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E-Books
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Sources for E-Book InformationFrom One good source for information related to e-Book research and e-Book products is http://e-books.org/. This Web site is a non-commercial repository of information related to e-book research and products. This site seeks to encourage the sharing and analysis of ideas surrounding e-book reading appliances to create an accurate understanding of their possibilities and limitations. their web site:"We focus here primarily on tasks, interfaces, and systems rather than content, but realize that much of an e-book's ultimate value is in the content. Our goals are to collect and disseminate high-quality information about e-books for the research and business communities, and to provide a forum for e-book related discussions." The Online Books Page -- http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all. Founded by and edited by John Mark Ockerbloom in 1993, this site acts as a hub or index, not as an archive. Major parts of the site include:
The index of individual titles includes books and definitive collections that meet certain published criteria. Major serial archives are also included that meet specific criteria as well. |