An e-book that displays saved text files of various extensions on the screen and replaces a regular paper book. After reading this material, you will be able to answer the question: how to choose an e-book?
E-books have an undeniable advantage over paper ones, in one device you can accumulate many megabytes of text material. The electronic version is easy to read, unlike LCD analogues. The text is optimal for reading and the device itself does not require recharging for a long time. Another plus is the size of the device. As a rule, e-books are much smaller than their paper counterparts and also weigh much less.
Next, we will look at the main differences between e-books.
Screen size
You can conditionally divide e-books by screen size into:
- standard, the screen diagonal of which is 6-7 inches
- compact, their diagonal size is 5 inches
- large books, with a diagonal of more than 8 inches
If you want to comfortably perceive information, that is, to see the text in a whole paragraph, with a large font, then you should pay attention to large books, if compactness is important to you, then you can neglect the size and choose a smaller diagonal.
Be sure to pay attention to the screen resolution, the minimum acceptable resolution is 480x800 pixels.
Screen type
Today's e-reader models are more often produced with touch screens, because buyers give preference to them. It is worth noting, only that touch screens are more sensitive to external influences than conventional ones.
Color display
Color screens are nothing new in e-readers. There are 2 types of screens, Color E-Ink and LCD displays.
The first do not emit light, that is, if a lamp does not shine on such a screen or sunlight, then alas, you will not see anything on it. On the positive side, the power consumption of such a screen is significantly lower than that of LCD counterparts, but there are even more significant drawbacks, such as delay when turning pages and fading colors.
LED displays are the same technology used in most of today's devices, cell phones, tablets, TVs and other devices. such screens have a backlight and reading books will pass without difficulty, even in complete darkness, even in the light. The image quality on them is significantly higher than in the previous case. Among the shortcomings, one can single out a greater negative effect on the eyes and rapid battery consumption due to energy-intensive backlighting.
Memory size
Built-in memory books. It is present in any e-books and it will be enough for you to download a whole small library. However, look for more storage as you will have to watch picture books and even videos.
Expandable memory. All electronic mobile devices, without exception, have expansion slots, including e-books. The most common expansion card format is SD and microSD.
Max amount of memory. Today's devices quite normally perceive memory cards up to 32 GB. This volume will be enough for you for all kinds of entertainment, from downloading music, movies and books.
File extension
One of the important points is the ability to read books of different extensions. The most popular book formats are known to everyone, these are html, txt, rtf, pdf, fb2. It is worth noting that despite the supported ability to read the PDF format, you will have to read these documents with difficulty, firstly, few devices can correctly display files of this extension that are so capacious in volume and maintain readability of the text, and secondly, this format does not exist at all for reading in email books, and the screen of e-books is much smaller than A4.
Zip archives. Many modern books can easily open files from archives of this extension. The most popular are books by PocketBook. They perfectly accept DJVU, DOC, TCR, EPUB and all of the above file extensions.
Playing music files. Without exception, all models of all manufacturers perfectly understand the MP3 music format, many models have headphone and speaker outputs, pay attention to this point when choosing, using the MP3 extension, you can not only read, but also listen to audio files.
View photos and pictures. The most common image format is Jpeg. E-books understand not only this format, but also gif, png, tiff and bmp.
Additional functions.
Voice recorder. Its presence is not a mandatory feature for an e-book, but if you need to note any thoughts or important points during a press conference or lecture, then you cannot do without a voice recorder.
WiFi. The presence of a wireless communication module for downloading books is required. Pay attention to this detail when choosing.
Ergonomics of the device
You can evaluate the management of an e-book only by holding it in your hands. Do not be lazy to make a trip to the computer supermarkets of your city and find out what is more convenient for you, how the control or scrolling buttons are located, since you are individual, and what seems ugly or uncomfortable to one person will seem optimal to another.
Pay attention to these points when choosing your e-book. Good luck!
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April 25, 2024 06:35:24 +0300 GMT
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