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Ebooks

Posts tagged with "ebooks"

9 April 2018 in Travel & Leisure

Do you prefer to listen to a good book?

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audiobook

We’re buying fewer books as a nation, yet according to new stats audiobook sales have doubled in the past five years. So what’s driving this – and do you prefer to read or listen to a good story?

(more on audiobooks…)

25 May 2017 in Travel & Leisure

Is it the end of the story for ebooks?

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ebooks vs books

Are you an ebook convert, or do you prefer to stick to printed books?

(more on ebooks…)

15 November 2016 in Technology

Why should you always download content from a genuine site?

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Legal download

Marianne Grant is from the ‘Get it Right from a Genuine Site’ campaign, which is taking a whole new approach to reducing online copyright infringement and ensuring safe downloads. (more on legally downloading content…)

30 May 2013 in Technology

Is a library without books still a library?

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Some empty bookshelves

As ebooks rise in popularity, what becomes of the humble library? One option is to embrace the new technology and go digital. Would you use a bookless library to find your next ebook?

(more about bookless libraries…)

3 January 2013 in Motoring

Is it the end of the road for paper guidebooks?

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A stack of travel guidebooks with a map in the background

Guidebooks are like a faithful companion you can rely on to give you advice you can trust. But with the rise in digital ebooks and mobile apps, will you change the way you read guidebooks in the future?

(more about paper guidebooks…)

22 December 2012 in Shopping, Technology

Would you give a digital gift this Christmas?

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Computer mouse on Santa hat

No wrapping, no trudging to the shops, no fuss. Digital gifts – what’s not to like? Well, in a way, the lack of everything I just mentioned. Would you want to give or a receive a digital gift this Christmas?

(more about digital gifts…)

7 December 2012 in Technology

E-readers vs tablets – the tale of two technologies

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A stack of rainbow-coloured books propping up an ebook reader

I used to be sceptical about reading on any kind of digital device, whether it be a computer, ebook reader, tablet or laptop. Which paper-free reading option is the most enjoyable?

(more about digital reading devices…)

24 October 2012 in Technology

Frozen Amazon Kindle screens – reading between the lines

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Amazon Kindle

Kindle ebook readers are incredibly popular and regularly do well in Which? lab tests, but some users have reported reliability problems. Frozen screens are most common – has your Kindle’s screen broken?

(more about Kindle broken screens…)

31 May 2012 in Technology

Techiquette – my manifesto for tech etiquette

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So, I consider myself an avid tech user. It’s hard not to be in this day and age. However, it seems some are intent on destroying my enthusiasm by recklessly using their gadgets to annoy others in public.

(more about tech etiquette…)

26 May 2012 in Technology

Could you turn your back on technology?

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In next week’s Which? Tech podcast, Stephen Fry will be chatting to us about the gadgets he regularly uses. But, as I look at my own growing list of time-saving devices, I wonder; are there any adverse side effects?

(more about addictive tech…)

11 April 2012 in Shopping, Technology

Is Amazon’s avoidance taxing the UK’s ebook retailers?

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I do love a good bargain, and Amazon’s cheap products lend the site massive appeal. But when do low prices become predatory, and at what point will the world’s biggest online retailer be considered a monopoly?

(more about Amazon’s ebooks…)

20 February 2012 in Technology

iPass away – do my digital downloads die with me?

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If you’ve built up a proud collection of books, records and DVDs, you’d expect to be able to pass them on to your next of kin. But what happens to all of the downloads you’ve paid for during your life?

(more about digital inheritance…)

13 January 2012 in Technology

Can book scanners turn a new page for the ebook market?

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Pile of books and e-reader

A new book scanner revealed at the Consumer Electronic Shows (CES) allows you to digitise books for e-readers. But is it the device that book lovers are after, and does it have the hallmarks of a bestseller?

(more about book scanner pros and cons…)

1 January 2012 in Shopping, Technology

Will 2012 be the year we bin paper?

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Is this the year we toss paper in the bin for good? Where we write everything on a phone or tablet and swap paperbacks for ebooks? Paper might be going out of fashion – but I won’t be turning over a digital leaf.

(more about paper…)

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