For a generation that thrives on instant gratification it is a trend that was waiting to arrive. What started as a niche fad is fast becoming a global phenomenon. With one of the largest book distribution Barnes and Noble launching its electronic domain, the era of the virtual book is open us. This is not the first and certainly not the last company to retail virtual books that can be download with on a computer the field are already crowded with internet retail giants like Amazon Google Mininova and other s for the rapidly expanding pie. Barnes and Noble is retailing an e-reader called the Nook which connect wirelessly to download books from its online e-book store according to a computer geek the digital reader marries innovative technology with sleek minimalist design besides books nook also offers virtual copies of magazine and newspapers from around the world it is the only e reader device that come with a built in glow light to facilities reading in low light conditions.Nook is directly competing with Amazon’s reading device called kindle sony reader and Samsung E6 there are several things digital readers flooding the market that include names like Kobo Hanovan and many more.Print to digital format: Amazon and Barnes and Noble have digitized more than a million titles each others that can be loaded in the device. Leading companies are also offering electronic screen to give reader the feel of a real boo.Google is going beyond the digital reader it has scanned millions of books and will market these through its own search engine itself and pay a royalty to the publishers the search engine software will enable people to read books on any device including laptops and mobile phones. It makes business sense for Google as it can retail e books directly so far reader would browse available digital book title on Google and then switch to Amazon or Branes and Noble or any other online book retailer’s website for the purchase. However the real advantage of digital book is going to go to writers who can not find a publisher for their work. The new digital technology has the potential of eliminating the publisher and empower new and independent authors who no longer have to find a publishing house.

Digital book publishing: interestingly the digital publishing budgets are so small that almost anyone with a little money can take a creative risk and write a book Expert predict that in the years to come the technology will shift power from publisher to writes who no longer need their permission or approval with digital device becoming commonplace the era of the e book has truly arrived American writer Ralph Lonbregla says the most compelling reason is that a book in digital form will be available to readers immediately and that it need not ever go out of print because it was never in print in the first place.

So are electronic reading device the beginning of the end of the printed book not really say industry experts soon every book will be offered both in print and digital format. Digital readers are revolutionizing the way people read books these combine the flexibility of the virtual world and the comfort of carrying books in your pocket.

 

Nook simple touch glowlight

One of the smartest e-reader Barnes and Noble’s Nook simple touch with Glowlight is the only device that come with an inbuilt glowlight which has quite literally brightened the world of virtual publishing the backlight which is more like a soft glow eliminate the need to have external light while reading is low light conditions it is particularly used in late night as you can read without fear of disturbing the spouse sleeping along side it is also very handy in the wee hours while traveling on the train or a plane the 600-by-800-pixel 6=iche-Ink display gets evenly lit though if you want you can slide your finger to customize the brightness weighing just around 200 grams the Nook simple touch is a delight to use and screen is extremely sensitive and user-friendly.

 

Kindle Touch

Launched in 2007 by one of the world’s largest book e-tailers Amazon the e-book reader kindle is now in its fourth generation and is as popular today as when it was launched the latest kindle touch measure 6.8 by 4.7 and weight around 210 grams. It is no glare screen is ideal for a broad variety of reading material including books graphic rich texts newspaper magazines and others PDFs it has a capacity to store 3,500 books and does not require a computer for downloading it has a built in Qwerty keyboard and an X ray feature that lets you look up characters historical figures and interesting phrases with the help of description from Wikipedia and Shelfari Amazon’s community powered ecyclopedia it has a capacity of 4-Gigabytes and a battery life of two months with such versatility and reasonable pricing it is little wonder that it one of the most popular e-Readers.

 

Sony PRS 650 reader touch

Sony launched the PRS e-Reader in 2006 and there have been four versions with the Sony PRS 650 being the latest. The excellent 6-inch touch screen device offers font adjustments book marking of paragraphs and a virtual keyboard for note it supports Adobe PDF Microsoft word and other text file formats and its lets you access over two million titles with 2GB internal memory With SD card Pro Duo slots for cards up to 32GB and two week battery life to is an attractive e-link reader with a screen size of 6.62 inches by 4.75 inches it has a 6 inches display and a resolution of 600X800 pixels and weight 215 grams there is also a headphone socket for audio books and a stylus to take notes. A great e-reader thought the only drawback is its lack of wireless connectivity and its somewhat steep price.

 

Samsung E6

Some what like the mobile of an earlier era the Samsung E6 e-reader is a slider that features a 6-inch e-link display with a resolution of 600X800 pixels. Though it can be compared to any standard device its strong features are its internet connectivity with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 that make downloading of books and newspaper very easy as also sharing of content with others device it has a text to speech feature which enables a book to be listened to when one is not in the mood of reading and there is a pair of built in speakers with a headphone jack for the purpose its 2GB internal memory can store up to 1,500 books of handwritten memos. There is also provision to add an extra 16GB of memory it come with an electromagnetic resonance stylus pen which facilitates writing on the e-book screen making it a very efficient e-reader.

 

ICARUS GO E-READER

The Icarus go e-reader is the emerging choice of an increasing number of digital aficionados. The dutch e- reader is one of the most convenient entries to the world of virtual books. It has the standard 6-inch e-link screen a resolution of 600×800 pixels and 2GB of memory that is expandable by mean of a Micro-card at 169 grams it is the one of the lightest e-reader however there are two drawbacks one its memory is restricted to 6,000 pages and secondly it does not have Wi-Fi which means you was not to able new books while on the move unless they have access to a computer for USB transfers. Though the screen is crystal clear buyers can also go in the Icarus Lux LED light at some extra cost that can be clipped to the top of the reader to help books in the dark the light is compatible with any e-book reader overall a simple no frills entry level e-Reader.