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CHAPTER 16: New Media: Reading Newspapers, Magazines, and E-books
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NOTE: Many titles have a sample download. This is a great idea if you are not sure that you want
to purchase the book. Just download a sample, and you can always purchase the full book from
within the sample.
Proprietary Readers
Proprietary e-book readers are extremely convenient, because they’re attached to a
bookstore for easy book purchasing. You don’t have to install anything extra or think
about where your book will be stored. Just register for an account, click to purchase,
and pay for the book when your credit card bill comes due.
The reading apps we’ll look at all also allow you to start reading on one device and
continue reading on another device. This is very handy if you’ve got a dedicated e-book
reader, iPad, or laptop you sometimes carry with you.
Kindle Reader
The Amazon Kindle app is available through the Android
Market. Amazon has made a Kindle app for several
different mobile devices, so you can use it on Android
phones, iPods, iPhones, laptops, and, of course,
Amazon’s dedicated Kindle e-book reading device.
If you’ve registered for an Amazon account, you can
purchase and download books for the Kindle app
directly from your DROID and read them from your
DROID or any other device that runs a Kindle app.
You can find free Kindle books as well as paid books,
although you must be registered in order to purchase
these free downloads.
Kindle books do not transfer to non-Kindle readers, and
they do not use standard ePub format.
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