E‐books and e‐zines

Abstract

Let us think of an electronic book (e‐book) as a set of textual and related materials that can be accessed through a computer. Like conventional books, e‐books are written by authors (multimedia authors, that is) and processed by editors. E‐books are usually packaged in the form of CDROM discs. Software allows users to access sequences of e‐book materials which may include all the materials in the e‐book, or only some of those materials. The sequence order and content of these materials may be controlled by the user. One of the most striking characteristics of e‐books is that, in addition to conventional materials, they can include sounds and video sequences. During the past few years, thousands of newly‐published e‐books have appeared each year. In 1995 about 4000 new titles are expected.

Citation

Falk, H. (1995), "E‐books and e‐zines", The Electronic Library, Vol. 13 No. 6, pp. 578-581. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045434