Conclusion:

On some devices, there are still problems with the display: Sometimes the text does not break correctly if one chooses a larger font. Once a reader reports that it can not display an image because of too much resolution. This is annoying in the individual case, but overall the e-book readers can already be seen.


Conclusion: Not yet fully developed


The devices are light and handy, the texts are mostly good readable in all light conditions and the runtime is almost exorbitantly long as opposed to that of mobile phones, notebooks or the iPad. Finally, the range of electronic books is so large that there is a satisfactory selection.


Here are e-books


On the other hand, the DRM, the different formats and the sometimes somewhat complicated handling and equipment for technically less experienced "normal citizens" represent such hurdles, which quite rightly prevent the purchase.


Amazon is the measure of all things with regard to the complete operating concept: browse, shop, download and read everything without a PC on the Kindle. Thalia and Libri are now pursuing similar concepts, and other manufacturers and bookshops will hopefully follow. So there is still a lot of air up.


Apart from the Amazon Kindle apart, all tested reading devices process the ePub-format, which is widely used in the United States. Some readers have a direct connection to an online shop. In principle, however, e-books can also be transferred from other booksellers to the devices - provided the respective format is supported by the reader. English-language e-books offer the following portals for the purchase


The number of available digital books varies between 50,000 and 100,000 titles depending on the data. Of the printed bestsellers, about two-thirds are now published as e-books. Free e-books are available at the Gutenberg-Project (www.gutenberg.org) and on www.feedsbook.com.


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