Category Archives: e-books

A New Reading App from Google Makes Reading Fun!

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Google’s new reading app called Rivet makes reading practice fun and easy for kids. There are over 2,000 free books organized into different categories and reading levels. Rivet uses speech processing technology and can help children pronounce difficult words. Kids can also read sentences and phrases aloud and the app will “listen” and offer corrections if needed. It has a fun interface with awards and games, and kids can also rate books and post reviews. More info can be found at the app’s official website.

BookBub: For Free and Discounted e-Books

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BookBub

Sign up for BookBub, a free daily email that notifies you about deep discounts on ebooks. You can choose the types of titles you’d like to get notified about  that match your interests— with categories ranging from children’s books to cookbooks. Your daily e-mail will include limited-time offers that become available on retailers like Amazon’s Kindle store, Barnes & Noble’s Nook store, Apple’s iBookstore, and others. You can then choose to download a title directly to your supported device.

Print or Pixels?

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e bookHow do you like your books?
Are you a traditionalist who likes the feel of paper, or do you prefer the features of an e-reader?  You may be interested in reading the article that is linked below.  Please leave a comment about your preferences. It will be interesting to read everyone’s comments.

The New York Times

Of Two Minds About Books

Published: September 1, 2010          By Matt Richtel and Claire Cain Miller

The book business tries to serve two readers, the one who loves the tactile page and the one who loves the digital ease.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/technology/02couples.html