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E-Reader Workshop

E-Reader Workshop. Andrea Gannon February 21, 2014. Let’s g et digital. B lack and white E-readers 7 inch LCD media tablets Mid-size LCD tablets (7.9-9 inches) Full-size color tablets like the iPad. Who owns the market?. Amazon Apple Barnes & Noble (for now) Google Kobo Samsung

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E-Reader Workshop

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  1. E-Reader Workshop Andrea Gannon February 21, 2014

  2. Let’s get digital • Black and white E-readers • 7 inch LCD media tablets • Mid-size LCD tablets (7.9-9 inches) • Full-size color tablets like the iPad

  3. Who owns the market? • Amazon • Apple • Barnes & Noble (for now) • Google • Kobo • Samsung • Sony • Android

  4. So many options! • Price • Functions and capabilities • Weight • Likelihood of “upgrade” • Screen type • App “ecosystem”

  5. Just for bookin’ • E-ink reader is your best bet • $69 to $149 (up to $200 for the ones that blur the lines) • Kindle Paperwhite ($119 - Amazon) • Ads unless you pay $20 one time fee • Huge selection of books • Not a touch screen • Nook Simple Touch /with GlowLight ($99 – Barnes & Noble) • No ads • Medium selection of books • Touch screen • Works with third party E-PUB book purchases • Kobo Glo ($129 – Best Buy) • Small selection of books • Works with third party E-PUB book purchases

  6. Meet me in the middle - $200 • Nexus 7 (Google) • Offers full Google Play app store • Might want to download Kindle/Nook app, however • Kindle Fire HD (Amazon) • Nook HD (Barnes & Noble) • Tablets + E-readers

  7. Full-size reading • iPad ($399 and up – Apple) • Free reading apps for all aforementioned platforms • Full access to their E-book content • iBooks • Can read, edit, and annotate PDF files • Android Tablet • Free reading apps as well • Bargain vs. Status

  8. App ecosystems • Kindle : books are accessible on everything from smart phones to web browsers as well as different OS • Nook : similar, except not accessible on some smart phones (like BlackBerrys) • Kobo : Apple, Android, Windows, PC, Mac • iBooks : Apple iOS devices only • Sony Reader : Android, Windows, Mac, and some Apple devices • Synced positioning!

  9. He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother • 2012 Kindle – no touch screen or light, but under 6 ounces • Kobo mini - 4.7 ounces • Nook HD – 11.1 ounces • Google Nexus 7 – 12 ounces • Kindle Fire HD – 13.9 ounces • 9.7 inch Apple iPad2 – 1.35 pounds (21.6 ounces) • Font size • Hand strength

  10. My future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades • All tablets (iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Nook HD, etc) have touch screens as do all current models of major brand e-ink readers except $69 entry-level Kindle • Consider how much time you spend looking at screens and computers • Earlier version of E-readers can be difficult to see in the sun, but this issue has mostly been corrected • Can also buy low cost screen protectors

  11. Now what? • Your local library via OverDrive! • Pixel of Ink • Booklending • Project Gutenberg • Open Library • Amazon • Free Kindle Ebooks • Kindle Owners’ Lending Library – (need Prime)

  12. Chart time

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