Digital Publishing
11 Top Selling Digital e-book readers as of mid 2011:
Kindle 3
Kindle DX
BeBook Neo
Barnes & Noble Nook
Barnes & Noble Nook Color
Sony Reader Touch Edition
Sony Reader Daily Edition
Alex e-reader
Pandigital Novel
Kobo eReader
The Sharper Image Literati
Take your pick. They all have advantages and disadvantages but the all do basically the same thing – they allow you to read a book that has been digitized on a small, electronic, hand held device.
The advantages are numerous:
Digital books cost less than a bound book
You can store hundreds of digital books on 1 eReader
Not using paper to print a book is environmentally friendly
Embedded Text to Speech Software allows the book to be read aloud by the eReader
eReader screens are back lit, allowing the book to be read in the dark
eReaders are smaller and lighter than a stack of bound books
If you are into the latest electronic gadget, the eReader is for you
The font size can be made larger or smaller to suit your eyes
You can purchase and instantly download a digital book from your computer, smart phone, and on most eReaders
But there are disadvantages:
Not all digital book readers will read all formats of digital books
Your battery must be recharged periodically
If you loose your eReader, you loose your books unless you have them backed up elsewhere
eReaders can be expensive, but as you purchase more, less expensive digital books, you will save money
Low Screen Resolution may be a problem with some eReaders causing headaches and tired eyes
Easy piracy of digital books may be a problem for authors
The materials the eReader is made of may not be recyclable, especially the batteries
Not all books are available in digital format
Your digital reader tracks your reading habits, which raises some privacy concerns
But whether you like them or not, you only have to look around and see the book stores that are closing their doors, to figure out where print books and digital format books are headed. In a few years, printed books will still be sold, but digital books will outsell them 100 to 1. Digital books are doing to print publishing what NetFlix and RedBox has done to BlockBuster.
For more info, give us a call:
Mickey Mixon
New Media Consultant
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