E-books And E-publishing Primer-aarkstore Enterprise Market Research
E' is for E-Paper: An Electronic Paper Primer for the Graphic Communications Industry
, a basic, easy-to-read, 40+ page report of the rapidly developing market for flexible electronic displays, commonly referred to as "e-paper." (Written by Dr. Joe Webb)
E-paper has finally made it from the lab to consumers. As detailed in this report, Sony began shipping its long-awaited Portable Reader System, an e-paper-based e-book reader that has generated substantial buzz on the Internet and among book industry watchers and analysts. At the same time, in Europe, the iRex iLiad e-paper-based newspaper reader has been shipping since the summer and has garnered positive reviews and user feedback - despite its steep price tag.
Table of Contents :
Introduction
Defining Our Terms
A Note About Orthography
Historical Background
About the Present Report
How This Report Is Organized
For More Information
Section 1: E-Book Formats and Readers
Hardware Devices
Historical Background
Gemstar
Franklin eBookMan
The Current Landscape
Amazon Kindle
iRex iLiad and Digital Reader
On the Horizon
Software Formats
All Purpose Document Formats
Text Files (.txt)
Word Files (.doc)
Portable Document Format (.pdf)
Hypertext Markup Language (.html)
Specific E-Book/E-Publishing Formats
Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat eBook Reader/Digital Editions
Amazon Kindle (.azw)
eReader (.pdb)
IDPF/EPUB (.epub)
Microsoft Reader (.lit)
Mobipocket (.mobi or .prc)
BBeB
Other Formats
Online Books
Project Gutenberg
NetLibrary
Google Books
Onward
Section 2: Digital Periodicals
Zinio
Texterity
NewsStand
Qmags
AvantGo
Changes in Digital Editions
Onward
Section 3: E-Paper
E Ink
Other E-Paper Developers
Fujitsu
Plastic Logic
Polymer Vision
Onward
Section 4: Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages of E-Books
Portability
Searchability
Linkability
Highlighting and Annotating
Type Size Adjustability
Incorporation of Multimedia
Low Cost
Relatively Easy to Produce
Easy and Inexpensive to Distribute
Environmental Responsibility
Disadvantages to E-Books
Too Many Formats
Power Requirements
Hardware or Software Requirements
Fragility of Reading Devices
Fragility of Digital Data
Theft Potential
Low Readability
Limited Choice
Lower Quality
Difficulty of Copying
Ease of Copying
Loss of Look and Feel of Books
Loss of Browsability
Environmental Responsibility
A Sexy Medium?
What Offsets What?
Section 5: Players and Products
E-Book Hardware Manufacturers
Amazon (www.amazon.com)
iRex (www.irextechnologies.com)
Sony Corporation (www.sony.com)
E-Book Software Readers
Adobe (www.adobe.com)
Amazon (www.amazon.com)
eReader (www.ereader.com)
Microsoft (www.microsoft.com)
Mobipocket (www.mobipcoket.com)
Portable Devices That Support E-Book Readers
Apple iPhone (www.apple.com/iphone)
PalmOS handhelds and Smartphones
Windows Mobile Devices
For more information, please contact :
http://www.aarkstore.com/reports/E-Books-and-E-Publishing-Primer-39343.html
by: aarkstore enterprise
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