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56 Media Studies - II ELECTRONIC MEDIA

E-BOOK

An eBook is an electronic book, one
you read digitally on your computer, laptop
screen or on devices are called eBook
readers. “An e-book is the contents of a
book made available in an electronic form.”

You will find them in various formats. PDF format is a popular format
for eBooks. All platforms are able to gain access and read PDF
formatting

Why would you want an eBook?

As you discover this new industry with your surfing over the Internet,
you will discover e-Publishers and e-Bookstores gradually growing in
numbers. Take a look at what they offer and what they have to say

about their authors and titles. Thousands upon thousands of authors
write books yearly. Of those, a small percentage has the good fortune
of being accepted by a publisher. This is not because they don’t make
the grade, but because of the vast numbers.
The Internet is a wide open medium. Excellent, talented authors can

take their books to the Net, market/promote and sell those books
themselves. Others are coming to the growing e-publishing houses and
taking that route. It is guaranteed as you journey through the e-publishing
world, you are going to find outstanding, spell-binding, and top-class
works, which are well worth the read.

The Benefits and Advantages of EBooks

1. EBooks are delivered almost instantaneously. You can purchase,
download and start reading them within minutes, without leaving