An ebook is what we now know as an electronical version of the traditional book. It can either refer to the book or to the deviced used to do so.
Although there are many electronical deviced that can be used as ebooks, it was in the XXI century when a device just for electronical books appered. With these tools, they tried to emulate the traditional paper book. They wanted these to be even more easy to use. Sometimes using them an ebook in daylight can be impossible. However, through many researches they achieved to make it better so that it could be read while in the street.
There are many differences between the traditional books and the ebooks:
* The printed book has no limits as the screen on ebooks has.
* A printed book can be brought from one place to another without the necessity of cables to load the battery.
*A printed book cannot be adpted in order to be easier to the reader. However, the ebook offer the opportunity to adapt the text so that the reading can be easier.
*A printed book does not offer hypertextiality while the electronic book does.
Among these differences, as usual there are some advantanges on each type of book:
Ebook:
- Everybody can download them in a few minutes
- They can be printed as well
- They are less expensive
Printed books:
- They have an easier format exclusively for reading
- Portability, easier for the eyes of the reader, easier to handle
- Those without computer knowledge can use them
REFERENCES:
*E-book. (2009, October 11). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:39, October 11, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E-book&oldid=319241552
*The Difference Between Our Print Books And E-Books (2005). In Multidiet. Retrieved, October 11, 2009, from http://www.multidiet.com/adm/p-vs-ebook.htm
* Panorama de la edicion digital (2003). In Slideshare. Retrieved, October 11, 2009, from http://www.slideshare.net/JosebaAbaitua/panorama-de-la-edicin-digital
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