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What Are Ebooks?
ELECTRONIC BOOKS - WHAT ARE THEY?
An ebook is an "electronic book". These books are called "electronic" because they are files that you access on your computer. Like a normal paper book they have cover art, an author, editor, illustrator, publisher and story. E-books are available in any genre, any length, and many formats.
Many of us read similar files every single day....
You can get ebooks that open in your word processor, just like the report you might type at work, or that Assignment you just handed in. There are HTML ebooks that open in your browser and look just like a webpage (only with a lot more text usually).
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How do I read my ebook?
There are a number of choices, depending on the book format you buy.
The "formats" let you know what file type the book has been made in. The most common is "htm" which is opened in your browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer usually). There are also programs designed specifically for ebooks:
Microsoft made the Microsoft Reader program, that has "Clear Type Technology" and is supposed to make reading on screen much easier on your eyes.
Adobe Acrobat made PDF, files which are used in most business for documents that you want to look the same no matter what kind of computer opens them.
The Palm, Gemstar and Rocket formats are usually for use in an electronic reading device (such as the Palm Reader, Ebookwise and the Rocket).
There are also many other types of software that make executable files that do not require the purchaser to have the program installed on their computer to run. You just need the purchased book - this is a lot like zipped files that are made to self-extract, so that the recipient doesn't have to have WinZip to open the file.
Some of these programs make books that display two pages on screen at once and when you click on the next page they actually show the page turning - so it almost feels like you are reading a print book!
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Do I need special Software to Read an E-Book?
As I stated earlier some books use your normal browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer for example), but some do require special software.
These programs needed to read electronic books are usually free to download off the internet, here are the most common:
* Adobe Acrobat Reader (for PDF files)
* Microsoft Reader (for LIT Files)
* Mobipocket Reader (for PRC FILES) - which can be used on PalmOS, Windows CE, PocketPC, Psion and Franklin eBookMan and many other reading devices and mobile phones.
No, you don't, there are small electronic gadgets made for readers to take their electronic books away from the computer - to be read in bed, on public transport or even while waiting in queues. These gadgets are generally referred to as "e-readers".
My personal e-reader has saved me a lot of wasted time while out doing errands - and better yet, with its backlight I can read at night in bed and not disturb my husband lying beside me!
Some other e-readers include the Palm Pilot, Rocket eBook and RCA eBooks (REB 1100 and REB 1200), ebookwise as well as MANY other types - the best place to find them is actually on ebay!
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Why would I Want an E-Book When I Can Read Print?
There are many people who find reading print books uncomfortable, inconvenient or even unhealthy. Due to the paper dust, people with dust allergies find ebooks a godsend. Because e-readers are so light and can contain so many books, those with RSI or arthritis who find heavy books difficult to hold (or painful), no longer have to worry.
Hopefully one day school children will have electronic textbooks so they won't need heavy backpacks that damage their spines. Electronic textbooks are already for sale in America, but are not yet common place in the school system.
Also if you are looking for particular text you can search an ebook very quickly using a "find" function, which is much better than skimming through a print book for the item you are looking for.
In some formats, on some reading devices, you can also highlight the text without damaging the file. Unlike a print book and highlighter pen, which is impossible to remove when you are finished with it.
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Product Review
Author Michelle Levigne has crafted a truly engrossing tale in HOVEN QUEST. Grabbing the reader's attention from the very first page, HOVEN QUEST is a real page-turner that you won't want to put down. Kendle's story is sheer fantasy, yet her character, and those of the secondary characters, are very realistic and believable. HOVEN QUEST easily transports readers to the world of Gemar, where shape-shifters hide peacefully among the humans, and danger lurks around every corner.
Janean Nusz - author and editor of Reader's Eden monthly newsletter
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