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==What is an E-Book?==
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An e-book (short for electronic book and also known as a digital book, ebook, and eBook) is an e-text that forms the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book, sometimes restricted with a digital rights management system. An e-book, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English, is "an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device designed specifically for this purpose".
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book
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==Digital Publishing Industry==
 
==Digital Publishing Industry==
 
* http://www.idpf.org
 
* http://www.idpf.org

Revision as of 21:18, 22 July 2010

What is an E-Book?

An e-book (short for electronic book and also known as a digital book, ebook, and eBook) is an e-text that forms the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book, sometimes restricted with a digital rights management system. An e-book, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English, is "an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device designed specifically for this purpose". Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book

Digital Publishing Industry

Open Textbooks

E-Book Readers

E-Book Collections