eBook Readers http://e-bookreaders.co.uk Every thing you need to know about eBook readers Sat, 02 May 2009 12:18:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Sony Reader now offers 500,000 free ebooks http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/sony-reader-now-offers-500000-free-ebooks-151 http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/sony-reader-now-offers-500000-free-ebooks-151#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:18:42 +0000 admin http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/?p=151 For the past few years Google has been scanning literature that is now out of copyright protection (pre 1923). So they now have a library of 500,000 classics (fiction and non fiction) that can be accessed for free if your ebook reader supports the open platform ePub. However, the main ebook readers only support licenced formats, restricting the ebook formats that you can read.

Sony, having seen the power of the open source movement in action in the internet server market with Linux versus Microsoft, included the open platform ePub on their ebook reader. This means that Sony’s Reader has access to more 500,000 free ebooks, far more than any of the other rival ebook readers.

So now you can access works from Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Francis Bacon and loads loads more. This library of free books makes the Sony Reader very compelling.

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]]> http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/sony-reader-now-offers-500000-free-ebooks-151/feed Buy eBooks and download to your eBook reader http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/buy-ebooks-and-download-to-your-ebook-reader-112 http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/buy-ebooks-and-download-to-your-ebook-reader-112#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:04:22 +0000 admin http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/?p=112 Most of the leading high street and internet book sellers are branching out to sell eBooks. The main eBook shops are
Amazon
Borders
Libresco
Waterstones
eBooks.com

]]> http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/buy-ebooks-and-download-to-your-ebook-reader-112/feed Where to find free eBooks? http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/where-to-find-free-ebooks-100 http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/where-to-find-free-ebooks-100#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:22:09 +0000 admin http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/?p=100 Although many eBooks are subject to copyright law and are controlled with digital rights management software, there are thousands of books that are freely available for download.

The best place to start is Google and search for “Free eBooks”

An excellent source of free eBooks is Free-ebooks.net. A sample of their books is shown below:

 

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Their free books cover a wide range of categories, including Advertising, Beauty & Fashion, Biography, Body & Spirit, Business, Career, Computer & Internet, Drama, eBay, Economy, Educational, Fan Fiction, Fiction, Fitness, Food/Recipes, Games, General Non Fiction, Health, History, Horror-Gothic, Marketing, Miscellaneous, Mystery, Network Marketing, Parenting/Children, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Promotion, Psychology, Recreation & Hobby, Reference, Religious, Romance, Sci-fi Fantasy, Science, Search Engines, Short Stories, Travel, Tutorials, Web Design, Writing & Publishing, and Youth,
]]> http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/where-to-find-free-ebooks-100/feed Sony Reader http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/sony/sony-reader-97 http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/sony/sony-reader-97#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:13:58 +0000 admin http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/?p=97 The Sony Reader went on sale in early September 2008. You can order the new eBook reader direct from Sony on their website.

If you order your Sony Reader direct, Sony will give you £5 off any of their stylish Reader accessories available by using the following voucher code AMEREADER2008.

In addition, the Sony Reader will be supplied pre-loaded with sample eBooks and excerpts, plus (while stocks last) a disc containing 100 FREE complete and unabridged classic favourites such as Alice in Wonderland, Great Expectations, War & Peace, Treasure Island, Moby Dick, Around the World in 80 days, Count of Monte Cristo, Jane Eyre, and many many more great works.

]]> http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/sony/sony-reader-97/feed An overview of eBooks http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/an-overview-of-ebooks-22 http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/an-overview-of-ebooks-22#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:44:48 +0000 admin http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/?p=22 Don’ know what an eBook is? Take a quick look at our brief guide to eBooks

IMPORTANT: Before buying an eBook reader you must determine what books you wish to read and what format they are available in. Remember the VHS vs. Betamax video tape war or the more recent HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray DVD battle? Well the same is happening with eBooks and the format that they are published in.

Why? If manufacturers can get critical mass and own a propritery format then they will make better profits for many years to come than they would if they pursued an open source format. One factor to really consider when choosing an eBook reader is its ability to read many different formats. Otherwise you may not be able to buy a book that you wish to read as it is not available in the format that your eBook reader understands.

The main eBook readers that are available in the market today include:

  • iLiad
  • Sony Reader
  • Kindle eBook reader (the mobile wireless connectivity does not work in the UK)
]]> http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/ebooks/an-overview-of-ebooks-22/feed Which? report on the iLiad digital book reader http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/iliad/which-report-on-digital-book-readers-16 http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/iliad/which-report-on-digital-book-readers-16#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:10:00 +0000 admin http://e-bookreaders.co.uk/?p=16 Which?, the consumer champion, reviewed the iLiad Reader in July 2008.  They have tested this product for usability in different light conditions, general ease of use and overall functionality.

You can access this review and all their other reviews using their 1 month trial for £1 offer.

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