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What is Electronically Mediated Text E-Book Reader or Device

Chapter 192
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
An e-book reader can be a software application for use on a computer, such as Microsoft’s free Reader application, or a book-sized computer that is used solely as a reading device, such as Nuvomedia’s Rocket e-book. Users can purchase an e-book on diskette or CD, but the most popular method of getting an e-book is to purchase a downloadable file of the e-book (or other reading material) from a Web site (such as Barnes and Noble) to be read from the user’s computer or reading device. Generally, an e-book can be downloaded in 5 minutes or less.
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E-Book Technology in Libraries
Linda C. Wilkins (University of South Australia, Australia) and Elsie S.K. Chan (Australian Catholic University, Australia)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-026-4.ch192
Abstract
The shift towards electronically mediated texts entails major structural issues for libraries and the publishers and aggregators who supply them. Stakeholders within the digital supply chain are struggling to reconceptualize the book as an artefact (Esposito, 2003). Academic and scholarly libraries are at the forefront of these changes. In this article we review some recent developments in the technology underpinning e-books, introduce some of the key players, and review influences affecting uptake.
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