Create Your Own Stylish Magazines With The Flipboard Browser Bookmarklet
The news reading and content curation scene is a dog-eat-dog world. One of the reasons for the widespread popularity of Flipboard has been its momentum to add new features. One of the recent but not-so-little changes has been the power feature of creating your own personalized magazines with Flipboard.
Get More Out Of Pocket With These 6 Tips To Enhance Your Reading Experience
While Pocket is simple and easy-to-use, there are a few ways you can make the experience of using the service even better. Whether it's finding interesting ways to save content to your Pocket account, or to share that content with others, or even ways that improve how you can consume that content through Pocket, we've got you covered.
Too Long But Do Read: 6 Places To Go To For Some Of The Best Reading On The Web
TLDR is now an accepted part of Internet slang. Too Long Didn't Read is symptomatic of our attention spans…or rather lack of it. But there's a subtle shift that's happening beneath the layers of the web. Old-style journalism and storytelling is making a comeback. The revival of long-form reading could be because of the success of tablets like the iPad and Kindle among others which has made reading on the couch and between flights fashionable again.
It's Fine To Rhyme - 7 Online Tools For Rhyming Words & Writing Terrible Poems
I am sure you know that creating rhyming poems – though high on the cheesy scale – has its uses. From birthday cards to classroom assignments, from Valentine endearments to Facebook status updates, rhyming words to make a poem is an "in-demand" art form. I reckon that if aspiring poets can have their poetry apps and poetry get-togethers on the web, we amateurs can do with a bit of rhyming help.
Twiterature - The Art Of Literature On Twitter
You can find Twitter users sharing their poetry, short stories, and even the work of famous writers, all in little bite-sized 140-character updates. If you're not sure where to start on your literary journey on Twitter, we've got a few tips to get you going - from who to follow, what hashtags to keep an eye on, and even how to get your Twitterary works out to a wider audience.
Save Your Eyes & Improve Web Page Legibility With Readability [Firefox]
Poor web design can really put a damper on your web browsing. Ever been to a website with a jet black background and neon font colors with flashing banner ads all over the place? Good luck trying to read that. But even properly designed websites can be hard to read thanks to intrusive ads or overall clutter. With Readability, you can bypass all of that.
Don't Like Amazon? Alternatives To The Kindle eBook Reader App For Android
Amazon has its own set of flaws that send readers looking for an alternative that’s just as good. Looking to get away from Amazon, the Kindle, and DRM? Here are some of the best ebook reading apps that I’ve found on Android over the years. I’ve used each of them at some point in my life and I’ve been satisfied with all of them. Hopefully they work well for you, too.
How To Migrate From Shelfari To Goodreads
Shelfari and Goodreads are both online tools to manage your book collection. Both websites help you create lists of books read and books yet to read, with reviews to help you decide and tips from friends to keep you going. I got started with Goodreads, but moved to Shelfari for its visual appeal. Shelfari's integration with Amazon also added to the bargain.
How To Use ReadQuick To Speed Read Through Your Read Later Articles [iOS]
If you're like me, you probably pile up a long list of articles in your Instapaper or Pocket accounts that you intend to read later. But keeping up with the books I want to read, and job-related reading requirements, I have nearly given up on reading anything later. But I also know that I tend to be a slow reader, because of my habit of subvocalizing and highlighting text as I read. I have always been aware of speed reading techniques, but I have never got around to practicing them.
Your iPad: The Best Way to Enjoy Manga
Having been brought up on western comic books, it's refreshing to be introduced to a wholly different comic book culture. Those of you that have already had the pleasure to make acquaintance with manga (Japanese comics) will agree on the certifiable wealth of stories contained in this comic book branch. And what better companion than your trusty iPad to journey through the manga landscape?
8 Tumblr Blogs Every Writer & Book Lover Should Follow
Tumblr is known as being a great blogging platform for visual content, and is a photographer's smorgasbord of just about everything you could possibly imagine. That said, there's also an incredible wealth of content that can provide inspiration to writers, poets and book lovers. We've already introduced to you to 10 creative blogging ideas to try out on Tumblr if you're suffering from writer's block, and you can now combine them with these 8 blogs.
Two Great Interactive Stories For Kids (And More) [Android/iOS]
If you've got kids and a penchant for technology, you've probably thought about getting a few interactive books for your kids to read. These days there are quite a few good choices available, so it's worth taking a closer look at a couple more of the best books occasionally to help you find things you like.
8 Places To Buy Comics Online, Whether You Like It On Paper Or Digital
I am presuming here that you the reader are now an adult or at least in your late teens who is probably reading at least a Dan Brown or the latest bestseller on political philosophy. But has the love for a Tintin or the caped crusaders gone away? Nostalgia has a strange way of popping its head. Not only that – the love for comics turns many of us into serious collectors in adulthood when we have the cents and dollars to put into it.
Magzter - A Great Way To Read Magazines On Your Tablet [iPad]
One of the cool things that you can do on an iPad is read magazines. When the slate was first announced, it was touted as one of the main selling points, but it's a feature that seems to have flown under the radar for the most part. Sure, Apple launched Newsstand, but most articles written on it are simply directions for tricking iOS into hiding it in a folder. Of course, it doesn't have to be this way, as there are some fantastic apps for magazine lovers.
How To Download Your Google Reader Feeds As An EPUB Or MOBI File
Download your Google Reader feeds – or the individual RSS feed of any website – as an ebook. NewsToeBook is a free service that connects to your Google Account, downloads any feed you like and even marks the things it downloads as read. With output for EPUB and MOBI, it supports basically every eReader on the market, and can even directly convert an RSS feed to an eBook if you're not a Google Reader user.
Goodreads Reviewed: A Must-Use Site For Any Book Lover
If you enjoy reading, and like to use the Internet for finding great new reads, you may well have heard of Goodreads before: This is a superb website hosting a vibrant community of book lovers, teeming with book recommendations and reviews. In other words, an ideal place to find new reads.
Easily Share Free Books With Your Friends Using Ownshelf
Browse the books your friends are reading – or share collections with your friends. You and your friends can download the books to read later. It's called Ownshelf and it's intended to be a way for friends to share freely distributable books. So this is a great tool that may or may not end up being abused by pirates – much like the Internet itself. But enough background: let's see just how Ownshelf works.
What Are The Best Book Review Sites?
I'm an avid reader, getting through at least one book a week. I often have several on the go at once - usually a novel, a reference book, and an autobiography - which are consumed as and when the opportunity arises. I realized long ago that there are far more books out there than I could ever read in my lifetime, with hundreds of thousands more published each and every year. This means choosing what to read is a big decision.
Take Your Books With You On Windows Phone With The Amazon Kindle App
When I head out I’m already carrying my Windows Phone. What I don’t need is an extra device in order to access any books I might fancy reading. Fortunately, Amazon appreciates this and has released apps mimicking the functions of their popular Kindle device. One of the first apps to launch on Windows Phone 7 back in October 2010, Amazon Kindle is now available for Windows Phone 8 devices.
Send To Kindle By Klip.me: Take All Your "To Read" Articles On The Go Without An Internet Connection [Chrome]
Before the time of Kindles, we usually read everything solely on our computers. And perhaps you still do this. However, if you own a Kindle, such as the Kindle Touch which doesn’t have the best web interface (and that’s only when you’re around a Wi-Fi connection) you might still be disappointed in it’s reading capabilities. If so, you should consider Send To Kindle by Klip.me.