Books

Since the advent of personal computers, experts have predicted the paperless office, the rise of the electronic book (eBook), and the mass communication effect of the World Wide Web as the beginning of the end of the book. However, trends show that sales of paper increased with sales of computer networks - people have been trained to read books, and are more familiar with the act of picking up a book and reading than looking at chunks of information. Now, there are many publishing applications that enable you to create sophisticated eBooks and distribute your eBooks to your readers with ease not seen before in the publishing industry. But with ease comes chaos.

Electronic Books and ePublishing provides an understanding of what an eBook is and what users want. The book is a culmination of the author's experience as a researcher and writer and includes valuable information gathered through user surveys, user focus groups, usability testing, and participation in industry groups and standards organizations. Select Electronic Books and ePublishing  or the ePublishing link to read more about the book and view the table of contents.

An Empirical Design for eBooks from Chartula Press. Select An Empirical Design for eBooks  or the eBook Design link for more information. For those in industry who are interested in developing electronic book readers and applications, this book provides valuable end user (customer) data on the features they believe are important to them as consumers. For those who wish to study the development and usability of electronic book, this book provides a methodology as well as instruments which can be used to conduct research on electronic books and electronic publishing.

 

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