ebook

The electronic version of a book that can be read on a computer or other electronic device. Unlike ink and paper, there is no standard format. Adobe, Microsoft, and others use their own formats and Amazon, Sony, and others have issued portable ebook 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 ebook 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 ebook include readability issues, battery life, and the inability for some graphics or other content to be reproduced.  In addition, while the cost of an ebook 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 ebook.

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• Computerworld writer: ‘Eight reasons why e-readers could fail’

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 660
  Matt Hamblin in Computerworld offers eight reasons why dedicated e-readers like the Kindle and Sony Reader could fail . Check out his piece for the full story. The reasons: (1) “Price of devices,” (2) “price of e-books,” (3) “Smartphones,” (4) “Apple’s rumored tablet computer,” (5) popular ...
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• Hacking Exposed Malware And Rootkits

  
  Free Softwares 4 U — Authority: 444
  Hacking Exposed Malware And Rootkits 400 pages | McGraw-Hill Osborne Media (September 23, 2009) | ISBN: 0071591184 | PDF | 10.4 MB Dont let another machine become a zombie in the malware army Defend against the ongoing wave of malware and rootkit assaults the failsafe Hacking Exposed way. Real-world case ...
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• U.S. Army Weapons Systems 2010

  
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  U.S. Army Weapons Systems 2010 320 pages | Skyhorse Publishing (March 14, 2010) | ISBN: 1602397252 | PDF | 41.9 MB An up-to-date and in-depth look at the weapons used today by the United States Army. From the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures to the XM320 grenade launcher, this comprehensive guide ...
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• A special pre-Thanksgiving deal for you! (Free!)

  
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• Graphics Programming in Icon

  
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  Graphics Programming in Icon 504 pages | Peer-to-Peer Communications (June 14, 2000) | ISBN: 1573980099 | PDF | 33.3 MB This book complements The Icon Programming Language by providing a complete self-contained description of graphics concepts, how they are cast in Icon, and how to use them in programming. ...
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• SELLING POEMS

  
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  Is it really possible to persuade someone to part with good hard cash for your poetry? Perfectly possible! You just need to know the how and the wherefore! You might be surprised to know that there are quite a few ways in which you can earn payment for your muse nearly all of which are quite achievable to even ...
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• The Oxford Handbook of Organization Theory: Meta-theoretical Perspectives

  
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  The Oxford Handbook of Organization Theory: Meta-theoretical Perspectives 472 pages | Oxford University Press, USA (May 29, 2003) | ISBN: 0199258325 | PDF | 86.9 MB This book provides a forum for leading scholars in organization theory to engage in meta-theoretical reflection on the historical development, ...
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• FREE Book!

  
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• FREE Book!!!

  
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• Print Versus eBook At Lulu

  
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  The Raleigh Telegram: Raleigh Newspaper Editors Discuss Future Of Print Media “Over 70% of our authors on Lulu.com make their print books available as an ebook and those people sell 30% more books,” added Cox, pointing out the need to offer both online and print editions. Johnathan Cox of Lulu.com Despite the ...
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• Barnes & Noble Runs Out of E-Book Readers, Demand Stronger than Forecast

  
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  Barnes & Noble says it has run out of available stock of the new Nook e-book reader. Customers who ordger now wont get it until the week of Jan. 4, 2010. "Preorders have exceeded our expectations," said Barnes & Noble spokeswoman Mary Ellen Keating. The company says its $259 e-book reader "continues to be the ...
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• 200 Hacking Tutorials

  
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• FreeKindleBooks.org for fans of Dickens, Twain and other public domain writers: Easy Kindle book downloads

  
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• EBOOK SQUEEZEPAGES FOR NEWBIES PRIVATE LABEL RIGHTS

  
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• 3 Key Ingredients To Making Your PLR Report Or Ebook Stand Out

  
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  Sometimes when you are trying to come up with an idea for a product it can be a frustrating experience. Maybe you don’t have the ability, confidence or time that it could take. Then another option for you is to have an ebook or report written for you by a ghostwriter, but that costs money [...]
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• E-book readers will be in short supply this holiday season

  
  The Mobile Fun Blog — Authority: 443
  By Tim Conneally , Betanews Black Friday is just a week away and the demand for ebook readers looks to already be too great. Earlier this week, Sony said its 3G-connected Daily Edition Reader may not arrive in time for the holidays. Preorders for the device began on Wednesday, but it will not ship until some ...
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• Ebook of Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

  
  PinoyBlogoSphere.com (PBS) — Authority: 505
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• Advantages and Disadvantages of the Amazon Kindle DX

  
  World News — Authority: 462
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