How To Make Text Easier To Read In Windows
Most of us spend hours reading on the computer every day, but our computers probably aren’t optimized for reading. The text on our monitors may not be sharp enough or may be too small, especially if we have high-resolution monitors. Websites usually aren’t optimized for reading long-form articles either – they’re cluttered with too many navigation elements, flashing advertisements, and often use text that’s too small.
How To Save Web Articles To Read Later On Your Non-Tablet Kindle
We’ve all been there — you’re surfing the Internet and find a great article that you’d like to read. But there’s so much to do and you know you shouldn’t take the time to read it right now. So you decide to save it in your bookmarks to read later. When you go to save it, you realize all the other articles that you meant to read, that you’ve never followed up on, are there too.
Fund & Publish Books With Unbound Crowdfunding
Are you a writer or artist wondering how you could ever afford to put out a book? As long as you have a bit of a following already, you could potentially raise funds using sites like Kickstarter. But what you may not know is that there's a crowd-sourcing site a lot like Kickstarter specifically designed for books. You should give it a try!
Mantano Reader: Effortlessly Read Ebooks On Your Android For Free!
A few months back, I wrote an article about Aldiko Book Reader, an ebook reading app for Android. I thought it was a great app that could’ve used a few more features. I think I’ve found a replacement app that far outshines the one I used previously. It’s called Mantano Reader. It’s pretty, it’s fast, it’s sleek, and it’s free.
5 Non-Fiction Books Every Technology Geek Must Read
You can learn a lot about consumer technology and its effect on society by reading blogs, but online sources have a tendency to follow the latest fad instead of providing exhaustive research of a topic. The classic non-fiction still has significant value. Here are five that you absolutely need to read.
3+ Free Must-Have Programming Books For Your Summer Reading List
Want to be productive this summer? If your answer is no, I’m surprised you’re reading this article, but since you’re already here, you might as well read about some potentially productive things. Say, reading some great beginner-grade materials especially if you have an interest in making some of your own Chrome extensions, Windows programs, etc.
Setting Up Kindle On Your iPad & Other iOS Devices
The iPad makes for an awesome paperless device, for reading eBooks, webpage articles, PDF documents and the like. Likewise, the Amazon Kindle Store offers probably the widest, relatively affordable selection of eBooks for iOS devices. Amazon has made some significant updates to its e-reader and online Kindle Store. But there are limits and challenges you need to know about.
The Top 10 Sci-fi Romance eBooks On Amazon [MUO Book Club]
Following the success of books such as The Time Traveller’s Wife (later adapted into a movie) the sci-fi romance genre has been booming, with many authors releasing works concerning time travel, aliens, space operas and futuristic habitats – all featuring romances.
Enjoy Your Comic Books With ComicBookLover [Mac & iOS]
Comics are an often under-appreciated form of fiction. Some of the graphic novels I've read rank right up there with my favorite fantasy books. But this article is not meant to recruit new comic book lovers. Rather it's to cater to my fellow enthusiasts. For books, I've got my trusted Sony eReader. Alas, this device doesn't carry itself as well with comics. That's where the tablet comes in.
6 Apps Every Aspiring Poet Should Have On Their Device [iOS]
It seems like there is no hobby or topic a person could be interested in that does not “have an app for that.” For poetry, I was shocked in regards to just how many iPhone apps are available and how many different things they can do. There are apps for writing poems, finding words that rhyme, reading other’s poems for inspiration, finding writing prompts and even watching videos of people performing their poetry live.
The Top 10 Free Or Very Cheap Inspirational eBooks [MUO Book Club]
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.
Share Your Stories On Cowbird—The Public Library of Human Experience
In the age of social networks, Netflix videos, and YouTube, traditional story telling may be a dying art form, especially for younger generations of Internet users. But a site called Cowbirds, begun last year by Jonathan Harris, seeks to be a platform for storytellers that is designed to be the "public library of human the experience."
Use Your Email Like It's Instapaper With toread & CC:to me
Instapaper and Read It Later aren't for everyone. A lot of us are more simple. Our email is the headquarters where we get everything done. With that, I'd like to use this article to introduce you to the powers of toread and CC:to me, the best in-email alternatives to IP and RIL.
Download & Read Classic Comic Books Using Comic Books Archive & ComicRack
As a kid, I burned through a lot of hobbies and phases. There was the NES, pogs, trading cards, and I was huge on comic books. I still have them all, stored away in plastic cases and as (probably) worthless as ever. Nonetheless, these are pieces of nostalgia that I don't want to let go. Knowing that a lot of my favorite comic books exist online forever would make letting go a lot easier, though.
6 Kindle Book Classics You Can Download for Free
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.
10 Top Men’s Magazine Sites That Are Available Online for Free
Here are the top ten magazine websites you can catch online for free. Or at least, a substantial portion of their content. There is a lot to choose from as popular names have gone for a digital makeover. The paper magazine may offer more as you hold it between your hands, but their digital counterparts too offer a lot in the may of multimedia and downloads.
Take TvTropes With You Anywhere With The DroidTropes App [Android]
Across all forms of fictional media, there are certain similarities and archetypes that pop up time and time again. The damsel in distress. The flawed anti-hero. The wise old mentor. The pervasive evil mob of doom. And in my study of fiction, I’ve come across a wonderful site that documents all of the instances of these storytelling tropes.
The Top 10 Free Or Very Cheap eBook Thrillers [MUO Book Club]
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.
7 Ways To Learn More About The Books We Read & Get The Most Out Of Them
I hope, the reader will look upon these ideas as another reminder that books or their authors are just the beginning. You can take both as keywords and launch a search to deepen your learning not only about the books in general, but also everything else they touch upon. There are some other obvious ways we can deepen our learning by following a few web trails left by the author and his book.
3 Handy Tools Which Are Not Instapaper To Save Interesting Web Pages For Later
The web is full of things we wish we could read. Unfortunately, there isn’t always time to spend in front of the screen, reading away to our heart’s content. This is a well-known phenomena, and big names such as Instapaper and Read It Later do a good job in solving this problem. But these two aren’t the only solutions out there.