Transcript Egad! eBooks, ePublishing, eReaders… and the eLibrary

Egad!
eBooks,
ePublishing,
eReaders,
eTc.
All about e…
eBooks
What are they?
eReaders
Are they for you?
Which one?
ePublishing
What do I need
to know?
eBooks
“An electronic version of a printed book
which can be read on a personal computer
or hand-held device designed specifically for
this purpose.” Oxford English Dictionary
“An e-text that forms the digital media
equivalent of a conventional printed
book, sometimes restricted with a
digital rights management system”
Wikipedia (accessed 6-15-2010)
On the Plus Side…
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Portability
Availability
Features: font, notes, etc.
Cost of books
“Green”
On the Down Side
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Power/battery life
Multiple formats
DRM
Aesthetics of Readers
Cost
No loaning to friends
Plane take-offs and landings!
eReaders
Amazon Kindle
Kindle
Kindle
Keyboard
Kindle Touch
Kindle
Fire
B&N nook
nook
First
Edition
Color nook
Nook
Simple
Touch
Sony Reader
Mobile Devices
Which eReader for you?
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Single or multi-purpose device?
Font sizes
Display characteristics
Features: dictionary, notes, highlighting
Management of your library
Connection: wi fi, 3G, USB
“Feel” of it in your hands, ease of use
Freely available eBooks
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Project Gutenburg
Google Books
Baen Free Library (SF/F)
Bookstores and publishers may offer free
reads for promotional purposes
• Barnes & Noble and Amazon have free
eBooks on their stores’ sites
Photo credits:
• Woman Reading Kindle on Beach
www.flickr.com/photos/43602175@N06/4070018686/in/set-72157622720215872
• Photos of eReaders and mobile devices from their
companies: Apple, Amazon, Barnes and Nobel,
Sony, Motorola Droid, Blackberry
Play Time!