Technology continues to advance and bring new and exciting changes to the world. Recently Amazon and Sony announced a new electronic book reader. An e-book reader has been designed to hold thousands of books in one small, handheld device. The screens are easy on the eyes and actually simulate the way paper looks, which is why many people are comfortable with them. E-book readers are lightweight, making it easy to take around with you wherever you go.
E-book readers can download new books, saving you hundreds of trips to the library or to the bookstore. Another great aspect of an e-book reader is that you no longer need to warehouse an entire library in your home and you don’t have to sell your old books online when you are done reading them. With an e-book reader, you will have access to your local and national newspapers along with magazine subscriptions. It’s one of the easiest ways to save paper!
E-book readers are very light and comfortable to hold. Most of them are about the same size as a paperback book and about as thick as a magazine, making them comfortable to your hands. Since most people will sit down for several hours at a time to read a book, it’s nice to have a device that is comfortable to hold and it won’t cause eye soreness or hand soreness to occur. The other great thing is that you aren’t limited to one book at a time during a single sitting. Since e-book readers can hold up to 3,000 books, you can catalog an entire library on the device.
Most of the e-books are much cheaper than a printed copy. Instead of spending $15 or more per book, you will only spend about $9.99 (this the average price for an e-book on Amazon).
Besides provide access to a library of books, magazines, and newspapers, an e-book also provides access to a dictionary, the internet, a keyboard to use to take notes, along with a speaker to read out the book to you. If you are a subscriber to a magazine or newspaper, the new copy will automatically be downloaded to the device for you so you can read it the second it is “fresh off the press.”
The reason why e-book reader screens are easier on the eyes from traditional screens is because the display is enhanced with a 16-level gray scale, giving it the appearance of a real book. The other reason why it won’t hurt your eyes is because it doesn’t have a backlight, which is the main culprit of eye fatigue. This is how you are able to read from the e-book for several hours at a time, no matter what type of lighted setting you are in.
Sony and Kindle are the most popular e-book readers on the market. With technology continuing to grow, both companies have found different ways to make their e-book readers even better. In fact, both companies have released new versions that have larger font, making it easier to see the words, larger memory’s so you can download more books and other printed works, and larger screens so it’s easier to see more on the page.
So how much should you expect to pay for Sony or Kindle? Right now, the average is about $299, depending upon where you shop. If you think this is a large investment for a book, add up how much you have spent on all the books in your office, you will see that this is actually a moderate investment for how much you spend on books, plus you can now get the same books for much cheaper, allowing the e-book to pay for itself in a few downloads.
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