Demystifying the e-Book: What Is It, Where Will I Lead Us, and Who's in the Game?.

Terry, Ana Arias

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ603702

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-1043-2094

EISSN: N/A

Demystifying the e-Book: What Is It, Where Will I Lead Us, and Who's in the Game?

Terry, Ana Arias

Against the Grain, v11 n5 p18,20 Nov 1999

Describes the features of an e-book, its limitations and technical concerns. Explores the e-book's place in the market and highlights several pioneering companies that have launched, or will soon, a number of e-book readers and e-reading software. Concludes with questions on effects of e-books in academic libraries, the publishing industry and vendors. (AEF)

Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Text, Nonprint Media, Publishing Industry, Reading Materials, Vendors

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A