The end of an era of electronic books





Do you read books on your phone? If Yes, then most likely, You will be interested to know that the electronic book market is changing rapidly.

The invention of e-books has caused a seismic shift in book publishing, but soon the existence of e-readers may have come to an end.

Selling e-books Kindle, Kobo and Nook fall, as people prefer to buy tablets that can offer something more than just letters on the screen.

"People used to talk about long-term Autonomous working E-Ink books and less stress on the eye, but these topics are no longer relevant. Now the important thing is versatility," says Darren laws, CEO of book publishing Caffeine Nights.

No less important issue is the age of the readers. Study in the UK showed that 36% of adults used e-books, while as only 4% of respondents prefer to read on digital devices.

Tellingly, the popularity of digital devices increases to 66% among those aged 18-34. About 18% claim that they can read on a tablet, or electronic books.

E-books E-Ink are a fairly old technology, but we're not talking about the device itself.

"Amazon smart. She knew that it was necessary first to develop a stable platform and to attract the largest number of readers to the shift from paper books to electronic," says Darren lowes. "Amazon first entered the conservative and crude market, luring many older readers to new technologies."

Darren lowes believe that older readers continue to use e-books, while young people are increasingly using tablets.

"The next challenge Amazon and the publishing industry is to transition older readers to newer technology than e-books," he continues. "It may take some time, but it is a natural development, as the market goes forward."




Recently widely used reading on multiple devices. For example, the Kindle app allows you to read a book using e-books, tablet and smartphone.

"Anything that encourages people to read in their spare time — good for the book industry," says Darren lowes. "No matter whether a person reading in hardcover or on your tablet and e-book. The purpose of the book publishers to provide as many options to choose from".

Advanced electronic Niguarda smartphones are increasing every year. Amazon recently unveiled a smartphone Fire Phone, which is equipped with 4.7-inch screens, while Apple plans to release 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhone.

Until recently, the transition to printing and digital devices mainly consisted of text and several images, but some creative publishers are trying to use digital technology to expand the boundaries of conventional romance.





Hyperlinks can act as online footnotes, giving the reader an image or video mentioned in the text. On the other hand, many people still want to read plain text and get lost in your imagination. They don't want someone else imposing images. For this films.

Power soft allokera people are convinced that paper books will survive.

"I know a few users of the electronic devices that went back to using paper books. As the paper version, the book has several advantages, for example, they do not need to charge, and they less pressure on the eye. It is important to note that the book has tactile qualities that tablets and e-books can't replicate," says Dr Gregory Leadbetter, Director of the Institute of creative and critical writing at Birmingham University.

The study, conducted by the St Ives Group, claims that 51% of readers prefer to buy paper books.

"I don't foresee the extinction of print books. They should coexist with electronic versions so that the user develop skills double the fun," says Leadbetter.

This process is already happening in movies; Blu-Ray and DVDs often come with a licensed digital copy in the cloud called UltraViolet. A copy of the film can be downloaded on multiple platforms and devices. Why not at least do that with books?





Read budoshoshinshu choice never hurt. While sales of tablets grow, Leadbetter believes that the textbook on paper will remain relevant for many years.

"Children are likely to continue to learn to read and write using paper books".

In addition, not all think that the transition from e-readers to tablets will cause the death of E-Ink technology.

"I think e-books will maintain their popularity," says Matt Graham, technical consultant for Apadmi app. "E-books from Amazon still have their advantages, for example, very long battery life, the ability to read in bright light and no strain on the eyes."

 

Source: www.scitech-news.ru/

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