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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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