At 03:30 PM 10/26/98 -0800, Gill, Kathy so eloquently stated:
>Why would I pay the *same price* for an electronic book as a paper copy?
>Particularly since the output device is so expensive? Not to mention, heavy!
>
For all the reasons listed below -- scroll, underlining,
note-taking, search, etc. Especially when you are researching something.
G
>from Edupage;
>
>E-BOOKS TO COME SINGING DOWN THE WIRE
>Saying that "if you can get to the Web, you can buy a book -- instantly,"
>the chief executive of NuvoMedia unveiled his company's paperback-size,
>22-ounce $499 electronic Rocket eBook at Barnes & Noble, the bookstore and
>publishing company that will make titles available for downloading onto a
>personal computer. Books will sell for $18 to $25, and downloading of a
>book will take 2 to 5 minutes. Tapping a button will allow the reader to
>scroll through the book, which will include a built-in dictionary and allow
>electronic underlining, note-taking, word search, and font changes.
>Generally similar products are being developed by other manufacturers,
>including SoftBook Press and Everybook Inc. (AP 23 Oct 98)
>
>
>
>Kathy
>
>> Kathy E. Gill
>> DCAC/MRM Production Visibility Support -- 425.234.2004, pager 425.568.0195
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