Their disadvantage is that they have to be scanned physically by a line-of-sight reading device.
Amazon's popular digital-reading device, called the Kindle, offers a dedicated, faster download service, an arrangement Amazon has with Sprint.
The newest electronic reading device from Amazon crazily improves on the original Kindle.
On Tuesday, Amazon customers began receiving the first shipments of the next generation of its digital reading device, the Kindle 2.
Nearly half said they would be "very" or "somewhat" likely to borrow an e-reading device that came loaded with a book they wanted.
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One issue is whether customers will want to buy both the tablet and Kindle, which is viewed as a dedicated-reading device for bookworms.
For better or worse, it seems to think that a pricier digital reading device with a unique feature or two may be the best strategy to negotiate the increasingly crowded e-reader market.
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Kobo's diamond pattern reappears on the Vox's lock screen, which also contains a rotating selection of quotes from authors -- an immediate reminder that, at its heart, the Vox is a reading device.
Like having two Readers in one, NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight doubles as the ideal reading device for outdoors, featuring a revolutionary built-in screen protector offering paper-like reading with no glare, even in bright sunlight.
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According to a new study conducted by research firm PlayScience and Digital Book World, nearly 40% of parents who have e-reading children aged 2-to-13 plan on buying them some sort of e-reading device this holiday season.
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Morrison, an early endorser of Amazon.com's Kindle reading device and the author of prize winners including "Song of Solomon, " said she's not a Luddite and does keep up with the Internet, enough so that she much prefers the nonfiction she reads on blogs to fiction.
Millions more readers will have an e-reading enabled device in their hands in the coming months.
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In terms of actually reading on the device, we genuinely have no complaints.
He often ends up reading email on one device and sending replies from another.
BlueCava collects IP addresses and has technology for reading hardware in a device, in addition to its SIM card.
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But color was just part of the big leap that Amazon made with the Kindle Fire, moving from a reading appliance to a converged device.
Customers can check out a Kindle book from their local library and start reading on any generation Kindle device or free Kindle app for Android, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry or Windows Phone, as well as in their web browser with Kindle Cloud Reader.
This new capacitive touch display (with anti-glare treatment) offers the best digital reading experience in a very slim device.
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Most are likely viewing on a computer screen while a growing number of people are reading on a mobile or tablet device.
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The 7-inch device is ideal for reading and exploring a variety of great content including books, magazines, interactive children's books, apps, access to top video and music services, e-mail and Web browsing.
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From its description, the device aims for all three reading segments: book, newspapers and magazines.
Another edge: Newsweek reports the device will get 30 hours of reading out of a single charge.
Paul Hawkins invented a system that is used for key decisions in tennis and the ball-tracking device will be tried out at Reading's academy.
Most tend to think of the iPad as a great device for content consumption, be it reading or watching video.
We can choose between dedicated devices that are specialized for a single task such as book reading or music, or we can buy a device that does it all.
Reading the data is simply a matter of bringing the device near a smartphone or personal computer.
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Interactive Story Books allow parents to make a video recording of themselves reading to the child using Zoodles.com or the device's built-in camera.
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When the gamepad controller is detached, Wikipad's sleek design and full Android 4.1 Jelly Bean functionality make it a powerfully versatile device whether you are surfing the web, reading emails or enjoying films, music and apps at home or on the go.
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