Ebooks: A New Way To Learn

What is it?

Fundamentally, an e-book is an electronic version of a text that can be read on a standard desktop or laptop screen, on a PDA or other portable device, or on dedicated e-book hardware. E-books can use many different file formats, though they all share certain characteristics: they are portable, transferable, and searchable (James pp. 58-61). Electronic media can also incorporate other features, such as annotations, audio and video files, and hyperlinks. E-books can include commenting and conversation tools that allow interaction among readers, and some let users add links to external resources. Some e-book ...