Comments on: New Zealand gets its first 1000 ebooks, available now http://activitypress.com/blog/2009/08/28/looks-like-new-zealand-already-has-its-first-1000-ebooks/ Ebooks and digital publishing by Martin Taylor Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bookbrainz http://activitypress.com/blog/2009/08/28/looks-like-new-zealand-already-has-its-first-1000-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-23296 Bookbrainz Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:03:25 +0000 http://activitypress.com/?p=697#comment-23296 You can indeed buy 8 inch, 9.7 inch and 10 inch devices. Android devices are generally cheaper and work perfectly well. Acer has just released their Iconia which so far looks like a clone of the ipad and the same price - from Harvey Norman, Dick Smiths, JB Hifi et al. Try d-shop.co.nz for alternatives and good advice. You can also check sites like Firstin for other offers - but not always good in the consumer protection category if you buy a dud. You can indeed buy 8 inch, 9.7 inch and 10 inch devices. Android devices are generally cheaper and work perfectly well. Acer has just released their Iconia which so far looks like a clone of the ipad and the same price – from Harvey Norman, Dick Smiths, JB Hifi et al. Try d-shop.co.nz for alternatives and good advice. You can also check sites like Firstin for other offers – but not always good in the consumer protection category if you buy a dud.

]]> By: Bookbrainz http://activitypress.com/blog/2009/08/28/looks-like-new-zealand-already-has-its-first-1000-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-23295 Bookbrainz Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:57:21 +0000 http://activitypress.com/?p=697#comment-23295 Mike, presumably you knew when you bought your kindle that it was set up to only receive items from Amazon. However as time goes by Amazon may realize they are missing out - at present they are talking about coming to an arrangement with Overdrive [download platform company which supplies rentals to public libraries] to make their stock available to borrowers using other devices. Mike, presumably you knew when you bought your kindle that it was set up to only receive items from Amazon. However as time goes by Amazon may realize they are missing out – at present they are talking about coming to an arrangement with Overdrive [download platform company which supplies rentals to public libraries] to make their stock available to borrowers using other devices.

]]> By: Martin Taylor http://activitypress.com/blog/2009/08/28/looks-like-new-zealand-already-has-its-first-1000-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-20585 Martin Taylor Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:28:32 +0000 http://activitypress.com/?p=697#comment-20585 Hi Peter. Sounds like your best choice is an iPad. About 150 x 200 screen size (10-in / 250mm diagonal) and offers a good ebook reading experience. I find I use it much more than I use my dedicated ebook reader. Hi Peter. Sounds like your best choice is an iPad. About 150 x 200 screen size (10-in / 250mm diagonal) and offers a good ebook reading experience. I find I use it much more than I use my dedicated ebook reader.

]]> By: peter pedrotti http://activitypress.com/blog/2009/08/28/looks-like-new-zealand-already-has-its-first-1000-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-20506 peter pedrotti Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:36:40 +0000 http://activitypress.com/?p=697#comment-20506 Hello out there in the airwaves. I want to purchase an ebook but only Dick Smith sells them. Maybe I'm greedy having a 24 inch Imac ,but I'd like to buy a bigger screened ebook than a 7 inch screen. What do you know? Cheers from Volcanic Auckland. (maybe our Rugby and Cricket teams should be called the Volcanoes?) Hello out there in the airwaves. I want to purchase an ebook but only Dick Smith sells them. Maybe I’m greedy having a 24 inch Imac ,but I’d like to buy a bigger screened ebook than a 7 inch screen. What do you know?
Cheers from Volcanic Auckland.
(maybe our Rugby and Cricket teams should be called the Volcanoes?)

]]> By: Mike http://activitypress.com/blog/2009/08/28/looks-like-new-zealand-already-has-its-first-1000-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-10314 Mike Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:25:07 +0000 http://activitypress.com/?p=697#comment-10314 While I'd love to read some of the works created by the NZETC I understand that these ebooks will not be supported on the Kindle device. As you could imagine that I'm some what disappointed by this fact. While I’d love to read some of the works created by the NZETC I understand that these ebooks will not be supported on the Kindle device.

As you could imagine that I’m some what disappointed by this fact.

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]]> By: Family Holloway » Blog Archive » New Zealand gets its first 1000 ebooks free (including The Edmonds Cookbook!) http://activitypress.com/blog/2009/08/28/looks-like-new-zealand-already-has-its-first-1000-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-6870 Family Holloway » Blog Archive » New Zealand gets its first 1000 ebooks free (including The Edmonds Cookbook!) Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:19:24 +0000 http://activitypress.com/?p=697#comment-6870 [...] ActivityPress says that “while commercial publishers work on their project to bring 1000 Great New Zealand ebooks to market, the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC) has been quietly working to convert its collection to free downloadable ebooks — 1150 of them available right now.” Works include “The ‘Sure to Rise’ Cookery Book, third edition, 1914 (the Edmonds Cookbook that your great Gran used), The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield, The Maori Volumes I and II by Elsdon Best, The Life of Captain James Cook by J C Beaglehole, My Life by Jean Batten, The Story of a New Zealand River by Jane Mander, Man Alone by John Mulgan, The Godwits Fly by Robin Hyde, and The New Zealanders at Gallipoli by Colonel Fred Waite” [...] [...] ActivityPress says that “while commercial publishers work on their project to bring 1000 Great New Zealand ebooks to market, the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC) has been quietly working to convert its collection to free downloadable ebooks — 1150 of them available right now.” Works include “The ‘Sure to Rise’ Cookery Book, third edition, 1914 (the Edmonds Cookbook that your great Gran used), The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield, The Maori Volumes I and II by Elsdon Best, The Life of Captain James Cook by J C Beaglehole, My Life by Jean Batten, The Story of a New Zealand River by Jane Mander, Man Alone by John Mulgan, The Godwits Fly by Robin Hyde, and The New Zealanders at Gallipoli by Colonel Fred Waite” [...]

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