your eBooks and to read eBooks without a dedicated eBook gadget. Here’s everything you need to know.
March 7, 2012
With such a wide selection of eBooks available, sorting the wheat from the chaff can prove difficult. As with mobile phone and tablet apps, making a choice depends on much more than a quick look at the summary and cover image. You will also need to spend a bit of time checking reviews, looking at star ratings and considering the price. Alternatively, you could let us do it all for you!
