Two Great Interactive eBooks For Kids [Android / iPad]
Are you one of those geeks with dozens of awesome gadgets and a secret passion for books? Did you love reading as a kid and want your kids to enjoy books as well? Despite the obvious attraction to real paper-based books, the digital world has begun to create some really special adaptations of great stories.
3 Websites To Purchase Electronic College Textbooks
One of the biggest shocks for me when I first enrolled in college was the insane cost of textbooks. Unfortunately, there is really no way to cut out this problem, but if you don't want to carry around some ratty textbooks with you everywhere you go, there is the option to buy them in an electronic format.
24 Symbols - The New "Spotify For Books"
Do you sometimes find the Internet to be too much noise and not enough signal? Would you prefer to get stuck into a decent length book? Finding the books is only half the fun. What if you want to recommend books to friends, see what your friends recommend and keep your reading in sync between devices? This is what 24 Symbols offers.
Read Like a Hipster With These 3 Libraries for Your Browser
Did you know that some of the best novels can be found online using just your Internet browser? So don your sans-prescription dark-rimmed glasses, and put on your impractical-yet-fashionable summer scarf. MakeUseOf is about to get hipster with a whole bunch of indie novels that you can read online.
The Kindle Vs. The Sony Reader – A Head-to-Head Comparison
Although it will still be some time before eReaders largely replace books, they’re certainly a successful new gadget. Over the past few years they’ve become both better to use and much more affordable, so much so that anyone who might buy a few new hardbacks can easily purchase an entry-level eReader.
Getting Started with the Internet of Things eBook [Giveaway]
How cool would it be if your computer could talk to your sprinkler system and tell it to water your plants if the past few days have been really hot according to Weather.com? It would be friggin' awesome! And you can actually make this happen, if you know the bits and bobs involved and have a knack for programming. This week, we'll be giving away 25 copies of Getting Started with the Internet of Things by Cuno Pfister from O'Reilly Media. Jump in for a quick description of the book and join the giveaway!
The Top 4 Websites To Find Free iPad Books
While not being as fun as paper books or as easy on the eyes as other dedicated eReaders, the iPad provides a good way to read thousands of eBooks without buying another specialized device. Below I mention several websites where you can find loads of free books for your iPad.
A User's Guide To Calibre eBook Manager
Easily manage, convert and transfer your books using Calibre, the swiss army knife of eBook software, and a variety of related programs.
GrabMyBooks: A Firefox Add-On For HTML To ePub Conversions & Making Your Own eBooks
GrabMyBooks is your browser based tool that can grab content from any webpage (or the entire webpage itself) and compile it in a very readable ePub format for your digital handhelds or eBook readers. Let’s look at its key features and see how easily it can feature in our must-have add-on downloads.
3 Great Sites That Help You Read Books By Email
Maybe the single most important reason for reading books by email is convenience. Come to think of it, when we spend most of our waking hours staring at a computer screen and reading all sorts of stuff like emails, tweets, social scraps, and feeds – why should books be left behind?