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What is eBook ?
An eBook is a term coined for what is commonly called an "electronic" book. Many conventional printed books are now available in electronic form, as well as a large number of books that are being published in electronic format only.What can be used as e-books?
- PDA - cell phones - eBookReaders.
The advantages of e-books?
- Multiple books can be carried on one device - Reading material is ordered online and delivered electronically to your computer - it is compact, convenient, and portable - Powerful features such as digital notes, dynamic display settings, search, and text-to-speech - A great hope for the environment by saving millions of trees that are destroyed every year from paper books - e-books are more portable than paper books when carried on a PDA - You save money with no shipping costsDisadvantage of E-books
- Eliminate ownership of original books - Some peole have difficulty reading on an electronic device, as compared with paper Ron Wiebe 3/12/2007 AmandaAllen - 15 Mar 2007 RON: For some reason the second picture disappeared and I can't get it back!to top
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