eBook Readers & Android

There are so many changes happening in the reading world that it is hard to keep track of them all. I regularly search the Android market for eBook readers just to see what is out there. Many work just fine while other I cannot get to work at all. Let me list a few that I have found.

#1

Kindle for Android

The Kindle for Android is optimized specifically for Android devices. There are many look copies of the same reader that I urge caution because if you are looking for simplicity of use you will need this one.

Price is FREE with less than 250,000 downloads thus far and has a 5 star rating.

#2

Adobe Reader

I have the Adobe Reader and it is a little disappointing. It reads that it reflows the content for adjustment to smaller screens but it does not do this very well. There is still a lot of scrolling if the document was not published correctly. I would like to see Adobe Reader flow all published pdf documents correctly. The most common complaint seems to be the failure of Adobe Reader to have bookmarks.

Price is FREE with less than 250,000 downloads thus far and has a 4.5 star rating.

#3

Google Books

This reader boast of cloud serving where your library is kept along with 3 million free books available for your reading pleasure. There are bookmarks even though some do not see them or know how to use them.

Price is FREE with less than 250,000 downloads thus far and has a 4 star rating.

#4

Aldiko Book Reader

This is an independent eBook reader. You can download any epub or pdf file formatted eBook into the Aldiko as well as shop through their library of thousands of available books. Some Android phones have problems with opening books in the Aldiko but seems to be mainly because of the file format itself.

Price is FREE with less than 250,000 downloads thus far and has a 4 star rating.
Price for Aldiko Book Reader Premium is $2.99 with 10,000 - 50,000 downloads thus far and has a 5 star rating.

#6

Cool Reader

This is an independent eBook reader. This reader can read epub, doc, fb2, txt, rtf, html, chm, pdb, prc, mobi (non-DRM) and pml formats. Page scrolling or turning, bookmarks, table of contents, search are some of the highlights inside this reader.

Price is FREE with less than 250,000 downloads thus far and has a 5 star rating.

#7

Moon+ Reader

This book reader is powerful coming with many controls and functions. Supports epub, html, umd, fb2, chm, zip or odps. Some of their main features include full visual adapter (including line spacing), day & night options, various page turning options and many others. Very good reviews.

Price is FREE with less than 250,000 downloads thus far and has a 5 star rating.
Price for Moon+ Reader Pro is $4.95 with 10,000 - 50,000 downloads thus far and has a 5 star rating.

There are many others but the above gives you the top searches. I actually have begun reading on my smartphone because I always have it and have found it very enjoyable.

Keep Reading. . .and using your Smartphone.

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Ebook Awards Bring Publicity and Readers to eBooks

Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) June 02, 2011

Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards are more than an honor for the best eBooks published. The Global eBook Award Program offers high-profile publicity for eBook authors, publishers. Your eBook entry allows readers to discover your eBook through a built-in publicity campaign.

What authors/publishers get for submitting their eBooks:
*Entry into the awards contest GlobalEbookAwards.com .
*Feedback from judges.
*All books nominated may use the promotional verbiage “Nominated for the Global eBook Award.”
*Award stickers (files) in .tif and .jpg for “applying” to eBook covers, websites and promotional materials. Sticker will say Winner, Finalist, or Nominated.

Dates for Entry:
????EBook released anytime before July 1, 2011. ????Application deadline: June 30, 2011, midnight, Pacific Time. ????Finalists announced July 20, 2011. ????Award ceremony in beautiful Santa Barbara: Saturday, August 20, 2011.

Winners and finalists will be listed on the official http://www.GlobalEbookAwards.com site and
????Winners and finalists will receive Global eBook Award certificates. ????Winners will be announced to the media in news releases. ????Videos for Amazon pages and YouTube. ????Close-ups of the cover and then the author or publisher receiving the award ????And much more…

“To break out of the pack and rise above the noise, your eBook needs to get read. Readers have to read it, love it, and tell someone else. This is “word of mouth.” Global eBook Awards are more than a “sticker:” they come with a built-in publicity machine.

To be successful, fiction has to get read.
To be successful, nonfiction has to be brought to the attention of its category audience.
The Global eBook Awards are designed to help you achieve these goals.

Dan Poynter, Founder
http://www.GlobaleBookAwards.com????
Dan Poynter is a well known and respected member of the book publishing community since 1969 http://www.parapublishing.com .

contact: Barbara Gaughen (GONE) 805 968 8567 barbara(at)rain(dot)org

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Students learn about eBook readers during final day of class

Future In Their Hands
Students learn about eBook readers during final day of class

The days of dust collecting on previously read books sitting on a shelf may soon be a thing of the past.

With the growing popularity of eBooks, more and more people are opting to use the handheld devices that can not only hold thousands of books on one unit, some also can serve as music players, small computers and even display photos.

Technology instructor Frank Nosal presented the ?eBook Readers? class to students on Friday at the Pueblo Community College Fremont Campus Senior Mini College.

Nosal gave descriptions on the features of eBooks and had several on hand for students to look at and try out.

Students Ron and Toni McIrvin have been using their Kindles for about three years.

Ron, 75, said his nephew introduced him to the Kindle, and now that he and his wife each have their own, he will never go back to reading traditional books with print.

Toni said that her Kindle allows her to adjust the font on the screen, so she can read a larger print.

Sue Small said she signed up for the class to get a basic introduction of eBooks.

?I have heard people talking about the Nook and Kindle and I wanted to find out the advantages of one or the other before I buy one,? she said.

Nosal said eBook readers have really come to the forefront in the last two years.

?That?s when they really started hitting the market,? he said. ?They?re more than just a reader, because you can use them as a computer if you?re traveling you can even go on the Internet with it and it has a built in browser.?

Nosal said a typical eBook reader weighs between one and four pounds, and can store between 1,000 to more than a half a million pages of text and graphics.

Another popular feature is the back lit screen which makes reading in the dark possible.

Some books can be downloaded free or at reduced cost, Nosal said, however prices for many eBooks ? especially best sellers ? generally are less than those of hardcover books.

Some libraries are beginning to use the cyber shelf now.

?The books get checked out through your library card, you download it on your computer, and then from what I understand, after two or three weeks, that book will disappear off of your reader automatically,? he said.

Some cell phones also can be set up to read eBooks.

?Phones are becoming more sophisticated built in with these new technologies,? Nosal said, ?which put all of the devices into one device.?

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