e book

An E-book is an electronic version of a book that can be read on a computer or other device. Unlike traditional books, there is no standard format. Adobe, Microsoft, and others use their own formats and Amazon, Sony, and others have issued portable E-book readers with proprietary formats. In addition, digital rights management may not allow works to be shared with others who have the same device.

The advantages of an E-book include bookmarking, annotation by the reader, full text searching, and adjustable type size. Portable devices allow the user to carry and access numerous books in a minimal amount of space compared to the size and weight of paper books. Users also can obtain their reading material, some for free, by downloading rather than going to a brick-and-mortar store or having it shipped to them.

Criticisms of the E-book include readability issues, battery life, and the inability for some graphics or other content to be reproduced. In addition, while the cost of an E-book is generally less than the physical copy, there are complaints of price given the comparative cost of production and distribution. To date, though, one of the biggest criticisms is that it's hard to curl up with an E-book.

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• Entourage Edge: Dual Display Hybrid eReader Tablet

  
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  Copyright © 2009 Jin . Visit the original article at http://www.displayblog.com/2009/12/07/entourage-edge-dual-display-hybrid-ereader-tablet/ . The Edge, an ereader and tablet hybrid, from Entourage has two displays: one on the left and the other on the right. The unique feature about the Edge is that the left ...
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• Authors Solutions Defends It’s Scummy Reputation

  
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• From ‘Black Silk’ to ‘His Robot Girlfriend’: The five top freebie originals at Feedbooks

  
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• Ladies Home Journal - November 2009 (US)

  
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• Popular Science - January 2010 (US)

  
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• The Nook: Thumbs-down from Engadget and a warmer review from Gizmodo

  
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• Amateur Photographer - 12 December 2009

  
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• Sugar on a Stick: What it means for e-books and education

  
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• Nook to Ship Early, Plus $10 Online Gift Certificate for The Early Birdies

  
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  A good news for those who pre-ordered Nook when Nook to first show its face last October 2009. Barnes & Noble is giving away a $10 online gift certificate to the early birds and another great treat is the Free UPGRADED overnight shipping that pushed the shipping date to December 9th. Okay, you may ask what if ...
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• Amazon adding audible menus, bigger font to Kindle

  
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• Amazon beefing up Kindles functionality for vision-impared users as B&Ns Nook stays silent

  
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• Don’t regulate Comcast-NBC merger: Ban it! E-book angle included

  
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• Lambda Rising Closing Last Two Stores

  
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  One of my favorite book stores Lambda Rising is closing in DC . Some of my first excursions into the Gay Community were going to Gay Bookstores and it is sad to see them and the bars I used to love go even if I understand having myself moved far away from San Francisco due to the cost of trying to live there. You ...
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• Digibook ADB-106 e-Book Reader by Ambiance Technology

  
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• Animated videos: Guessing what the Tiger Woods news might be

  
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  Is this right? Cartoonists imagining what Tiger Woods would look like when chased by his wife with a golf club in her hand—or when he was in other embarrassing situations? Here’s a video . From the New York Times : “The minute-and-a-half-long digitally animated piece was created by Next Media, a Hong ...
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• Entourage Edge e-reader shows off its softer-ware side on video

  
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