Pages Tagged “eBooks”

Les Misérables

Les Misérables - Reading Digitally and Matching Translations The Kindle movie tie-in edition of Les Misérables happens to match the version I'm reading. Also, some thoughts on various translations of the book.
Paper vs. Pixels I started reading an old paperback, then switched to a Kindle copy 700 pages in. Here's how it's changed my reading (and my commentary workflow).
The Home Stretch Last week I finished re-reading Les Misérables. I don’t feel finished yet, because I set myself the challenge of commenting on the whole thing, and I’m way behind on that.
Finding a Specific eBook Translation It's hard to tell which translation of Les Mis you're getting, especially in an eBook store. Here are direct links to the major ones.
Comics Lost and Found A number of Classics Illustrated digital comics used to be on ComiXology before it was absorbed into the Kindle store. But that doesn't seem to be why they disappeared.

Dealing With Multiple E-Book Stores
I’ve bought books on Kindle, Google Play and Kobo, and read on all three apps. Here’s why I’ve sampled different stores, despite the problems it introduces.
(Apr 2013)
DC Comics Goes Digital
DC Comics has launched a digital comics program, starting with the iPad/iPhone and the Playstation network. And by launched, I mean launched. As in, you can download the app and buy comics right now. I’m really looking forward to the day when they expand this to more platforms (desktop PCs, Android and Windows–based tablets, etc) […]
(Jun 2010)
Books on Nooks
With Barnes & Noble’s new eBook reader, you could read a Nook book in a book nook.
(Oct 2009)
Kindle DX: A Digital Comics Platform?
The Kindle DX screen is comparable in size to a manga page. It’s black and white, but it could easily handle print comics without formatting or zoom.
(May 2009)
Firefox, Kindle(ing) and more
Firefox 3 Beta 1 is out. Nice so far. Oddly enough, it runs better than the current Opera 9.5 previews on my old Linux box at work, though that mostly seems to be the fault of the find-in-history option. I usually avoid any sort of shopping on the day after Thanksgiving, online included, but I’ve […]
(Nov 2007)